Mrs Pillai’s understanding of cultural differences in parenting helped the teachers and us to mutually understand each other’s perspective. Her dedication and passion towards reaching out not only to KP but also to us- his family-is a quality that I as a medical professional can truly appreciate. She included the entire family during her instructional sessions so that everyone in our extended family household were familiar with activities that she wanted KP to do at home. KP used to be very uncoordinated and fell a lot. He could not keep up with his brother or cousins when they played and this affected his confidence. We have not seen him fall this year and it fills us with joy to see how happy he is to play along with his peers and especially when he tries to motivate them to play outside.