Video clips of a 10-year-old boy, Ishit Bhatt, on the game show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ recently went viral after his interaction with host Amitabh Bachchan was labelled “arrogant”, “rude”, and “disrespectful” by netizens.

Some defended the child, saying he was “just excited”. Metrolife spoke to school counsellors and mental health experts to weigh in.

Child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Arohi Vardhan says the criticism shows how quickly people label behaviour without understanding child development. “From what is visible, the child’s response doesn’t appear problematic. It may look assertive or overconfident, but not necessarily rude or arrogant,” she notes, adding that social and emotional awareness is still developing among 10-year olds, and the frontal lobe, which gauges appropriate

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