Parents

The cautious whispers about teachers who cane children and make their life a complete misery within the classroom keep coming through news channels and news papers. Parents, if your children are going to school and they tell you that they are being caned, it is important to listen. Listen first before jumping to conclusions about whether the kids are lying or the teacher is acting in best interest. Incidents of corporal punishments and human rights violations are common in Indian schools. Some parents accept it because they believe teachers will not punish their children without reason. What we need to understand is that several innocent students are caned and harassed by their teachers, for trivial issues. Public humiliation caused by such punishments, is an extreme set back for a child. Besides creating fright, this affects a child’s mind and causes various behavioral and psychological problems.

Legal battles are fought between parents for child custody, which is indeed the most unfortunate aftermath following a marital breakup. Parents, after undergoing a matrimonial war, tend to fight over their child’s custody without understanding its psychological impact on their child. They should at least care about the emotional and physical stress that the child undergoes due to their break up but no, this doesn’t usually happen. The situation is worsened by the delay with which Indian law and the legal system functions in delivering a quick ruling on child custody.