Development of Children - Inputs on Solutions
Below are some of Issues and Causes related to the Development of Children in India. Kindly review them and share your inputs on solutions.
With 50% of our population under the age of 25, it is critical that our children grow well and achieve their highest potential.
With your inputs we want to submit the whitepaper and hope strong actions are taken by the Government to ensure effective development and education of India's children.
We look forward to your inputs!
Rajendra Pratap Gupta
Development of Children - Key issues and root causes
1. Children are overburdened with books and homework
2. There is too much peer pressure
3. Children are not getting enough nutritious food and clean drinking water
4. Teachers and parents aren’t focusing on a child’s physical fitness
5. The spirit of adventure & curiosity is not being developed
6. There is a complete lack of skill development at school level
7. Most of the schools don’t focus on practical knowledge
8. Most schools do not teach the importance of hygiene
9. Talent of a child is not being appreciated and harnessed in most schools. Education is mostly one way
10. Most of the schools do not provide sex education to their students
11. Ethics and integrity is not being taught in majority of the schools
12. Schools don’t encourage children to participate in extracurricular activities
13. Parents and teachers themselves don’t live the values that are being taught in school and hence children can see the disconnect between talk and action
14. Children are made to do what their parents like
15. In urban areas and nuclear families, both parents are busy working with little time for kids
16. Kids from well to do families have little hunger in them to succeed and win
17. Most of the children from well to do families are addicted to gadgets, internet and television
18. Kids from poor urban families and rural families living in 1 room homes often hear their parents having sex thereby end up being confused, angry and having little respect for women
19. Government schools lack the basic infrastructure & private schools are unaffordable for a common man
20. Many schools don’t have good playgrounds to encourage outdoor sports more