“All of us struggle with some wound that separates us from all that we can be, do or have.” Have you ever felt that you are the obstacle in your path to success? Have you ever not gotten out of bed until the very last minute to finish your assignment which is due tomorrow? Have …
For many youngsters, school and life in general present an endless list of demands and challenges. From trauma and learning disabilities to bullying and course selection, life can be difficult for students therefore a school counselor is there to help. School counseling addresses issues that may affect students’ academic performance, which includes psychosocial and behavioral …
Prosocial behaviour : What is it ? Prosocial behaviour is doing something to benefit, help or care for someone else because you believe that other people’s feelings and experiences are important. For example, it might be: showing kindness by speaking gently to someone or considering their feelings comforting someone who is sad or hurt sharing …
Introduction: Play therapy is counselling for kids. Play therapy helps kids express their emotions via play, their natural medium. The role of play therapy may be compared to that of psychotherapy for adults. Since children have a hard time putting their emotions into words, play therapy encourages them to use toys as a substitute for talking …
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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