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Name: parul
Country: Dubai
Comment:
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Name: Aruna
Country: India
Comment:
I would never consider sending my daughter to a boarding school. But spending college years in a hostel is wonderful, because by then she'd know right from wrong and she'd learn to be independent and responsible for her actions. My father was in the services and we moved with him every time he was transferred. There have been wonderful times. It was only in college that I went to a hostel, and believe me I,am all the wiser for it.

Name: Sudhakar Sundaram
Country: India
Comment:
I would rather put my son in a great boarding school like BGS in Bangalore than subject him to the concrete jungles of Mumbai.

Name: KS
Country: Dubai
Comment:
I agree with some of the notes written here by Mr. Yonus Khan, Vidya. I would surely like to send my kids to a boarding school for a year or two to help them become a more mature person, learn to live in an environment which does not give them what they want always, learn to share and understand others. BUT all this after they have come to an age when they are likely to understand that they are not being shunned away from home, but are being sent to be able to help themselves later say 12 and above. Two years in Boarding is not a long time for parents to feel they have neglected the kids, if seen from a right persepctive.

Name: harshvardhan
Country: india
Comment:
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Name: mevi
Country: India
Comment:
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Name: Mr. Devesh
Country: india
Comment:
I feel the culture, understanding, Love, effection , encouragement & a guide to pin point their positive & negative sides without expecting any thing in return is only from the family & i don't think that any one would like to keep their kids away from all this. As per the todays environment if we take efforts to fulfill their small small dreams then even we get the sense of Parenting as running away from our responsibility is a shame

Name: DD
Country: India
Comment:
My husband and myself have studied in boarding schools since age 8 and we think it it is the best place for a child to learn every aspect of life. we are very much attached to our families and think it's not only love that the kids want but also the trust of the parents to help them to make the right choices in life. having a child means giving him/her the best you can even if you have to put them in a boarding school.

Name: Chavali Deekshitulu
Country: India
Comment:
I happened to work in a residential school as non-teaching staff. The student develops a sort of complex. He'll become an outcaste at home as well as in society. As the teachers [known as loco parents] do not indulge much in the activities of the child unless he/she is bright and scholatically excellent. I have seen so many left out without proper psychological and moral support. Thanks

Name: Anita Naveen
Country: India
Comment:
I will never send my child to a boarding school.B'cozyou will never get to know your child better if she/he is not with u.There won't be much freeness b/w u & u'r child.When u don't want to take care of u'r child what's the use of having one? A child feels more happy to be with the parents.Make u'r child feel secure in life.

Name: Heather
Country: canada
Comment:
My parter was sent to bording school years back and those were the worst years of his life. He still has painful memories and we want to prevent, in any way we can, simmilar heartaches.

Name: Veenu
Country: india
Comment:
We should not have children if we cannot look after them. No one is better than parents.

Name: Dr . Asad
Country: Other
Comment:
I am never going to send my child to boarding school. I think what child needs is security and good relationship with parents,what parents can provide for a child, boarding schools can't.

Name: Younus Khan
Country: india
Comment:
In my opinion we should send our childrens to boarding to learn basic requirement of the life. if they stay at home they will be more flexible with parents and some time it is very difficult to correct their mistakes. if they spent good time with good boarding school in the future they can easly handle their own problems.

Name: Vidya
Country: USA
Comment:
The decision depends on factors like the home atmosphere, the child's personality and the kind of exposure parents want to give their kids. I personally dont think its a bad idea to send a child to boarding school after 12 for a few years . This is not in anyway going to affect the relationship between parents and the child. You could all live under one roof and still not communicate; and you could all live under different roofs and still have a good relationship. I have seen children who went to boarding school and they are much more mature and worldly wise and in control of their emotions than children who grew up at home. Ofcourse you also hear bad stories at residency schools. SO IT ALL DEPENDS ....

Name: Geetha
Country: India
Comment:
I think the family is the right environment for an healthy alround development of the child.

