Parents pick up pen to help others through nursery admissions quagmire

The grind of nursery admissions has inspired many parents to pen their experiences. The stories of their angst and the experience they gained right from forms to points system and informal interaction is all at hand now to provide tips to the uninitiated.

The grind of nursery admissions has inspired many parents to pen their experiences. The stories of their angst and the experience they gained right from forms to points system and informal interaction is all at hand now to provide tips to the uninitiated.

My book is based on my experiences as a parent, says Sumit Vohra,who recently launched his Nursery School Admissions: Tips and Suggestions. It contains information about the points system adopted by the sought-after schools,what documents parents need to take along etc, he says.

The 130-page book is priced at Rs 150.

Another parent,Ashok Gupta,an IT professional,too tried his hand at writing last year. His electronic book Parents’ Handbook,Nursery Admissions in Delhi was being sold on e-bay last year.

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I have tried to make the government guidelines understandable to parents, says Gupta. This year,he has even updated the book.

And the books have a ready audience. Harried parents are ready to turn to anything that offers some answers.

Satyendra Gupta,a software engineer from East Delhi’s Vasundhara Enclave does not take interest in books generally. But now I have to go through books as I do not want to take any chances, he says.

Khyati Mahindra,a resident of Patel Nagar,who is looking for a seat for her daughter Leiasha,says: I did not know one has to take so much care while filling the online form. At least some help is at hand.

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For people like them,Vohra’s book could be a starting point. As Vohra says,it has at least 150 questions and three answers to each question are given. Various websites too have scored a hit. One of them,www.parentree.com,is busy fielding various questions on admissions as well as parenting. The website even has a quiz for parents to find out what is a better way of teaching their child.

Cashing in on the parents’ anxiety,the popular online forum http://www.nurseryadmissions.com has partnered with Max New York Life insurance,to bring the latest updates on admissions in Delhi and NCR. The updates are sent to parents as free SMS alerts from Max.

Rajan Arora,the creator of the forum,says: Sending text messages cost money,so we took up this partnership.

Experience being at a premium,the city might see some more authors in the coming days.

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Regarding the new trend,Usha Ram,Principal of Laxman Public School,Hauz Khas,however,says: Parents are just panicking. There is no need to panic. Schools are offering prospectus,which they are not ready to buy but they are ready to buy these books.

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Parents pick up pen to help others through nursery admissions quagmire

The grind of nursery admissions has inspired many parents to pen their experiences. The stories of their angst and the experience they gained  right from forms to points system and informal interaction  is all at hand now to provide tips to the uninitiated.

The grind of nursery admissions has inspired many parents to pen their experiences. The stories of their angst and the experience they gained right from forms to points system and informal interaction is all at hand now to provide tips to the uninitiated.