By Asma G When my 10-year-old nephew came into my care permanently three years ago, I was quite confident in my ability to connect with him. I was 27 years old at the time and while I hadn’t expected to…
Tag: Young Mental Health
Online Bullying Isn’t Always What You’d Think It Is: Panel
Team Health Collective IRL vs URL: What would you choose? A panel discussion hosted by The Health Collective opened with this reflective question that Snapchat executive and parent Poonam Nikam often asks students, to evaluate the balance between their online and…
Book Review: The Crucial Years
The premise of Dr. Ziegler’s book is that middle childhood (i.e. ages 6-12) is a crucial time in children’s lives that often goes unnoticed because parents tend to focus on the pre-school and high school years without realising that middle childhood is a formative period for children.
Pathways to Flourish: A Vision for Wellbeing in Schools
By Binu Thomas In recent years, the importance of mental health in schools has become increasingly clear. Schools are no longer just academic spaces—they play a pivotal role in shaping the emotional, social, and mental development of students. The upcoming…
Youth Voices: ‘Bliss Sick’
Guest Post Editor’s Note: I read this intriguing piece sent in by a young student and while getting some editorial questions and clarifications in, realised that it may need to stand as is. Part Poem, Part Memoir, triggered by some…
Young India Speaks Out: Mental Health, Myths, and Misconceptions
What does Mental Health mean to you? Mental health is an essential and significant topic, and various psychologists refer to it as the optimum level of one’s physical, psychological, spiritual, and social functioning. However, according to me, it differs from…
What does Mental Health Mean to You?
By Riya Aggarwal This video was shot by young mental health advocate Riya Aggarwal
Young Voices: Exam Stress is Getting Out of Hand and How to Cope
By Vera Povaiah The onset of summer means the end of exams – a time nearly everyone associates with immense stress. Though exam stress is known for being painful, it isn’t usually all bad. Mild stress can motivate students, keeping…
‘No Doubt Academics is a big Stressor for Young People’
By Amrita Tripathi Read an Excerpt from the book ‘Young Mental Health’ here — a Foreword to the book by Dr Amit Sen Do check out our book Young Mental Health, by Amrita Tripathi and Meera Haran Alva, available at…
‘Teenagers are In One of the Most Vulnerable Periods’
Amrita Tripathi Continuing our Mental Health Explainers (short videos), I share from our interview with Dr Amit Sen on one of the misconceptions he finds parents have — namely, that often parents seem to think their teens are pretty much…