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3 Challenges Working Parents Face 27 Jan 2017

3 Challenges Working Parents Face

When you are a working parent, you find yourself constantly trying to stay above water. Proper time management and attention to detail become especially essential, whether you are the parent of an infant or a teenager. The following are three issues working parents face most often and some tips on h...

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How to Deal with Your Child’s Temper Tantrums 25 Jan 2017

How to Deal with Your Child’s Temper Tantrums

Temper tantrums and meltdowns are extremely challenging for parents. They are more common in younger children due to limitations in language; when a child struggles with too many emotions, he/she doesn’t know of any other way to react. Many parents find tantrums hard to understand. At times, the n...

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5 Discipline Issues Every Parent Faces and How To Solve Them 23 Jan 2017

5 Discipline Issues Every Parent Faces and How To Solve Them

Even though being a parent can be rewarding, it definitely comes with its challenges. Every time you have to discipline your child, you face a unique set of problems. And it is essential to do so because what children learn or don’t learn when they are young influences their behaviour in society.&...

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Life Lessons from Carrie Fisher: Beyond Drug Abuse 03 Jan 2017

Life Lessons from Carrie Fisher: Beyond Drug Abuse

                                   Drugs made me feel more normal.                                        &nbs...

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Overcoming Bipolar Disorder: The Carrie Fisher Way 03 Jan 2017

Overcoming Bipolar Disorder: The Carrie Fisher Way

I have two moods. One is Roy, rollicking Roy, the wild ride of a mood. And Pam, sediment Pam, who stands on the shore and sobs ... Sometimes the tide is in, sometimes it's out.                                   ...

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Introduction to Down Syndrome and Mental health 15 Mar 2017

Introduction to Down Syndrome and Mental health

Down's syndrome is a genetic disorder caused when abnormal cell division results in extra genetic material from chromosome 21. It causes a distinct facial appearance, intellectual disability and developmental delays.Individuals with Down syndrome have- delay in cognitive development with specific de...

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Life in the times of Dear Zindagi 06 Dec 2016

Life in the times of Dear Zindagi

Written by Dinika AnandThe first time my friend told me that Dear Zindagi dealt with mental health in a sensitive way, I turned around and rolled my eyes at her but then I don’t think I have ever been happier about being proved wrong. Dear Zindagi is a beautiful portrayal of a much needed conv...

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Marriage: Beyond the Wedding Day 08 Dec 2016

Marriage: Beyond the Wedding Day

Marriage is a roller coaster ride. There is no set pattern for a romantic relationship but most often it unfolds in the following 3 stages:- Infatuation- Doubt- AttachmentInfatuationThis represents the early stages, when a couple has just gotten married—the period when the brain releases a host of...

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