Brats....spoilt and pampered

two little mummy's



B & G are copy cats...check them out with their Dad.
Having a ball of time.
they copy exactly what we do, say, the way we behave, the way we nod and what not

Papa Mishra

One thing about Kids is that you dont know what is going to come out of them the next minute. Bhav, Gats call Ro by a lot of innovative names like: Lion, Sonu papa, pops,poppy, and the latest is 'Papa Mishra'! Bhavu was trying to write some thing on Ro's hand and when he asked her what she is writing, she replied that she is writing his name which is papa mishra.
We found it so funny, innovative, and just amazing.
Every day they both are transforming in to totally different people. Every hour they change their clothes and roles. One day Bhavu will like to wear only soft cotton spaggatti, next day she would insist on wearing a shiny top with golden skirt.
Gattu ,will be like a wild cat at one moment,beating me,screaming,shouting,yelling and after some time she will like to lie down like a small baby in my lap, and the very next moment she will hold my head in her lap and become my mom, singing a song, patting my hair.
I am just amazed and so is Ro at the wonder which we see infront of our eyes every day.
Some times they are like kids, some times like lovely ladies.
Every day we feel that very soon this time will fly away and we will have an empty nest,just the way my parents have now....but relax...let me enjoy them, today.

Chennai Play Schools

Here is a list of Play Schools in Chennai that I have scanned till now:

1) Kids Central- Kids dint get admission, as the owner of the school felt that they are very active.Fee- 10 K + 13 K +2 K per semester
2) Euro Kids- Morning batch is not available, don't want afternoon batch as kids sleep during that time, rooms are small, no sand pit, no big play area.Fee- 18 K per semester
3)The Alps- Small play area, OK rooms,near to home. Fee 16 k per semester
4) The Nest- Big play area, friendly teachers, flexible, not in walking distance from my home. Fee 2 K + 2 k per semester
5) Bambino- OK play area, no. of students more, 10 mins car drive from home.Fee- yet to find out
6)Sivasai Priya- Near home , only 10 kids, lots of toys, no play area. Fee Rs. 500 per month.

I like Sivasai and The Nest because there are no rule for toddlers. I am going to visit Bambino again today and check out the features.

Its not a child's play I must say.

Play School

To choose a play School for my todlars is a tough task. Though many people may feel other wise,I feel it is not a kids thing to choose a play school.
There are so many things one has to look for in a play school, I am listing down the ones that I am looking for:

1. Vicinity to home
2. Student Teacher Ratio
3. Play area- sand pit size, pool size
4. Trained staff
5. List of Activities
6. Snacks etc provided by the school
7. Cleanliness- maintenance
8. Bathrooms- hygiene, loo seats
9. Safety- proper latches ,round corners etc
10. First Aid Facility

These are my basic priorities.

I might be loosing out on many things but I think if we can find these in one school then the kids can start the programme.

I am going to get my babies enrolled to a school near my place today. I am looking forward towards the new experience of making them more independent kids.

My expectations from the Toddlar programm is-

Little discipline, Socialising, Learning- shapes, colours etc, will be constructively occupied.

Best of luck mama

No Admission

We took our kids for admission in a play group in Chennai. There were many kids in that play group, 2 twins were also there (in addition to ours).On reaching the play school all the kids were taken in one room with mats allocated for each kid.Toys were kept in front of each mat.Each kid was supposed to play with their toys and keep the stuff back at the designated places.
When we entered the room, we were asked to sit on adjacent mats. Gats Bhavs sat there for 2-3 minutes and explored the toys, they looked around and went on to play with other kids toys. Two kids dint like the intrusion and thus yelled out loud. Bhavs kept herself busy and Gats roamed around across the room. They did not want to sit at one place, wanted to explore and touch every thing. Then when the Instructor started talking, Gats snatched a paper from her hand , rolled it and kept it with her. The Instructor took the form back from her by forcibly opening her palm.I was pained to see that....never has any one forced any thing on the babies.
Gats, wanted to go out and play on the colorful swings. She was taken out , my hubby accompanied her. Seeing Gats go out, Bhav also wanted to go out.She was also sent out. I remained in the room top listen to what the Instructor had to say. A brief was given about the toddler program, how the course is imparted etc.
Then all the kids were taken out, our kids were sitting in a doll house, playing with the dolls.They were playing with the sand. Others were doing things as they were told, only ours did things on their own.
Then came the time when admission letters were given to the families.I went near the instructor and she dint have any letter for me. I thought , may be she will come back. She came back and told us that they could not give admission to our kids because:
Our kids are very active, have a mind of their own, do not lisening to any one and thus to take care of our kids they will have to hire 2 more people, which will increase the cost of the school.
And that seeing their behaviour, other 23 kids will also behave in the same fashion. Thus the memento of the class will get disturbed.
We were socked, till now we thought that our kids are very bright and we wanted to send them to a play school so that they can learn to socialise., learn some manners etc. we had no idea that they want Pre Trained kids.
Initially I was a lil upset but after talking to family and friends I am relived that our kids are not going in that school.
Every thing is seen in a business way...even lill ones. Schools were made to teach...but they want pre trained kids....then whats the point of sending them to the schools.

