Global developmental delay
Global developmental delay Author: Gunja Bharkhada What is Global Developmental Delay? When a child is delayed in learning to talk, motor skills like crawling, sitting up and interacting with people socially and emotionally. This might even cause some behavioural and emotional difficulties and the child would need immediate support and help. GDD is curable but differentiating […]
Building strong and healthy relationship through Positive Parenting
Building strong and healthy relationship through Positive Parenting Author: Karina Parikh “To be in your children’s memories tomorrow, you have to be in their lives today.”- Barbara Johnson Parenting can be one of the most rewarding and challenging experiences in life. While raising children brings immense joy and fulfilment, it can also be difficult to navigate […]
Theory of Mind
Theory of Mind You can’t fool children, they understand everything. Children can detect whether you have good intentions or not. Children are very smart; they can understand from your expressions. Be alert! How you behave around your child, they can imitate your behaviors easily.This are few of the statements that we hear from elders, parents […]
Upsides and Downsides of Online learning-from a college student’s perspectives
Upsides and Downsides of Online learning-from a college student’s perspectives Author: Pooja Mehta The pandemic has had a severe effect on the higher education as the school/ universities closed their campuses and the countries have shut their borders as a result of the lockdown measures. The solution adopted to efficiently replace the face-to-face classes was switch […]
Does social media affect how we feel about ourselves
Does social media affect how we feel about ourselves Written by: Forum Suru Does social media affect how we feel about ourselves? Social media has seen significant rise and has now become an integral part of its users’ life. It has given people an open platform to express themselves and form connections all around the world. […]
Why is Autism-awareness day important in India
Why is Autism-awareness day important in India While autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is no longer known as a rare disorder, it still remains misunderstood and stigmatised to a large extent in India. A lot of times it is confused with other neurodevelopmental disorders. Moreover, there is lack of adequate number of experts, enough resources and […]
On this last day of self-harm awareness month, we are answering some common questions
On this last day of self-harm awareness month, we are answering some common questions What is Self-harm? Self-harm includes any behavior through which someone causes injury or harm to themselves, to deal with overwhelming thoughts and feelings (or for other reasons), that become difficult to manage. It can take many forms like cutting, burning, picking […]
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Forecasting the mood
Forecasting the mood Author: Sushmita Singh The December 2019 coronavirus disease outbreak as seen in many countries across the globe is a pandemic which has made people who have potentially come into contact with the infection to isolate themselves at home or in a dedicated quarantine facility. Many countries, including India, have declared lockdown for […]
Boredom and Adolescents
Boredom and Adolescents It is not uncommon for kids to say that they are “bored”, but the frequent usage of this word by teenagers, could be a cause for concern, though not always realized by parents. During adolescence (10 to 19 years) various physical and mental changes and growth take place in an individual. Though […]