India, Oct. 16 -- School children are at risk of burnout, a state of complete mental, physical and emotional exhaustion. Young kids face rigorous academic pressures, along with extracurricular demands. Alongside these, add the looming tension of future higher studies, which only contributes to their stress. This is where parents need to step in and support them.

To understand how parents can help their children, Meghna Kanwat, clinical psychologist at Lissun, shared with HT Lifestyle some key hacks and techniques that may assist.

"First, setting realistic goals and expectations, not driven by perfectionism, helps reduce anxiety in children. Parenting stress and parental burnout themselves have been shown to contribute to children's acad...