Movie Review: Wonder (2017) Must Watch for Parents, Children, Educators

Once in a while comes a movie... And makes you Wonder on all the goodness that needs to be:

1. There in a school... Not a dream school which boxes you in, not a school which rates you on criterias, not a school which is made of parents judging the hell out, but, a school where minds are open, hearts are beating and the soul is happy.

2. There are families ... which are fighting their battles not seen with the eyes of perfection. Life is so much fun with all the ups and downs..... we need to touch everything to be happy.. even embarrassment, disgust, rage ...it's like the mingling up is what we will finally laugh about and feel content about when it's time to rest...

3. They are children... who observe and take away from their parents.. be what you want your child to be.. no matter what you teach, they will be what you show them.

4. There is parenting... which is just the modern twist for the old school name raising children. I still prefer the old school. Surround your small nuclear unit with layers of relationships... That's what a real family is .. full of coziness, friends, well-wishers....pet... more

5. Classrooms which teach that when it's between right and kind, choose kind!

6. Homeschooling is great and it's an attitude before it's an decision. In India itself, homeschooling numbers have been steadily and should I say stealthily increasing over the last seven years with very active Facebook and whats app groups with regular city and town meet-ups.

7. Bullying is a no tolerance zone. It's the first red flag to a self-centered behavior and needs to be curbed quickly.

8. Teenage relationships will always be complex, because it is in this phase that they want to unlearn their past and experiment with anything new which makes them the center of the cosmos. The role of parents here is to keep the conversations going.

9. "Just because you are different, it doesn't mean it's always about you". As part of bringing up children with special needs, we need to raise them just the way we will with a regular kid. These kids need to understand that everyone has the same chances, it depends who took them and at times what the priorities look like.

10. The most crucial message is also that a marriage is completely different from parenting, and it needs it's time and care. A couple will always be a couple and they need to show their love for each other and also keep sharing all along. Be cool parents, by being the best friends for each other.   

So Wonder makes it to my must watch and re-watch list..
#choosekind