India with a population of over 130 crores has a severe shortage of mental health professionals. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are only 0.3 psychiatrists, 0.12 psychologists, and 0.07 social workers per 100,000 people in India. The shortage of mental health professionals is far more acute in rural areas, where access to …
Gen Z; those born between 1997 and 2013, are called digital natives because they have grown up with the internet and smartphones. Although they have the upside of vast information readily accessible to them; it also has its downside. Smartphone addiction is a very real thing affecting the social and emotional development of children. Children …
“In one aspect, yes, I believe in ghosts, but we create them. We haunt ourselves, and sometimes we do such a good job, we lose track of reality.” – Laurie Halse Anderson Deliberation and reflection on existence are not just a philosopher’s job. Humans have in some way or another dealt with the various aspects …
Children are considered immature, innocent and creatures without knowledge. You might have heard the people’s saying, ‘Don’t behave like a child’ or ‘You seem childish’. Such statements express our mentality about children. As a parent, teacher or society member we try to teach children, preach them and show the right path to make them better …
Discipline is as much an important ingredient of having happy children as nurturing. As a counselor I see so many problems are the result of parents not implementing consistent rules and consequences. The boundaries created by rules and structure help make kids feel safe, as much at age 16, as at age 2. Another problem …
Help me, Counselor… Talking cure is a method of treating psychological disorders or emotional difficulties that involves talking to a therapist or counselor, in either individual or group sessions. It is quite like re-programming a computer. The outdated software that is probably loaded with virus (self-critical, negative and harmful thoughts) is replaced by a new version of …
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