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Rat race
Everybody has to run because it’s a fast-paced era. Earlier, during vacations, children used to go to their grandparents’ place and relax. But now, they are sent to camps and have to rush to reach on time. Parents want their kids to excel academically, socially and behaviourally. They have no other choice, because the world expects that. They don’t want the child to lag behind or question them later. There is nothing wrong in expecting them to be fast, but it should be developmentally appropriate. If children enjoy what they do, and do it in a relaxed manner, it is fine. But, if they are forced into it, it is detrimental to their welfare.
Dr. V. Jayanthini
Child Psychiatrist
Paradise Lost
The joy of learning, fun with family, lots of leisure, love and laughter seem to be a luxury for children. Instead, burdensome homework, fragmented family, fast-track ‘hobbies’, fast foods, addiction to technology, no time / place to play, and pressure-to-perform are rendering them more vulnerable to behavioural disorders.
Recognising children’s needs (security, identity, and competency), nurturing their emotions, connecting with family, friends and Nature, raising them with values and vision, and achieving a sense of inner harmony will hopefully restore the paradise lost and bring back the joys of childhood.
Sangeetha Madhu
Consultant Clinical Psychologist Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children
Anxious parents
It is an undisputed fact
that kids today are growing
fast. Parents try to nurture
and groom their children
early so that they become
whiz kids. The media, too,
influences children a great
deal. All this ultimately
results in children growing
fast, but without any peace
or harmony.
NEELA N. DESAI
Dean, National College of Design
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