Kids Central

My House has become Kids paradise...every thing is Child friendly, every nook and corner you will spot a butterfly or a doll. No lamps, no sharp edges, no rugs, no show pieces....no make up lying out, no papers/ important post lying on the table...no medicine in open, no soap/ detergent etc seen outside. All this is the external world...all of us have consciously tried to change our vocab also...no bad words, no negative words...no fights, no misconduct and no nothing that a child should not know.
Even though we take so many precautions, we don't raise voice, we try not to scold the kids, not to get angry at them etc. Some times all this discipline (for the first time in our adult lives) becomes too suffocating.
But as the kids are growing we are getting a lill relaxed...a lil used to this life and feeling a lill better.
Though I try to follow Dr. Spock's advice word by word...but there are a lot of things I am unable to do.
I am listing down a list of things that I am unable to implement till now. (I don't want to call these as failures because...I'll get extremely unhappy. )
Kids are 1 yr 10 months old:

• They still sleep with us. They search for me when they get up in the night and want me by their side. If I am not there they cry a lot and only when they see me, they become normal. Because of this we are not able to go out for Dinners etc with friends (no one is worth it any ways).
• They don't eat on the table (first of all there is no baby high chair), but some times they try to copy us and sit on the dining table for eating breakfast. They have their lunch and dinner in front of the TV. (It is convenient for all.)
• They drink milk from bottle even now.( Try weaning twins from this one...this is the biggest challenge)
• They wet the bed in night. I try to wake them and take them to the loo, every day at least one of them refuses to get up.And some days I cant get up in the night.
• They sit in the front seat of the car. Don't want to sit at the back seat especially when I am driving.

Okay now the habits/ good things are:

• Mostly they can tell that they want to go to the Loo. And always they can tell about potty.
• They know putting fingure in the mouth is bad ( they tease me by doing it intentionaly at times)
• They eat with Fork at times (fruits like Papaya and Guava- credit goes to Grand Mom)
• They eat Sprouts, Mushrooms etc which is good for them.
• They love each other a lot- express their emotions by cuddling, kissing each other and to us also.
• They say Bye to me in the morning (credit goes to Grand Mom) and know that I will come back in the evening. They expect me in the evening and around 7 PM they start missing me.
• They brush their teeth, clean their tongue and wash up before going to bed ( Credit- ME)
• They like eating medicine at times (especially the one drop in the nose- Weired bit good for me)

There are many good things that they do and many naughty, innocent thing also. Some days are good days and some days are just BAD- lot of crying, fussing etc.

Now there are a few things I am working upon at presnt:

1. Trying to make them sleep with out scaring them/ singing/ rocking/cuddling/ hugging them. (In my mind ...I have to do a combination of these every night for around 45 minutes to put them to sleep).
2. Eating on their own
3. Trying to get up and make them do Susu in night.( frankly,most of the time trying to sleep as much I can because they are always strring and waking at regular intervals).
4. Making them used to the back seat of the car.

Things I will not touch for some more time:

• Weaning from bottle- as I am not home during the day...i wont be able to do it so quickly...may be after a few months when they are over the stress of traveling , getting used to school etc..I will attempt it).

In a nut shell...I am not perfect but working towards it. With a hope that my babies will develop in to over all healthy and balanced adults.

Bhau and Gattu- 1 yera 2 months old (Feb 2007)

Gattu

HMMMMMMMMMMMM

still with the packet

Bhau and her angry expression....

Kitten