Children need to be given projects that they can understand and execute both cognitively and developmentally. The projects and models that the schools assign to the children need to be calibrated accordingly. Assessing the children based on their projects, …
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Many of us would have experienced this – of not enjoying the moment, not appreciating what we have, but later on regretting not having done the same. This habit of not appreciating what we have with us, until the time …
Appreciate what you have, when you have, not when it is gone or lost. Read more »
Marriage is one of the oldest social institutions meant to provide safety and security and healthy environment for the couple and future generations. It also brings about stability in the social structure and relationships traditionally. In the current context, marriage …
Emotional invalidation is when a person’s thoughts, emotions are ignored, not considered important, disagreed with, rejected, denied, minimized or ridiculed. Any event or a communication will have two parts to it, Content Emotions / feelings Let us look at a …
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TV Shows, be it Cartoons or Reality shows, when the characters are being rude and nasty, has a significant impact on children. Today the screen time that the child is exposed to has increased multi-fold, with the child’s access …
You would have noticed that a bright sunny day with clear skies, makes you feel lot more upbeat than a rainy cloudy day. On a rainy cloudy day, you might feel like curling up in your bed and having a …
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This is a very common question that comes to people’s mind when they are considering professional counselling or therapy. Counselling is also about talking, and you can do the talking to a friend who can listen to you, right? So …
How is talking to a therapist different from talking to a friend? Read more »
Difference between Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Psychotherapist and a Counsellor. One of the first set of questions that a client or a potential client would ask me is what is counselling and what is the difference between a counsellor, psychotherapist and psychiatrist? …
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We human beings are wired to seek happiness and peace. As per Maslow’s hierarchy of needs we start with logical needs of food, water, air etc. Once those are met we look for safety and security. Once you feel safe …
Of course our emotions definitely do have a purpose. When it comes to pleasant set of emotions like happiness, surprise, excitement, serenity, peace etc., we don’t ask this question. But when it comes to negative or unpleasant emotions like …
Do negative emotions like anger, fear, panic etc have any value? Read more »