user = authenticate(username=userName, password=passWord)
if user is not None:
    # the password verified for the user
    if user.is_active:
        # app_logger.debug("User is valid, active and authenticated")
        if hasattr(user, 'parent') :
            login(request, user)
            request.session['ut'] = 4
            # user type 1 means admin, 2 for teacher, 3 for student, 4 for parents
            request.session['uid'] = user.id
            description = request.POST.get('description','')

            request.session['realname'] = user.parent.realname
            request.session['pid'] = user.parent.id
            devicemanage.update_user_device(devicetoken, user.id, ostype, description)
            children = parentmanage.get_children_info(user.parent.id)
            session_id = request.session.session_key
            user.parent.login_status = True
            user.parent.save()
            return JsonResponse({'retcode': 0,'notify_setting':{'receive_notify':user.parent.receive_notify,'notify_with_sound':user.parent.notify_with_sound,'notify_sound':user.parent.notify_sound,'notify_shake':user.parent.notify_shake},'pid':user.parent.id,'children':children,'name':user.parent.realname,'sessionid':session_id,'avatar':user.parent.avatar,'coins':user.parent.coins})

if not request.session.session_key:
    request.session.save()
session_id = request.session.session_key