Hyderabad: Since the results of the secondary first year released on Thursday, psychologists – hang out by the Telangana State Education (TSBIE) board – have been flooded with hundreds of calls from students and parents.
In a shift in trends, psychologists say most calls come from parents who seek help for their depressed children and question their parenting style.
Previously, parents would blame children rather than introspection.
“This is the first time I have received a call from parents asking if there is an error in their parenting style which causes their children not to pass the exam,” said Dr.
Tenali Rajini, one of seven clinical psychologists offering services through Inter.
Board.
“Some of them asked whether they spoiled their children too much to spoil it.
Others, calling to find out whether being a strict parents stopped their child to share their problems with them,” he added.
Psychologists have received hundreds of calls from students and parents since Thursday night.
“I received 282 calls yesterday.
Most of these calls come from parents, especially fathers.
They are worried about the future of their child,” said P Jawaharlal Nehru, a psychologist, added that some of the calls received came from lecturers, who were also parents , complaining that their child could not graduate due to lack of faculty.
He said that in the current situation parents should not lose their cool.
“A mother calls me to complain about her child safely very little.
If a child secures 35% marking and cleaning the exam, it’s normal.
Expect everyone to score 100% or 90% abnormal,” he added.
Many parents are anxious and want to know whether the letters will be evaluated again, whether the complementary examination will be made or not.
Sreelaha Ssrelatha said that she received around 200 calls, most of the parents asked whether choosing a revaluation would change the results of their child.
Psychologists also received calls from anxious students, who failed in the exam, told them about their desperate thoughts because they felt they had brought “bad names” to their families by failing in the test.
Many also said they did not want to go home because they were afraid of their parents, worried about their reputation, among other problems.