Total Parenting Solutions launched at the event to address modern challenges faced by parents and students
Ahmedabad, 12th September 2024: The Kalorex Group organised an engaging and insightful session on parenting solutions in the digital age, which saw Dr. Manjula Pooja Shroff, MD & CEO, lead a discussion on the crucial challenges parents and students face today such as cyberbullying, catfishing, online grooming, social media addiction, and many more.
During the session, Total Parenting Solutions was introduced as a comprehensive resource to address challenges faced by parents and students in the age of the internet.The package includes the No 1 Bestseller book by Dr. Manjula Pooja Shroff, Baby Steps to Big Dreams; the newly-released sequel to Baby Steps, ‘Safe Teen Steps’ – Making Young Adults Cyber Secure and a state-of-the-art, AI-generative tool called Sitting-By-MAYA, offering instant solutions to specific challenges and queries of students, parents and educators.
A significant highlight of the event was the launch of Safe Teen Steps, authored by senior journalist and author Ms. Ragini Bharadwaj and Dr.Manjula Pooja Shroff.The book tackles the growing dangers teens face in the digital world, including taboo topics like cyberbullying, online grooming, catfishing, sexting, blackmailing, and social media addiction. The book provides practical insights to parents and young adults and empowers them with the knowledge and wisdom to confidently and safely explore the online world.
“Teenage years are incredibly formative and fragile.It can either make or break a person. Exposure to content which is not suitable for young minds can impact their mental and emotional well-being. It is crucial for parents and educators to guide children through the digital challenges they face. For healthy development, open communication between parents and children is needed,” Dr. Manjula Pooja Shroff said on the occasion.
According to a survey released by McAfee Corp, more than 85% of children in India have reported being cyber-bullied – the highest in the world. In addition, nearly 45% of the youth hide their cyberbullying experiences from their parents or guardians, highlighting the need to look beyond the physical realm, and explore the vast, uncharted territories of the digital world.
The event also introduced Sitting-By-MAYA, an online Adaptive AI interactive portal that offers instant solutions to parenting and student-related queries. In an era where the lines between humans and machines are getting increasingly blurred, Kalorex Group in July 2023 introduced MAYA, India’s first teacher, mentor and influencer, as well as the AI clone and avatar of Dr. Manjula Pooja Shroff. Over a span of around a year, MAYA has reached over 70 cities, 7,000 students, 8,000 senior educators, and 15,000 parents in India and abroad.
