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Polite Disempowerment: Sounds like Empathy but feels like a Dead End

We live in an age where parenting and teaching have never been more thoughtful, informed, or emotionally intelligent. But sometimes, in our efforts to be gentle, mindful, and respectful, we miss something very important: power. Not the harsh, dominating kind—but

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Social Media’s Role in Redefining Personal and Societal Values

Social networking sites have a profound impact on society today, directly remodelling individual and societal value systems with the help of intricate psychological processes and continuous online exposure (van Dijck et al., 2018). The remodelling is undertaken at levels of personal

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Developmental Psychology of the Character: Ambi (Anniyan)

Ambi is the title character played by Vikram in Anniyan (2005). Anniyan is a complex character situated in an extreme psychosocial and emotional development throughout his existence. He involves himself in the character of Anniyan and another personality that he

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Living with Loss: Understanding and Coping with Grief

Grief is defined as the natural and normal response to loss. Loss refers to the absence and the act of losing something or someone, which could be physical, emotional and social as well. Grief can be unique to each person,

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Why Gen Z Is Ditching Traditional Indian Serials for OTT Platforms

Each new generation has its own worldview, often expressed through the media it watches.  Television, once the great unifier of India, did the trick. Every evening, families would get together to watch stories that reflected their daily experiences and promoted

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The Psychological Impact of Parental Fights on Children

Prolonged and acute parental conflict can be devastating psychologically to children. When there is fighting between parents, they are at risk of depression, anxiety, behavioural disorders, and poor social relationships. The children can be insecure or believed to have caused

Awareness Self Help

Does Fear Really Teach Discipline? Why Positive Guidance Works Better

Education and child-rearing require discipline to guide people towards being good citizens by correcting and guiding them. Discipline allows for moral, physical, and mental growth to create responsible adults who impart values to make healthy choices. Fear discipline, however, exerts

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Mental Health Mapping Still Incomplete on Campuses: Approximately 57,000 Institutions Remain 

The National Task Force was ordered by the court to conduct a mental health survey on campuses earlier this year. The decision was given in response to multiple students who have died by suicide. The parents of the students approached

Awareness Parenting

How does Birth Order Shape Personality?

Have you ever wondered why your elder brother acts responsibly, your sister acts as the peace maker of the family, and you are the charmer and carefree person? Is it due to birth order or what else?  It means the

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Interventions for Helping Students with Academic Stress in Schools

Academic Stress is defined as mental distress related to examinations, assignments, study, classroom environment, failure, and reduced academic performance, which in turn contributes to the major reason for general stress in students. A normal amount of stress is good for