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Is ADHD a learning difficulty? 13 Nov 2016

Is ADHD a learning difficulty?

Written by Bina NangiaI am often asked these questions in my job as special educator. ‘What is a learning difficulty?’ ‘What is attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD and ADHD)?’ ‘Is there any difference between them?’ Many people think that the two ...

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Workplace Bullying 10 Oct 2016

Workplace Bullying

When you hear the word ‘bully’, what do you think of? A gang of children, towering over a lone girl or boy, threatening, sneering at and making fun of him or her? If yes, the reason is that most of us have either witnessed or experienced such instances of bullying first-hand when we were young o...

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Mental Wellbeing: Let’s Talk about It 10 Oct 2016

Mental Wellbeing: Let’s Talk about It

Written by Sonali Patnaik10th October has been observed as World Mental Health Day every year since 1993 and is an initiative by the WHO. In the age of extremely rapid information exchange across the world, it seems ironic that we as a society are still hesitant to talk about anything remotely relat...

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Take This Quiz to Find Out If You Have Internet Addiction 10 Oct 2016

Take This Quiz to Find Out If You Have Internet Addiction

Love the World Wide Web? Maybe a bit too much? Have you ever wondered if you have internet addiction? Answer the following questions to find out:1.    Do you find yourself constantly spending more and more of your day online?2.    Do you turn to activities on the Internet when yo...

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Smart Parenting 10 Oct 2016

Smart Parenting

Written by Savita MenonAm I well prepared?Have I learned how to walk balance work and being a parent?Have I learned when to indulge and pamper?And when to stick to a ‘No’?Have I learned not to be paranoid but still watchful?Am I being the best parent I can be?Is my child happy and healthy?These ...

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Planning a new baby? Are you ready? 13 Dec 2016

Planning a new baby? Are you ready?

In the ads and most of the media we are exposed to, motherhood is portrayed as a reason for great happiness. They're right about the joy and excitement you feel on being an actual mother, unlike in childhood, when you may have play acted with your Barbie, but what is often ignored in popular media i...

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Managing Substance Abuse 10 Oct 2016

Managing Substance Abuse

Written by Michelle ManassehSubstance abuse seems to be a distant concept until someone you know suffers from it. For me, it was a distant cousin, a college student  who was being treated for drug and alcohol abuse. It was heart wrenching to see this young boy go through intensive mental h...

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Depression Is Not a Stigma: 5 Famous People Who Spoke Up About It 10 Oct 2016

Depression Is Not a Stigma: 5 Famous People Who Spoke Up About It

1 in 10 people in India suffer from some degree of depression. It does not help that the Indian society at large still sees depression as a stigma. It is quickly equaled to an untreatable manic disorder that has to be brushed under the carpet. The fact that signs of depression can often be more...

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