With the pandemic taking a toll on the mental health of children, health experts from across the city have been getting requests from schools to hold special workshops on psychological issues to help students, teachers and parents deal with the stress of virtual learning.

“Principals of various schools have been approaching us to conduct workshops for teachers, parents and children. This wasn’t the case in the pre-pandemic days. Earlier we used to be approached to deal more with exam-related stress, especially for parents and students of Std X and XII,” said Dr Seema Hingorrany, clinical psychologist.