All for the child’s sake

Many parents have adjusted their schedules to help their children cope with more academic pressure during school finals.
Being a parent is no child���s play. Despite the pressures of modern-day living taking its toll, many parents in the city have modified their lifestyles to assist their kids who are caught up in the task of giving their school finals.
Savita Kalyan, mother of 17-year-old Abhinav, suddenly found herself applying for a three-week-long leave so that she could devote some quality time to her son���s preparations for his exams.She says, ���I was feeling guilty for not being actively involved in his preparations. Though he never complained, I do feel there is no substitute for parental guidance.���
Same goes for Ujjwal���s mother Sahana Mukherjee. She talks about the changes that she had to implement for her son���s class nine finals. ���Being a working mom implied spending hours at work, coming back home exhausted, and barely finding enough time to know exactly what was happening in his life. So, I started working mostly from home. Now I can give time to my son. I feel better as a parent,��� smiles she.
Rajesh Gadgil, a businessman, decided to let his wife handle the work front, while he focussed on his son���s academics. ���I have let Anita, my wife, take over the entire responsibility of the business for a while. I am playing homemaker. That way, I���m there for my son Sarang whenever he���s studying. It���s better.���
Tanvi Jain, a student of class 11, is very happy with the sudden change in her parents. ���My father actually cancelled his business trip so that he could assist me with my studies. I feel encouraged to do better in my course,��� says she happily.
While every student in school feels the pressure of exams, most are hesitant to approach their parents for help or supervision as they realise that their parents perform a major balancing act in multitasking as a parent and bread-earner. Says Shruti Sharma, a class 11 student, ���I had difficulties in coping with Maths and Economics, even though my mother is a teacher. I did not want to hassle her. My mother guessed that I was having trouble with my course content and dropped the private tuitions she takes, so that she could give me personalised attention. I appreciate the step she took.���
Due to the parents��� additional efforts, many children are being motivated to put in just that extra bit more for better grades. That serves a dual purpose: that of bringing a smile to the faces of both the parent and the child.