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The Quiet Inheritance: Gender Lessons We Didn’t Know We Learned

Families give us more than just our dad’s determined hairline or grandma’s cheekbones. There’s something far more powerful, quieter, yet deeply carved into the way we grow up. Generations don’t only pass down heirlooms; they hand over invisible scripts. People

Health

The Psychology Behind Infantile Amnesia

Childhood amnesia, also referred to as infantile amnesia, is one of the instances when adults cannot remember and revive their young childhood memories, generally at the age of three or four years old. Most people have no memory of life’s

Positive Self Help

Why Saying “No” Feels So Hard (and How to Change That)

You know that moment? Your phone lights up again. Also, your coworker needs weekend help. Your buddy’s inviting you to their third event this week. A family member asks for a favour that’ll swallow your whole evening. Your gut clenches,

Parenting

The “Ideal Son” Trap: How Family Expectations Shape Mental Health

In Indian and broadly Asian families, the image of an “ideal son” or “ideal child” develops early on. It can be considered a blend of academic excellence, professional success, filial obedience, and future leadership. Children, particularly sons, learn over time

Awareness

How Much Can Your Heart Take Before Burnout Takes Its Toll?

It’s likely that you have heard someone say, “I’m burnt out,” or perhaps you have said it yourself. However, burnout is more than a quick state of exhaustion or lack of motivation. Your heart is listening to this full-body warning

Awareness Parenting

The Psychological Impact of Being a ‘Wanted’ or ‘Unwanted’ Child

Decades of research have been conducted to determine whether children born into unwanted or unplanned circumstances suffer from long-term psychological effects. Evidence continues to demonstrate that how a child is viewed and treated at birth can significantly impact their development,

Awareness

The Multilingual Brain: How Indian Children Juggle Multiple Languages and Scripts 

Have you come to read about India’s young multilingual talent, which could shock the world?  According to the India Book of Records, in 2020, Kiran Karthikeya was the youngest multilingual boy from Karnataka. At the age of two years, eleven

Social

Peer Connections and the Psychology of Belonging in Youth

When an adolescent steps into school, they are faced with maths, science, history, literature, and more, which aim to help them navigate the rest of their academic and career-based endeavours. However, this curriculum doesn’t prepare them to navigate the tempestuous

Parenting

When Gratitude is Replaced by Expectation: A Cultural Shift in Parent-Child Relations

Saying ‘Thank you’ to your parents in the Indian culture is almost always considered criminal, but gratitude is an integral part. It is expressed non-verbally through involved obedience, duty and respect. Even though words rarely ever counted, the efforts went

Awareness

Fragile X syndrome Through a Lifetime: Emotional Health Challenges from Childhood Through Adulthood 

Every summer in July, Fragile X Awareness Month shines a light on an illness that profoundly affects thousands of families, without much public awareness. Though Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is widely associated with developmental delay in young children, its influence