Don't treat your child's report card as visiting cards: PM

In his annual Pariksha Pe Charcha programme on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the importance of instilling resilience in children to help them navigate life's pressures. During the interactive session with students, parents, and teachers, the PM said it is crucial to instill resilience in children to help them cope with pressures and asserted that parents and teachers should collectively address challenges faced by students. 

"It is crucial to instill resilience in our children and help them cope with pressures... We cannot do switch off, pressure is gone. One must become capable of bearing any kind of pressure. They should believe that pressure keeps on building, and one has to prepare oneself," he said.

Prime Minister Modi further suggested students to "always make friends who are more intelligent and work harder". "You must be inspired by such friends. Don't let the pressure of studies and examinations overpower you," he said.

While acknowledging the role of competition and challenges as sources of inspiration, the Prime Minister emphasized the importance of maintaining healthy competition. He advised parents to avoid comparing their children with others.

"Lot of parents keep on giving examples of other children to their children. Parents should avoid doing these things...," he said.

"We have also seen that those parents who have not been very successful in their lives have nothing to say or want to tell the world about their successes and achievements, make the report card of their children as their visiting card. Whenever they meet someone, they will tell them the story of their children," he added.