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Insights on Mental Health & Wellness
In this blog post, you will find links to all the articles written by Shobhika Jaju (Psychologist & Centre Head at Silver Linings) on, “Dealing with the Mental Health Impact of Covid-19 & the Nationwide Lockdown”, written for different print and online media. Articles written by others, where Ms. Jaju’s views and opinions on this […]
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In today’s world youth cope with difficult thoughts, feelings, or situations in different ways. Some youth cope by injuring themselves on purpose and that it may be the only way for them to feel better. Self-injury seems to be frightening, but it’s important to look beyond the injuries and see what’s really going on in […]
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Mobile devices will unarguably change or rather has already changed social, emotional, physical, and future work lives for better or worse. While this is and increasing concern for parents, children growing up in today’s Digital Age cannot imagine a world without those devices. Most researchers agree there are benefits and pitfalls of smartphone usage. While […]
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Disappointment can be hard to handle, this is no secret and children are in no way exempted from experiencing these feelings. When it gets too much they might start throwing fits, quit, play the victim, and cheat. Child psychotherapist and parent Erin Leonard has put together a list of “do’s” and “don’ts” to help your […]
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Did you know? The songs you are listening to now are the ones which your baby will identify fairly easily after birth. The 9 months when your tiny little one is still growing inside you, is the most exclusive time you will ever get with your baby. Babies recognize their mother’s voice inside the womb […]
Read MoreEmphasizing task completion over maintaining a balanced life tends to create stress rather than reduce it. This style of prioritizing sets the stage for failure and negative thinking when people fail to meet deadlines, or meet them in one sphere of life only by neglecting responsibilities and dependencies in the other. Yet so many feel […]
Read MoreEducation has never been limited to just the school premises. In the wake of all the modern technology which has brought along with it, hundreds or rather thousands of ways to teach and learn, education all the more extends beyond the confines of the four walls of a classroom. While your school does a hundred […]
Read MoreParents often find themselves in a dilemma when it comes to taking a vacation with the family; there maybe time and financial restrains, whether to spend on a summer class rather than a getaway, for it may benefit your child more; are often questions and barriers that crop up. An important thing to keep in […]
Read MoreParents often find themselves baffled when it comes to the concept of positive parenting. Even though parents may want to do away with grounding and time outs, finding appropriate alternatives is often difficult and leads to the question of ‘what can we do?’ Rather than doing something, what can actually matter is ‘being’. Being calm, […]
Read MoreDepression among children and adolescents is a reality, however, unfortunately, most of the times when a teenager is showing signs of depression, we as parents, teachers and adults, just label it as the teen being moody or the pubertal hormones taking control. In the wake of increased suicide attempts by people in the age group […]
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