How Fear and Shame Shape Indian Parenting and Affect Children’s Mental Health
“Every evening, Riya, a 16-year-old girl, would sit at her study table, books open, eyes heavy with tiredness. Her parents, both first-generation professionals, had poured their lives into creating a secure future and in return, they expected unwavering perfection from her, nothing less than that. A single ‘B-grade’ would trigger silence at the dinner table. […]
