Every Teen Deserves to Be Heard

Parenting, Child Rights,
And Childhood in South Asia

Written for the families who live here

Honest writing about parenting, education, child protection and the inequalities that shape childhood in Pakistan and South Asia, including the children whose work, care and sacrifice go unrecorded. Written by counselors, parents, teachers and teenagers themselves.

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Your Teenager Is Not Lazy. They May Just Be ExhaustedHealthy Living & Prevention

Your Teenager Is Not Lazy. They May Just Be Exhausted

Teenagers are often called lazy when they may actually be physically and emotionally exhausted. Before pushing harder, perhaps we need to understand what is draining them.

September 12, 20265 min read
Everyone Is Securing His Future. Who Is Protecting His Today?Poverty & Inequality

Everyone Is Securing His Future. Who Is Protecting His Today?

When education feels like the only way out of poverty, a child may carry pressure from both school and home, while everyone believes they are securing his future.

September 9, 20265 min read
When School Becomes a Place of Fear: Corporal Punishment in PakistanEducation & Schools

When School Becomes a Place of Fear: Corporal Punishment in Pakistan

Corporal punishment remains a reality for many Pakistani children. What happens when school becomes a place of fear instead of learning?

September 7, 20266 min read
Our Children Need Teachers, Not Just LessonsEducation & Schools

Our Children Need Teachers, Not Just Lessons

Today’s children have lessons everywhere, but good teachers are becoming harder to find. A reflection on why children need mentors, role models and human connection beyond the classroom.

September 4, 20264 min read
Pakistan's Growing Family Problems and Their Possible SolutionFamily Dynamics

Pakistan's Growing Family Problems and Their Possible Solution

A psychiatrist traces his path from cardiac surgery to psychotherapy, and argues Pakistan's joint family system is quietly failing a generation.

September 3, 20266 min read
 How to Protect Your Child’s Self-Worth in a Materialistic WorldPositive Parenting

How to Protect Your Child’s Self-Worth in a Materialistic World

How can parents protect a child’s self-worth in a world that measures people by money and possessions? Raising confident children begins with teaching them that their value lies in who they are, not what they own.

September 3, 202612 min read