A growing number of homes in Kashmir now share space but not conversation. In the evening, parents scroll through phones, teenagers chat and share reels, and younger children watch endless videos. Speech is limited to chores such as dinner and homework. Mental health experts say this pattern is becoming common and deserves serious attention. Everyone is home, and yet no one is together.

The evidence from around the world says this is not just any local problem. A Pew Research Center survey of American families found that about four in ten........

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