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Parenting

Should Parents use Corporal Punishment?

Come on, let’s face it — most of us have either witnessed it, undergone it, or had the flying chappal incident narrowly averted at some point in childhood. Spanking or slapping, in many Indian families (and quite frankly, many others as

Self Help

Self Punishment and Self Love

Self-love and self-punishment are two sides of the same coin that somewhere shape our relationship with ourselves. On one hand, self-love fosters growth, acceptance and compassion, self-punishment on the other hand leads to negative self-talk, low self-esteem, and self-harming behaviour.

Education

Corporal Punishment: Is Hitting Children the Correct Way of Discipline?

Have you ever been slapped by a teacher in school or told to hold your ear and stand outside the classroom or face the wall and stand? If not this then give a sarcastic comment for not behaving in a

Education Health News

Imbalanced Learning and Punishment Can Be Cause Of OCD: Study

In a study conducted by the scientists of Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Advanced Telecommunication Research Institute International and Tamagawa University it was revealed that Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) develops as a result of imbalanced learning between reinforcement and

Awareness Education Health

Using punishment as an intervention for temper-tantrums in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Because many children with autism are unable to communicate in acceptable manners, it is quite likely that they may throw tantrums or act out their stress, anxiety, and confusion. As a matter of treating these temper tantrums, using punishment to

Social

Why Social Conditioning Makes Us Fear Being Called Radical

From a young age, we are always taught what is the right way to think, act, or behave by family, school, and society. These rules by society are deeply set within us. We follow them blindly without really realising it.

Research

Sex Differences in Neurobiology: Risk and Impulsive Studies 

A new study was conducted to understand impulsivity and risk-taking through specific reward-related neural circuits. These two were associated with timings and biological sex in complex ways. During the learning phase of the rat Gambling Task (rGT), the circuits were

Awareness

Fear of Failure and the Psychology of Cheating: Understanding the Shame Loop

The cheating is often seen as a moral failure, a choice made by individuals lacking integrity. Yet beneath the surface, there is pressure to meet expectations. The phenomenon known as the “shame loop” explains how these emotions create a self-reinforcing

Awareness

The Psychology Behind Eve-Teasing

Mitai was not allowed to go out for Dev Deepawali, her most-awaited festival. Why? Because it would be at night with too many boys around, and she wouldn’t be safe there. What if she faces eve-teasing? But is it really

Awareness Motivation

Fighting Stigma: The Pioneers Who Made Mental Health Visible

For generations, mental illness was treated as a hidden wound – suffering in silence, spoken of in whispers. Society misunderstood those in psychological distress, labelling them as “mad” and unworthy of care. However, individuals across history refused to accept this