The CBSE's 2026-27 Parenting Calendar introduces support groups and age-specific workshops to transform schools into learning hubs for caregivers. (Image generated using AI)

The “new parent”, the “school-going child parent”, “adolescent parent”, the “letting-go parent”: The Parenting Calendar 2026-27 recently rolled out by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) treats parents as growing learners in a move “to reduce the stress and isolation of parenting”.

The CBSE has suggested several ideas to schools that go beyond conventional parent-teacher meetings.…