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BACKGROUND: In recent times to stop the spread of Coronavirus many Countries all over the world have implemented lockdown.That brought to a new phase of education which most & the economists and educators wanted, ‘online learning’.This covid Pandemic facilitated a good pathway for industries to innovate and introduce numerous methods to facilitate online learning.   AIM: This study focuses on determining the effects of online class among parents in Chennai city.   METHODOLOGY:  A Cross-sectional study was conducted online using Google forms to avoid spread of covid-19 through aerosols and inanimate objects(touch). 107 responded to the survey. The questionnaire includes demographic details and topic related questions. Binary logistic regression done to examine the combined effects of demographic details with questionnaires using SPSS version 23 . The novelethod, chi-square test was done to correlate the outcomes. (p value less than 0.005 was considered significant).   RESULT: Around 110 were invited to the survey, out of that 107 responded to the survey(response rate is 97.2%). In which 63.6% were female between 40-50 age groups responded the most. In this majority were Home makers(20.6%) and 78.3% said these online classes are causing  stress on them(p value is 0.036), as 72% of their children need their support during online classes(p value is 0.204).   CONCLUSION: Our study showed that online class is having a great impact on parents, especially on mothers, which is difficult for them during these tough situations where they have to multitask. Collaboration is the key to the mutual success of both the learners and learning leaders.  As a parent, seeking support from the faculty will help build strong relationships and trust and thus ease the process of online education.

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