Deepika Mogilishetty, Chief of Policy & Partnerships at EkStep Foundation
Beyond Screen Time: Rethinking Investment in Early Childhood
India’s debate around children and screen time often begins and ends with parental responsibility. But the deeper development question is what children are being offered in place of the screen, and whether our homes, communities, cities and institutions are investing enough in those alternatives. For children in the foundational years, play is not a luxury. It supports learning, social development and wellbeing, yet the time, spaces and adult engagement that make play possible rarely receive the same attention as academic outcomes or digital interventions. Deepika Mogilishetty, Chief of Policy & Partnerships at EkStep Foundation, brings this perspective to the early-years ecosystem through...
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