Nurturing a child’s mental health begins with everyday relationships built on trust, patience, and presence. Children thrive when adults actively listen, validate their feelings, and respond calmly, even during emotional moments. Honest communication, consistent follow-through, and respectful boundaries create a sense of safety and predictability. Positive role-modelling—of forgiveness, healthy behaviour, and self-regulation—teaches children how to manage their own emotions. Limiting excessive screen time, encouraging play, exercise, and relaxation, and spending regular family time strengthen emotional bonds.

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Above all, believing children, recognising their positive choices, and surrounding them with caring adults helps them feel valued, secure, and resilient.

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Dr. Jagannath Pati

Dr. Jagannath Pati is a distinguished child protection expert and public policy leader with over 25 years of experience in strengthening India’s child welfare ecosystem. A former Director (Programme) at CARA and Registrar at NCPCR, he has led transformative initiatives in adoption, foster care, and digital governance, including the pioneering CARINGS platform. His work focuses on family-based care, ethical practices, and child rights. A Senior Fulbright–Nehru Fellow and author of Every Child Deserves a Loving Family, he continues to shape policy, research, and practice for vulnerable children in India and beyond.

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