Recently, a 7-year-old girl came home from school upset. Her mother asked her what the matter was. She showed her school diary in which her teacher had written a note for her parents to see. The note said “There has been a sudden deterioration in your ward’s studies. She has started stammering while reading sentences written on the board. She also keeps talking to her classmates and disturbs them. Kindly look into the matter.” The mother was shocked. She had always received compliments for her child’s progress in school.

The child used to top her class in math. She stood first at an inter-school elocution competition. She was always regarded as the most obedient and disciplined child in the class. What had happened to her bright child? Was she afraid of someone at school? Had she made friends with mischievous students at school? The mother was concerned and asked her daughter why did…