Name: RN
Country: india
Comment:
My parents sent me and my brother to boarding at the ages of 6 and 5 respectively. I feel that I do not know my parents at all, and that after all these years of not being around, what right do they have over decisions in my life now. I feel angry that they missed out on important milestones, they missed all my plays, and times I won athletic awards, and most of all I missed all family functions, birthdayys etc. My My relatives dont know me at all and the friends I made through my life are gone as all of them live elsewhere. I feel as if I did not have a childhood. Please........dont send your kids to boarding unless you have a dysfunctional home. You will destroy their childhood and a chance of being part of their lives when they are older. Because believe me, they just wont want you then!

Name: raju
Country: india
Comment:
There can't be any better job for the parents than bringing up their children keeping closely with them.

Name: G.V.Venkatesan
Country: india
Comment:
Only a parent can give the warmth and affection to his child and not even a million attendants or nurses. So, a parent is a parent, is a parent, is a parent... A BIG "NO" to Boarding, which is boring, always.

Name: Radha
Country: usa
Comment:
My parents sent me to a boarding school when I was 14. Actually, I begged them to send me there. My mother also went to this school and I was chomping at the bit to go. As far as "success in life" goes, if a child is unwanted it doesn't really make a difference whether they stay with their family or not. In such situations, perhaps boarding school will be the best thing that ever happened to them.

Name: VIK
Country: England
Comment:
I will definetly not send my child to a boarding school. I personally feel every child should be with their own parent at least until they become mature. If they are sent to boarding school, they would feel insecure.

Name: Mithlesh
Country: India
Comment:
I HAVE A CONFIDENCE THAT A CHILD CAN GET BETTER ATMOSPHERE WITHIN HIS FAMILY THAN GOING FOR A BOARDING

Name: niku91
Country: USA
Comment:
I would not send them to boarding school.

Name: Kasturi srinivas
Country: India
Comment:
Do u think someone will take better care of YOUR child than u? How insulting!

Name: mvd
Country: india
Comment:
The whole idea seems very alien to me. I believe there is absolutely no need for any boarding schools for any child below 18, anywhere in the world.

Name: Sacha R.G
Country: england
Comment:
I believe that i could raise my children whithout them going to Boarding School and i will give my children confidence because i have proformed in front of millions of people without Boarding School.

Name: hemasundari
Country: india
Comment:
fine.pl. continue this kind of service

Name: sheetal
Country: india
Comment:
After a certain age,say 14,boarding school definitely helps the child to become self dependant & confident.

Name: sunny
Country: dubai
Comment:
it's depand on my home back ground . because i cann't give time to my kids . so definetly my child would be get batter expireance in boarding.

Name: ME
Country: usa
Comment:
IT WOULD ALL DEPEND ON HOW MY CHILD WAS ACTING. IF THEY WERE THREATING OR HARMING ME OR OTHERS IN ANY WAY, THEN YEA I WOULD DEFINITLY SEND THEM TO A BOARDING SCHOOL TO STRAIGHTEN THEM UP AND SO THEY COULD GET THERE ACT TOGETHER.

Name: MEGS
Country: usa
Comment:
IT WOULD ALL DEPEND ON HOW MY CHILD WAS ACTING. IF THEY WERE THREATING OR HARMING ME OR OTHERS IN ANY WAY, THEN YEA I WOULD DEFINITLY SEND THEM TO A BOARDING SCHOOL TO STRAIGHTEN THEM UP AND SO THEY COULD GET THERE ACT TOGETHER.

Name: NCD
Country: India
Comment:
I agree that a Boarding School may give the child a great deal of confidence, but nevertheless what he/she imbibes at home can just not be compared. Also, at times the child becomes a little insecure if sent to the boarding a little early in life.

Name: PS
Country: canada
Comment:
Children need role models and they simulate them whether we like it or not. In the absence of parents (most kids look up to their parents), children could lose directions of a role model. Ofcourse, later in life, once the foundation is in place, it is beneficial for kids (18+) to live in hostels - it develops independence, responsibility and confidence.

Name: A.M.
Country: india
Comment:
Well Arif and Umesh, your child could get into bad company near home also and you might not realise it.

Name: Arif
Country: India
Comment:
I agree with Umesh, but the only difference being that I would force him into outdoor activities to build confidence.

Name: Umesh
Country: India
Comment:
No, I don't think so as they might get into bad company and I would not be there to correct them.

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