Parents’ training programme at Urban Primary Health Centre, Buddha Nagara, Chitradurga.

On 17th October 2026, CHITHRA Don Bosco, Chitradurga, organised a parents’ training programme at Urban Primary Health Centre, Buddha Nagara, Chitradurga. The programme aimed to create awareness among parents about mental health, stress management, mobile phone addiction and positive parenting practices. Ms. Rakshitha, Counsellor of the MINDS Project, CHITHRA Don Bosco, conducted a session on the importance of mental health and stress management. She explained the significance of maintaining good mental health, identifying stress factors and adopting healthy coping strategies to manage stress in daily life. Mr. Divakara, MINDS Project Coordinator of CHITHRA Don Bosco, addressed the participants on mobile phone addiction and positive parenting. He highlighted the negative effects of excessive mobile phone usage on children’s physical and mental well-being and emphasised the importance of setting healthy screen-time limits. He also explained the importance of positive parenting, effective communication, understanding children’s emotions, providing emotional support and creating a safe and supportive family environment. The training helped parents understand their role in promoting children’s mental well-being, managing stress effectively and developing healthy parenting practices.