If she gets bored or overwhelmed, she comes back home. It was an organic progression for Disha to end up at school. After that she told our friend that she wanted to go back to school and went right back.

I also informed our neighbors and the teacher that I will not be available.Дisha, did come home and went to use the bathroom. We have friends staying over at our place, so I knew that in case she came home, she would find someone who would offer her food or anything else she needs. Yesterday was the first time I left her at school for 6 hours. But she has been consistently refusing to come with me, so I have had to leave her at school to get all my work done. I used to take Disha along for any errands, meetings or field work. She helps packing her lunch and school bag. Breakfast is just something to be had in as minimal time as possible. But was back at school the next day.Д®very morning she wakes up asking if it is time to go to school and she is off. After 4-5 days, she took a break to hang around at home and spent sometime with me reading, drawing and playing. Each day she went on her own, stayed for longer. She spent two hours on the first day and came back home. So she packed her bag, went to the classroom where her friend was and sat next to him. She has been pretending to be a teacher or a student and playing with friends using the black board and chalk.В One morning, about a month back, Disha, announced that she is going to the school. Over time, she has been seeing them going everyday, in uniform to sit in classrooms with teachers. Sometimes, she would spend long minutes looking outside, sometimes she would run outside, sit on the stone by the side of the school playground and observe. Disha has, over the months, been peeking out of our living room window watching the day-to-day proceeding of the school in front of our house. In my previous post I mentioned how we live in a house surrounded by schools.

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