Home (not) alone

Chennai | Wednesday | 1st April, 2020

Summary:

Sure, with being locked in for nearly a month with only a handful of options for entertainment, things might get bleak. A sour relationship between children and parents is one of the main reasons for mental stress during this lockdown,” says Arundhati Swamy, family counselor at ParentCircle. This allows for organic interaction with the children, suggests Vidya Shankar, chief mentor at Cascade Family Learning Services at Besant Nagar. Srivatsav N, a resident of Nanganallur, says that his daughter has been of great help with their nine-month-old son. Jennifer Jacob — with four senior rescue dogs who require round the clock attention — gets her six-year-old daughter Dia’s help to care for them..