The author with his penetrating insight and pointed anecdotes coupled with racy, lively and interesting style makes the book most invaluable and highly enriching for the society. He has capsuled his vast experience gained over the five decades in some of the finest schools to highlight how good teachers can lead from darkness to light, from waywardness and listlessness to sound and holistic growth and development. The relationship between the society and the teacher has been beautifully analyzed.

S.C. ARORA, a veteran educationist and visionary, a postgraduate from Punjab University is a well-known figure in the field of school education. In a career spanning over 45 years, he has been a Principal for 30 years in Apeejay Schools in N.C.R. and India School, Kabul, run by the Embassy of India. He has been the Chairman of National Progressive Schools Conference.

Presently, he is the Vice-Chairman of the Lotus Valley International School, Noida. A widely-travelled man, he has visited and seen the working of many schools in the U.K., U.S.A., Canada and erstwhile USSR and also did a teaching stint for three years in Britain from where he acquired his Postgraduate degree in Education also. An avid reader, he has been a regular contributor to various national newspapers and magazines.

The present book Effective Parenting is the fruit of the rich and varied experience of the author in school education and his interactions with a multitude of parents, teachers and educationists in India as well as abroad