3 weeks ago
Father's strict 15-day no-contact rule for daughter in boarding school
A dad named Rohit Gupta took his daughter to a new school where she will live and sleep.
He wanted her to make friends and feel at home there.
So he made a tough decision.
He said he would not call her for fifteen days.
He told his family about his plan.
Nobody in the family liked the idea at first.
He took her to watch a Spider-Man movie the day before she left.
He went to a boarding school himself when he was young.
He believes calls from home would make her miss home more.
Many other parents said they understood his choice.
Rohit Gupta, co-founder and COO of CollegeVidya.com, shared an emotional LinkedIn post about dropping his daughter off at boarding school.
He decided not to call or speak to her for 15 days so she could build her own friends, routine, and 'small world.'
The day before she left, he took her to watch the new Spider-Man movie, Brand New Day.
Gupta said his family initially revolted against the no-contact decision.
His post resonated with readers, who shared tough parental decisions they now appreciate.
- Who
- Rohit Gupta, co-founder and COO of CollegeVidya.com, and his daughter
- What
- He sent his daughter to boarding school and decided not to call her for 15 days
- Where
- A boarding school; the post was shared on LinkedIn
- When
- Last week
- Why
- To help her build her own friends, routine, and independence
Tough love for independence
Staying connected
No-contact period after sending child to boarding school
Tough love for independence
Not calling for 15 days lets the daughter build her own friends, routine, and small world; every call from home would pull her back one step.
Staying connected
Family members initially revolted against the decision, seeing a complete communication blackout as too harsh.
Key facts
- Subject
- Rohit Gupta
- Role
- Co-Founder and COO of CollegeVidya.com
- Platform
- Decision
- No contact with daughter for 15 days
- Movie watched
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day
- Family reaction
- Initially revolted
- Gupta's background
- Boarding school alumnus
Quotes
Rohit Gupta
Co-Founder and COO of CollegeVidya.com who posted the decision on LinkedIn
“"If I keep calling her, she will keep wanting to come back. As a father, the next fifteen days are going to be the toughest for me. But this is for her future," he added.”
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“"Every call from home will pull her back one step. She has to make her own friends there. Her own routine. And her own small world," he wrote on LinkedIn.”
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