{
  "id": 10409522,
  "title": "Beyond Counselling: How Pune Schools Are Teaching Emotional Intelligence To Children",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/beyond-counselling-how-pune-schools-are-teaching-emotional",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T09:14:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/focused-view/beyond-counselling-how-pune-schools-are-teaching-emotional-intelligence-to-children"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Parents increasingly consider emotional intelligence and social-emotional learning (SEL) when selecting a school for their children. Emotional intelligence refers to a child's ability to recognize and manage their feelings, understand others' emotions, build healthy relationships, and make responsible decisions. Schools can cultivate these skills through classroom experiences, counselling, sports, leadership, collaboration, reflection, and social-emotional learning. Emotional intelligence is crucial for helping children navigate difficult moments like losing a game, dealing with academic stress, or handling peer pressure.\n\nDifferent schools in Pune approach SEL in various ways. Some focus heavily on counselling and professional psychological support, while others incorporate life-skills programmes, mindfulness, mentoring, or student leadership. Still, others aim to integrate emotional development more organically into the school environment. The Bishop's School, Kothari International School, and Indus International School Pune are among the institutions that exemplify these diverse approaches. Each school provides unique insights into how emotional wellbeing and holistic child development are fostered.",
  "summary": "What parents should look for when choosing a school that supports emotional wellbeing, resilience and social-emotional learning How leading schools in Pune approach emotional intelligence, social-emotional learning, counselling and wellbeing, and what parents should look for when choosing a school. For many parents, choosing a school begins with familiar questions: How are the academic results?…",
  "key_points": [
    "Emotional intelligence crucial for children's development",
    "Pune schools adopt diverse SEL approaches",
    "Bishop's School, Kothari International exemplify SEL"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}