We all remember our summer holidays so fondly! Being lost with our neighbourhood friends and our parents never worrying about where we are, have we eaten or how to pass our time.
We all had that one dish that friend's mom made the best. Simple meals had its own pleasure. My mother sometimes fed all my friends who came to play and stayed around. Nobody worried what junk we ate or how much we ate.
We never followed time frame to play, be home, have meals, or sleep. Nobody taught us etiquette on how to behave at friend's house. Table manners, visiting washroom, or talk to their grandparents.. We observed and learned. More importantly nobody was judging.
We did learn how to help mum by fetching things from nearest Kirana shop or how to go out with friends to the nearest park or rent a bike shop.
Moms didn't need to accompany kids everywhere. It was safe, secure and stress free task.
We asked for two rupees in the hot afternoons n enjoyed kulft or gola. Nobody worried about hygiene and sanitation. We learned how to invent games n play by ourselves. We became team players and street smart without a class, coach or camp.. We learned how to lose in games, not hold grudges, more importantly how to let go and move on.
The screen does not teach kids any of this. Very few of our children are exposed to self learning these days. The wonderful innocent childhood is losing to 60 channels on TV, 600 apps on PlayStore and 6000 channels on YouTube.
This vacation lets show them how how to simplify learning. How you don't need mum to stand up for you or comfort you everyday. Lets let them learn Independence. Lets leave them alone so they have a chance at being independent, confident and sure of themselves. Because I strongly believe a parents job is to raise a child in a way that they don't need you anymore.
