Family takes back seat as kids compete for gadgets: Calcutta parents

Students demanding high-end phones from parents for online classes and watching web series instead of watching TV with family were some of the issues raised by parents at a Loreto House session on Sunday.

Teachers and a psychologist addressed parents of students of Classes IX-XII and advised them to listen to their children and be “sensitive and empathetic”. Take their perspective into account and not just “hear” them, parents were told.

All teenagers are different and they should not be pigeon-holed into a single category because not all of them have the same characteristics, one of the panellists said.