Heaven turned three last July. He has been going to a toddlers' class at the Integrated School for Young Children (ISYC), a progressive preschool in Marikina.
Heaven's school is preparing for a big grandparents' day celebration. His class is performing a dance number for their Lolos and Lolas.
During a general rehearsal, one father was heard asking around: "So which one is Heaven?", looking at the toddlers performing onstage. Alarmed, our yaya approached the inquiring dad, pointed to where Heaven was, and asked sheepishly why.
Inquiring Dad quipped: "My daughter keeps on complaining how Heaven is so kulit. But look at Heaven, oh but he's so tiny!"
Apparently, Heaven's classmate everyday talks incessantly about what Heaven does in class.
Should we be alarmed? We may have to wait for the next parent-teacher conference to quiz Heaven's teachers about his classroom behavior. The last meeting we had with Heaven's teacher was full of encouraging comments about Heaven's cognitive development. The only worrisome remark was Heaven's penchant for doing things his way.
So, we started repeating stories about sharing and learning to wait, constantly reminding Heaven to be more gentle with his classmates. And the last time I checked, no toddler has been kicked out of school yet for being too independent or too expressive or too bossy.
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