Children who face developmental difficulties have to struggle with the condition when there is no proper correspondence between their mind and body. This condition also becomes a challenge for those who look after such children. A number of special need children may be violent because they don’t know the right method to express what they…
Nature has created day for us to work and night to take a sound sleep. If we disobey the rules of nature, we have to pay in the form of loss of health. Health is the most precious asset with which we can do many things rewardingly. When we get a good sleep our body…
It is a very exhilarating moment when a youngster completes his school education and steps in the college grounds. Some give precedence to colleges in the vicinity of home but some prefer to go away to those institutions, which are new to them. A new sense of freedom arises around in the air. Everything seems…
It’s a very common problem with many a student that they don’t perform at school as expected. This naturally is a source of great worry for the parents and teachers as well. What the reasons behind it ? Is it the defective education system or is it some kind of lapse (intentioned or inadvertent) on…
Bullying has become a serious problem among children. While some attribute it to basic human nature others blame it on faulty upbringing and unhealthy social ethics. Whatever the cause, bullying has become a cause of grave concern for many a parent. Bullying can be called exposure to negative and aggressive behavior in which the child…
Stress is a universal phenomenon. It affects each and all at some point or the other in life. However, teenagers are more prone to stress owing to the transition phase that they are passing through. Teenage marks the changeover from childhood to maturity. Therefore, a teenager is almost sure to get stressed while at school,…
Listening to music is considered a good thing. Indeed it is. Scientific studies have proven so. Music has so many good effects on our body, mind, mood and psyche that this world would certainly not have been a good place without music. In case of children also music is of utmost importance because they are…
Holidays are eagerly awaited by all children. So much so, that holidays are a favorite topic with the students even when they are far away. But it has been seen that once the holidays start, the children start feeling bored and ‘fed up’ with them in a fortnight or so. This is what mostly happens…
Cognitive skills are crucial for the overall development of a child, especially at preschooler age. Various things like language learning, usage, thought process, memory development etc. come under its preview. The child also learns to be aware of his surroundings in a logical way and slowly and gradually augments his knowledge store, which is essential…
Social pressure can be of many types as far as school going students are concerned. It may be a result of unusually high parental expectations, comparison with peers, expectations of a particular social/religious group etc. Mostly social pressures surface in kids in the form of anxiety. This pressure can be so great as to turn…