First Day of School: My School, My Responsibility.
Two days ago Brie asked me,
‘How should I get my bag into the trunk and out of it when we reach school?’
(Her school bag is too heavy for her to lift and place into the trunk on her own)
‘Jie-jie Anya or Koko Vai will help you, then you can pull the trolley to school all on your own ya’, I replied.
I glanced at the siblings to let them know their ‘needed help’ when the littlest starts her school days.
Everyone understood.
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No one will carry/pull ‘their’ bags for themFor all 3 kids, it’s all the same.
From the very first day they entered Kindergarten, they’re asked to care for their school bags.
Place bag inside the trunk and take bag out carefully, on their own.
No one will carry/pull ‘their’ bags for them.
Because, they are the ones going to school and they need to learn and be responsible for their belongings.
If the books are heavy, then they’ll use a ‘trolley bag’.
If they need help (like in Brie’s case), the siblings will help each other.
I guess it’s our little way of teaching them about responsibility, independence and helping one another.
It’s never too early and no one is too little to learn such values, yes?
