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…
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Stress and Your Child: What You Need to Know
By Sukanya Sharma The American Psychology Association released a paper earlier this year looking at “coping, emotion regulation, and internalizing and externalizing symptoms of psychopathology in childhood and adolescence”, to quote from the abstract. The problem is that we sometimes are completely unaware…
‘Justice Denied: State of Karnataka Vs. Pascal Mazurier’
By Siddharth Pillai/ Aarambh India Despite ‘access to justice’ being a fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution, one comes to realise that access doesn’t really frame the experience. Access feels like connecting to a wi-fi and entering a password. While the fight for justice implies a…
Ten Myths About Child Abuse and Boys
This is the second of a two-part series. Read Part I of this piece here. Part II deals with myths on child abuse and the male child — myths we need to collectively address and debunk, urgently. By Ratna Golaknath Here are…
‘Lost Voices’ & the Bigger Picture of Abuse and Trauma
By Ratna Golaknath I have worked as a therapist/ counsellor for nearly the last fifteen years. While my life continues to be closely linked with providing support and care to people, I no longer practise chamber room therapy. One among…