Adolescence, which stretches from the endearing tween years to the carefree teenage ones, is, by far, the most beautiful phase of our lives. It marks the transition from an impressionable primary student to a carefree teenager, who has to take his/her first tentative steps in the larger world. There is a sense of invincibility…alongside a dose of uncertainty. Whether the issue concerns higher studies and the choices that one needs to make, or the mundane back-to-school anxiety, which many a child is known to experience, life in the tween to teen zone is paved with experiences that are both exciting and daunting.
FACES explores these and other issues in this children’s special to pay tribute to this effervescent phase of life. While the Cover Story addresses the stress factors that act as blocks and provides expert guidelines, the special pages are devoted to tips and tricks for kids and parents seeking to ease the ‘back-to-school’ load.
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