In recent years, children’s emotional and behavioural needs have become increasingly visible, particularly within school and residential care settings. While academic learning is essential, emotional well-being forms the foundation upon which learning, behaviour, and healthy relationships are built. Many children carry silent struggles, fear, confusion, insecurity, grief, or self-doubt that often remain unnoticed unless they...
Empathy is one of those qualities we often talk about but rarely pause to understand. It isn’t just about feeling sorry for someone or offering help in difficult times. Empathy is the simple, everyday act of acknowledging another human being — seeing them, hearing them, and treating them with dignity. Very early in my journey in...
My first blog was inspired by the groundbreaking first edition of Celebrating Dr. S. Anandalakshmy — Conversations on Education. Naturally, I awaited this next session with eager curiosity. The previous speakers had introduced ideas entirely new to me—would this event, focused on Nurturing the Young Learner Through Songs, Skits, and Stories, measure up? Like many, I approached it with...
