A grandfather brought a happily smiling kid to kindy yesterday, and before leaving the school, this boy happily waved goodbye to his grandpa. Then, a few minutes later, the boy’s mother reached school in an angry face and asked the boy to come to the gate. She was scolding and lecturing the boy about him not finishing his water at school for a while, and the boy’s was frowning. Then, the mother asked the boy to get in and she left without saying goodbye.
This boy came into the school with tears in his eyes, and didn’t have mood to sing or play with other children. He was in a bad mood and couldn’t care of what’s happening around him the whole morning. Even though he used to be active in class, yesterday he was silent and moody thru out the day. Poor boy, it’s a bad day for him.
I wonder why the mother must come and lecture him at school over a bottle of water? Why can’t she do it when he’s at home? Why must she scold the boy in front of the school where all the other children can see, and make the poor boy feel so bad about himself? Doesn’t she know that children have self-esteem too?