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Hello Rashmi Virendra

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In a supermarket, an old man spots a mid-aged man buying chocolates.
The old man asks, "Dear, I want to know if these chocolates are your needs or wants?"
The mid-age man smiles and answers,
“This dark chocolate is for my wife. It's her want and her wants are my needs”
“And the box of Ferrero Rocher?” Quipps the Old man.
“That's for my teenager. It's her need and her needs are my wants”
“Thats Deep” The Old man remarks as he starts to soak in what the man had just shared.

The story does not end here, but for now, we will join the Old man in his Reflection:

Teenagers may seem to sometimes not want us.But they definitely need us.
Perhaps their needs are very similar to our needs - to be accepted unconditionally, to be given space to do my whats and hows, to be listened and understood, etc.
And one big need - to be recognized that I have the capabilities to fulfill my wants.

And our want dear parents, could be to GO and GROW with them.

~ We continue the rest of above story in part-2 of this post ~

Right now inviting parents for teenagers to consider Jagriti program - it's a super intense, highly agitating, churning to open more windows, perspectives and insights into how we can possibly understand and open up possibilities for our teenagers.
Jagriti started 2002.
Parents and teachers can join the 60th batch
which starts online on 19th Jan 2024.

Jagriti details

Jagriti Registration (google form)

     

​Aarohi is an Open Learning Community for learners of all ages: Open to all kinds of interests, abilities, styles and content areas. Learning by doing what one wants, how one wants, and self reflection. Community to co-live, co-learn and co-support each other. Aarohi's Campus is in a village near Hosur in Tamil Nadu, 55km fm Bangalore. Map here   

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