The Indian Express•May 16
Are today’s teenagers getting ‘soft’? A child psychologist’s perspective
4 min read May 16, 2026 01:21 PM IST Today’s adolescents face pressures that earlier generations never encountered (Photo: Magnific) E very generation believes the next one has it easier. Today’s teenagers are often described as “soft”, “overprotected”, or unable to cope with hardship the way previous generations supposedly did. Instead of allowing the child to face the school consequences, a parent immediately emails the teacher, requests extensions, or blames “stress”.
