India, May 27 -- On many evenings, in homes across our cities, the scene is almost identical. A child sits at the dining table finishing homework. One parent is on a laptop, responding to emails. The other is scrolling through messages between calls. No one appears distressed. No one is arguing. Everyone is working. The room is quiet, but it is not calm. Children do not need to be told that life is competitive. They absorb it. They see it in how urgently adults respond to notifications. They hear it in conversations about deadlines, targets and performance reviews. They notice that even weekends are scheduled. When we speak about the rise in anxiety among children, the conversation often turns quickly to parenting. Are we pushing too hard? ...