When we were asked to partake in a week trial for Play Sense’s new virtual playgroup I was a bit skeptical, to say the least. Aryan is a busy body and an outdoors child. I kept thinking to myself “I can’t even get him to sit still and watch a video, how was I supposed to keep him focused on a screen for 30 minutes”? I, however, decided to accept the challenge and tackle it with an open mind – I mean since the classes were focused on kids between the ages of 2 and 4, I knew that my child would not be the only busybody in the group (which 3 year old isn’t busy?). The first meeting was a mess (I’m here to be honest). Aryan wanted nothing to do with his teacher, he couldn’t sit still, and he kept pushing the buttons on my laptop going in and out of the Zoom meeting. I felt so discouraged and frustrated, and maybe even a little embarrassed, but his teacher immediately reassured me that this is completely normal and that he will adapt sooner than later. She was right. Day 2 he was a bit more at ease and actually participated in the activities and listened to the stories. Day 3 he was excited and asked when he would be phoning his teacher, he also loved interacting with his friends and kept pointing to the screen asking to see “his friends”. By day 4 he was completely comfortable in front of the screen. He confidently asked questions, and shared in conversations between him, his teachers and his friends, and the experience became so much more pleasurable. I was actually able to sit back a bit and let him do his thing (for the majority of the time).