by me yesterday was on how parents can help children during the COVID 19 lockdown with special emphasis on mental well being. The audio clipping once edited and aired will be shared. 1. Play – children regulate emotions through free play. Allow for a lot of time for instruction free, gadget free play. Play helps …
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#Learning Challenge Two days back I had written the Kindness challenge and urged you not to post it to prove it. It seems to have reached more people than I can imagine. Requests for more challenges that are meaningful stormed my inbox. And so here is the second one as we are in the slowdown …
Yesterday All India Radio reached out to me to record some tips for parents through this lock down because of increased anxiety levels and a lack of awareness on what to do. I suggested instead two segments to be recorded (which we did over the phone – once edited and aired pan India I will …
We achieve a lot more through our patience than through force. It takes a day in a city where everyone is busy but very few are productive (including parameters of well being not just getting work done) to realise how important it is to slow down. Slowing Down is erroneously linked to giving up. It’s …
As we grow we begin to consciously realise that some people can no longer be friends. However this truth rarely stares us in the face. We just keep doing what we do, playing the role we play but there is no reciprocity on the other side. Initially we make rationalizations about them being busy, not …
This post is motivated by two incidents – one a newspaper reporter who wanted me to give her an interview on the pressure on children during examinations and how to reduce it. Since I have avoided Newspaper interviews because of paid news and distortion of facts I refused to share information and also felt it …
Working with a child as a therapist, parent, facilitator, teacher or coach is one that requires the adult to be attuned with the self and with the brilliance of the developing brain of the child. Unfortunately with centuries of conditioning we have reduced this magical journey into a set of prescriptive activities to develop something …
People cope with and deal with problems differently and these are deeply conditioned patterns. Some remain consistent and allow healing to happen no matter how painful the process. Many however oscillate and these are the ones that end up being toxic for others because they neither help themselves or allow others to help them. They …
Intimacy is the practice of mutual authenticity – read this a week back and reflected on it deeply because it was so powerful.Every relationship that stands the test of time is built on authenticity be it a partner, a friend or even a parent-child equation.Being authentic is the foundation for a lasting, intimate relationship. Taking …
All relationships are built on the foundation of emotional safety—part of this foundation includes the knowledge that your partner/friend has your best interests in mind, and that you’ll remain a priority to one another even when there are unexpected twists and turns or challenges . Emotional security acts as a safety net, a buffer that …
