Goa, Feb. 6 -- Bringing a child into this world is a shared responsibility of the parents. Following societal norms, the responsibility is mostly expected to be bared by the mother. However with changing times, both parents are working equal hours. With most families now planning for a single child, there are various parenting styles that can be observed which the child reacts to accordingly.

The child outside the home

Sandhya Fernandes is a teacher at St Francis Xavier Higher Secondary School, Siolim where she has been teaching for 34 years. Over the years, she has observed children go from loving, more concerned and one with nature to a new generation of teenagers.

Sandhya says, "The reality is that single child receive more attentio...