Student Wellness

Your child comes home one evening and announces their dream career as a game designer. Or a YouTuber. A stand-up comedian. Or a wildlife photographer. And something tightens in your chest — not because you do not love them, but …

There is a particular kind of quiet that settles over a home when your child stops talking to you. It is not the comfortable silence of a Sunday afternoon. It is the silence of unanswered questions, of dinner tables where …

Ask any Indian parent about peer pressure on their teenager, and you’ll likely hear a familiar story. Their child started spending time with a new group of friends, and suddenly, study habits slipped, grades dropped, or attitudes changed. The phrase …

You remember exactly when it shifted. There was a time when your child told you everything — the name of every friend, the plot of every dream, the reason for every mood. Then, somewhere between Class 7 and Class 9, …

It is 10 pm on a Tuesday. Your child has been at their desk since 7 pm — straight from school, then straight from tuition. Dinner was eaten in a hurry. The notebook in front of them still has three …

A school in Illinois moved PE to before classes — and their 8th graders ranked 6th in the world in maths. The benefits of physical education are backed by hard science. Here’s what it does to your brain.

Did you know your teenager’s brain loses 40% of its learning capacity when sleep-deprived? Sleep in teenagers isn’t laziness — it’s biology. Here’s what the science actually says.

Helicopter parenting, as researchers define it, refers to parenting that is overcontrolling, overprotective, and overperfecting — characterised by parents who hover closely over their children, stepping in to prevent difficulty, manage outcomes, and shield their child from the discomfort of …

Every Indian parent knows the drill. Exams are approaching, the study table is out, and somewhere in the kitchen, a glass of Horlicks or Bournvita is being stirred into warm milk. It is an act of love — a parent’s …

The Digital Reality Consider this for a moment: a 2023 study by IIM Rohtak, which surveyed nearly 39,000 young Indians, found that youth aged 18 to 25 spend an average of 7 hours a day on social media alone. That …