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nurturing 21st century children
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nurturing 21st century children
Volume V No.3

Editor
Dilip Thakore
Managing Editor E ven as the spreading coronavirus aka Covid-19 is grabbing
Summiya Yasmeen media headlines and setting off sirens around the world, a
EXEcutivE Editor covert insidious parenting stress virus — even if it hasn’t
Cynthia John attained pandemic proportions — is taking a heavy toll,
chiEf Sub-Editor especially of women, across India.
Paromita Sengupta Breakdown of the joint family, explosion in the number
Jeswant J.M, Gopi Chand N of double income nuclear households and intensely competitive school/
(Bangalore), Dipta Joshi (Mumbai) college admission processes, are imposing extraordinary demands on
millennial parents. In the new age of social media scrutiny, parents especially
chiEf EXEcutivE women, are finding it increasingly difficult to juggle household chores, child
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West: Tejas Pattni (General Manager) Currently with the class X and XII board exams having commenced across
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South India: S. Vijaya Lakshmi
9845680696, Poonam Shah 9731966373 parents, their children’s success in exams is as much a vote on their parenting
North: Hannan Ahmed 9810302768 capabilities as on their children’s academic competence. In short, a time of
SubScriPtionS great anxiety and angst.
Nisha Thomas/Ajay Kumar 9108225694/ In this month’s cover story, we beam a spotlight on parenting stress and
080 30574823, burnout and its dangerous consequences for children. There’s a substantial
graPhicS body of research indicating that chronic parental stress adversely impacts
Suresh K. children’s mental health leading to mood disorders, addiction, and ADHD
(attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). To beat stress, counselors and child
EditoriaL development experts advise parents to focus on balancing home and office
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E-mail: editorial@educationworld.in There’s much more in this issue of ParentsWorld, which has quickly emerged
Website: www.educationworld.in as India’s #1 parenting magazine with a national readership of over 500,000.
Check out the essay on the importance of promoting good gut health for
One year subscription: Rs.800 overall wellness by popular Vellore-based pediatrician Dr. Gita Mathai;
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