Category: mental health
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Helping Children Manage Big Emotions in Everyday Situations
Mastering Co-Regulation  Have you ever been in a situation where your child had a crying episode, and you tried everything you could to calm them down, only to realize it was not working? Trying to calm a child’s big emotions can be frustrating! You try to comfort the child, validate their feelings, and use every…
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The Hidden Dangers of Traditional Discipline Methods
What Every Parent Should Know About the Long-Term Effects of Spanking Disciplining children is one of the challenging tasks most parents and educators are expected to accomplish. Even in the home environment or at school, it is normal to use corporal punishment to manage the behavior of children in Pakistan, among other societies. Although…
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Childhood Anxiety
Anxiety is a common experience that affects the lives of both adults and children. In children, however, this emotional response can be puzzling and complex for caregivers to grasp. Anxiety in Children Children’s anxiety can take many forms, influencing their actions, sleep, eating habits, and general mood. This blog post presents the characteristics of anxiety…
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The Power of Effective Discipline: Nurturing Our Children’s Growth
Discovering Better Ways to Discipline When we talk about teaching our kids right from wrong, we often think of using physical punishment as a way to discipline them. This happens both at home and in schools, especially in certain countries like Pakistan. We believe that punishing our children physically will teach them a lesson,…
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Silencing the Unspoken: Empowering Pakistani Women’s Voices
Liberating the Unspoken: Imagine living in a society where a simple phrase, “Bas chup” (just be quiet), carries a weight that can crush your spirit. If you’re a woman in Pakistan, these words strike at your core in a way that’s hard to describe. Every single day, from the moment you enter this world, you’re…
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The Power of Reparenting: Breaking Free from Generational Wounds
The Impact of Parental Communication on Your Inner Voice How your parents talk to you has the potential of becoming your inner voice. Growing up, if your parents spoke to you in a harsh, critical way, your inner voice may be overly judgmental of yourself. This may end up hurting you, making you stuck in…
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Nurturing Your Inner Child: Healing from Childhood Neglect
Healing from Childhood Trauma Our childhood experiences shape who we become as adults, and unfortunately, neglect or emotional unavailability can have lasting effects on our well-being. In this blog post, we will explore the importance of emotional connection, the impact of neglect on trauma, and provide practical tips to nurture your inner child and…
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Take Charge of Your Life: Breaking Free from Feeling Powerless
Embrace Your Personal Power: Breaking the Cycle I want to see your hands raised if you mostly felt powerless while growing up? Not necessarily due to a lack of resources, food, shelter, money, transportation, etc. But, more about the *feeling * of being powerless. How were you made to feel? Did you have the luxury…
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Protecting Our Children: The Impact of Media
The Impact of Media Violence on Children: Creating a Safer Digital Environment Recent research has shed light on the harmful effects of media violence on children and adolescents. Exposure to violent content has been linked to various physical and mental health problems, including aggressive behavior, bullying, fear, depression, nightmares, and sleep disturbances. It is…
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Power of Verbalizing
Discover the Power of Verbalizing Your Feelings for Better Mental Health In our journey towards maintaining good mental health and effectively addressing troubling emotions, verbalizing our feelings plays a crucial role. Despite the common misconception that talking about our emotions is a sign of weakness, it is actually a proactive step towards taking charge of…
