How to Make the Kids Understand That All Emotions are ‘Normal’
“Hey, common! Boys don’t cry!” “Be a man. Stop behaving like a girl.” “Don’t you know girls don’t play football?” “Could you please dress up like a girl?” We are pretty sure all of you must have come across such statements. After all, they are so common! There are some prejudiced standard rules that girls and boys are expected to follow, be it in their actions or their feelings. But is it really okay to divide and label the feelings as those for boys and girls? No, strictly no! At Yuvashakti Model School, one among the leading schools in Rohini, Sector 3, we believe that feelings and emotions are like the essence of life. And as such, there are no right or wrong and appropriate or inappropriate feelings. In fact, feelings and emotions are beyond the boundaries of age or gender. Therefore telling young boys not to cry like girls or asking young girls not to behave like boys is completely wrong according to us. Instead, children should be made to believe that all feelings are normal an