Meditation offers significant benefits for children by supporting their emotional, cognitive, and social development holistically. It helps children become more aware of their thoughts and feelings, enabling better emotional regulation. Simple practices such as deep breathing and mindfulness can reduce anxiety, aggression, and stress, which is particularly important for children who have experienced trauma, neglect,…

For centuries in India, a child without parents was simply called “Anath,”The word carried both sorrow and compassion. It signified a child who had lost the protection of family and therefore deserved care from society. Communities, extended families, temples, and charitable institutions often stepped forward to help such children. Compassion, rather than law, was the…

Every child deserves the love, protection, and belonging that a family provides. A nurturing family environment supports a child’s emotional, social, and psychological development and helps build confidence, identity, and resilience. For children who cannot remain with their biological families, family-based alternatives such as adoption, foster care, or kinship care are essential to ensure their…

While the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, prioritises family-based rehabilitation, older adolescents face structural constraints. Several countries have developed alternative permanency pathways for older adolescents who are unlikely to enter adoption. In India, adoption, foster care, and mentorship may need to be strategically strengthened to address the needs of Children in…

In India, children in Child Care Institutions (CCIs) often hesitate to move into alternate family care due to emotional, social, and systemic realities. Under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, institutionalisation is intended to be temporary, yet for many children, it becomes their lived stability. CCIs provide routine, schooling, peer networks,…

When a child knows, deep inside, “I am not alone,” something tender but powerful awakens within them. The tightness in the chest slowly loosens. The silence that once felt heavy begins to soften. Fear does not disappear overnight, but it no longer feels endless. To feel accompanied — truly accompanied — is to feel seen…

Intergenerational trauma refers to psychological and emotional wounds that are transmitted from one generation to the next when trauma remains unaddressed. Experiences such as abandonment, neglect, violence, poverty, substance abuse, displacement, or prolonged institutionalisation alter a caregiver’s emotional responses and coping mechanisms. Children raised in such environments absorb fear, insecurity, and distress, even if they…

Deepfake abuse of children in India is a grave violation of child rights and must be treated as serious abuse and sexual exploitation, not as a mere cyber offence. Digital manipulation of a child’s image, voice, or likeness into sexualised, obscene, or degrading content causes real and enduring harm. Such acts violate the child’s dignity,…