By Dr. Samir Parikh I have been working with children across the country for almost two decades now. As a part of the Fortis School Mental Health Program, our team works at various levels, from close interactions with students, teachers, to…
Tag: Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Ask the Experts: Tips on How to Parent Teens and Tweens
By Dr Bhavana Gautam A large part of my counselling base comprises of young adults and teenagers. With the teens or tweens, the most common scenario is a call from a worried, anxious parent seeking an appointment. And despite a…
How to Ensure Empathy as a Self-Care Tool for Your Child
By Mimansa Singh Tanwar Moving to a different country just (a few) months ago, it hasn’t been easy for my 5-year-old to adjust to school. New people, a new language and new surroundings made it seem like a new planet…
Parenting in Urban India: A Quick Take
By Sukanya Sharma “Yeh freelancing kya hota hai, beta?” …As I try to explain my work profile to my parents. I’ve been repeating this for about 3 years now, almost. And every time, I have to come up with ‘acceptable’…
Parenting Teenagers
By Dr Samir Parikh As a parent, we all strive to do our best for the child at that given point of time. Parenthood in itself is a phase of life which is often considered as a mix of challenges…
Ask the Experts: Understanding ADD and ADHD
Dr Amit Sen; Founder, Children First I think one of the most relevant topics today in child mental health is ADD OR ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). It’s one of the most common disorders in childhood although there is…
Mental Health and You: Words that Stick
Art by Kishore Mohan/ Health Collective Check out more original Comics by Kishore Mohan on The Health Collective Also Read: Understanding ADHD/ADD
Spread the Word on Dangers of Blue Whale: Supreme Court to DD and TV Channels
By Team Health Collective On October 27, 2017, the Supreme Court (SC) took cognisance of the ‘Blue Whale Challenge’ and termed it a national problem. While asking the government for a time-bound plan to ban the game, it has also directed the state-run…
Ask the Experts: Fighting Against Child Abuse
Child Sexual Abuse is a subject many parents find difficult to talk about, let alone educate their children about. While there is no question that experts feel you must have the conversation with your child sooner than later, do read…
We Need to Talk: The Anna Chandy Interview
Amrita Tripathi interviews Anna Chandy, author of Battles in the Mind, and Chairperson of Deepika Padukone’s The Live Love Laugh Foundation to find out more about her own journey to healing, and what the Foundation has been up to in…