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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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New Beginnings with the Same Person 15 Feb 2017

New Beginnings with the Same Person

New beginnings are always a bit scary, exciting, filled with hope, happiness and excitement. The interesting part is new beginnings don’t necessarily have to be with new people. New beginnings can be a fresh start for those still embedded in boring relationships, dysfunctional relationships, unhap...

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Improving job concentration in easy steps! 22 Dec 2016

Improving job concentration in easy steps!

Surveys show that some people check their emails over a whopping 30 times per hour, a figure so mind-boggling one questions how they get any work done at all. The Internet and smartphone technology make it a whole lot harder for workers to concentrate on the tasks at hand—from emails to social med...

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Developing a Sense of Self Worth 27 Dec 2016

Developing a Sense of Self Worth

Over time, the boundaries between the definitions of self-esteem and self-worth have blurred. Dictionaries tend to lump the both the terms together. They sound the similar, but are inherently different. While self-esteem, much like confidence, stems from the positive reinforcement offered by pe...

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