On Valentine's Day, legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan took his darling granddaughter Aaradhya on a Pizza date. The doting daadaji even documented the entire night on his personal blog and couldn't help but share his amazement at his granddaughter's maturity.
"Miss Aradhaya has quietly and in most dignified manner, sat at her table, spread the napkin across her legs, ordered the menu by drawing the attention of the waiter .. giving instructions of just how crisp she wanted her Pizza to be..." he wrote.
"Deed over she has desired her Dada ji to drive her back home, which he willingly does and on getting home when other family ask her to thank me for taking her out, goes quiet and puts on a sulk ..Why .. ?
She replies, “I should not thank all, all must thank me for it was I that suggested we must go out for dinner” ..”
"She is 5 .. with an additional 0 .. 50 !!" he wrote.
But that wasn't the only date Aaradhya planned that day. She had something special in store for her naanu and naani as well as her classmates.
Aaradhya's special gift for naanu and naani
The doting granddaughter actually started the day with a special surprise for everybody.
A source told a leading daily, “She had dinner with Amitabh and Jaya, but for her classmates and nana-naani too she had something special planned. Aaradhya got a whole load of heart-shaped stickers and went around putting it on all kids’ hands-some who were not even present in the class- and wished them all a Happy Valentine's Day."
He also added that Aaradhya even had something special planned for her own parents and maternal grandparents.
"She then made a special card for her parents Ash and Abhishek; and after school, went across to her ajja and dodda (as she calls her maternal grandparents) in Bandra, with stickers and packets of chocolate. Aaradhya had made it specially for her dodda as he is still recovering from his illness.”
Interestingly, Aaradhya was able to pull it all off, thanks to her mum, Aishwarya.
Aaradhya's special helper
The source explained, "The one person who made it special for everyone and put in her effort to make it memorable for all was none other than Aishwarya, who helped her daughter to pack the small chocolate parcels and getting the heart-stickers etc. Aaradhya is a very loving child- she has so much love for everyone around and every year during Valentine’s day, she tries to make it memorable for them.”
Now that's act certainly shows active involvement on Aishwarya's part; also because she feels that her five-year-old is quite a sensitive child. "Aaradhya too is a sensitive girl. I think it's a wonderful quality to have," she shared.
No wonder then she is always willing to help her and in a way also push her to be more of an extrovert and interact with more people. Because here's how it helps.
3 ways parents can encourage sensitive kids to be extroverts
- Accept your child's shy nature: The first thing to do is to accept that your child is sensitive and shy. As Aishwarya rightly pointed out, it's a wonderful quality to have and there is nothing wrong with it.
- Introduce them to others slowly: By encouraging your child to do something for others, even if it means writing a card, you are providing your child with an opportunity to interact with those people. Slowly and gradually, your child will come into his or her own and be able to open up to others.
- Appreciate their efforts: If your child is taking the first step to introduce himself or herself to others, appreciate and praise his first steps. You can tell them that you thought it was brave of them to initiate a talk with that other child. This will remind them that their actions are worthy of appreciation.
Read: How to help your shy kids break out of their comfort zone
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