CHILDREN

Entrepreneurship Mindset Classes (EMC) in Delhi government schools comprise stories, activities, exercises and interactions with entrepreneurs.

Teachers and the state education department coordinated to use open spaces to teach primary school students unable to attend virtual classes.

With the full reopening of schools run by the MCD in the capital on Nov 1st, not just students but even teachers were missing. Why?

Senior child psychiatrist Dr Savita Malhotra on the impact of COVID-19 on children, created by various factors, from online education to pandemic stress.

COVID-19 impacted nutrition across classes, underlining the need to ensure both access and the right kind of food and eating habits among our children.

Children need the stimulation they receive at preschools and day care centres. Yet, with so many of them out of business, the future looks uncertain.

As schools reopen, parents have to be very patient and help their children through what could be a phase of challenging adjustments.

Are vaccines a must before kids can go to school? Can schools be super spreaders? Such perceptions are delaying reopening, but do they have a basis at all?

Women and young girls found themselves sharply alienated, and even faced more violence, during the harsh lockdowns triggered by the pandemic. Findings from a recent study.

The fear and anxiety that prevails all around today has serious implications for the psycho-social health of small children and adolescents too. A father of two narrates his experience.

Lockdown and absence of midday meals has hit child nutrition badly. Even worse-off are the very poor and street children, who are struggling to secure a meal a day.

The pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for safe outdoor areas for children, many of whom have experienced mental and physical health issues due to restricted socialization and activity.