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2020 has been a year of surprises and major change in the ways the children are learning, and it has been different than ever before. The learning environment for the children has changed from classroom learning to virtual learning. Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/featurephilia/story/5-ways-to-help-kids-to-focus-at-e-learning-1741567-2020-11-17

To “flatten the curve” of the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown was announced in March 2020, with closure of schools, workplaces, sports, amusement parks, restaurants, and shops. Since then 7 months have passed, and the government is now insisting on reopening of school to normalise the situation, inspite of rising number of cases. We now have enough evidence/reports of the deteriorating mental, social and emotional health of children as a result of the pandemic. The lack of social interaction with friends, time

Adoctor as a profession is considered one of the most respected and esteemed profession from time immemorial. It teaches one to become a healer. Taking away pain and illness in itself can be very gratifying as a profession. On the other hand, if one makes a smallest of a mistake it may not be pardonable because as a medical professional one deals with the human body and life. https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/jobs-and-careers/story/want-to-become-a-doctor-here-s-what-you-need-to-know-1740884-2020-11-15

Parenting is to raise your children by providing them with all the care and protection required for their healthy development. But one must note that healthy development is not just about the physical growth of a child, it is also everything about enhancing their mental growth too. Home is the best school for kids and parents, arguably, play the most important role in their character formation. Source: https://www.healthwire.co/secret-of-parenting-dr-himani-khanna-dr-puja-kapoor-continua-kids47520-2/

According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly one in three of all adolescents ages 13 to 18 years will experience an anxiety disorder. As teenage is full of new challenges, anxiety is a normal reaction to these circumstances. Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/parenting/family/managing-anxiety-is-an-important-life-skill-for-teenagers-6758822/

There are certain behavioural patterns which are common in infancy and toddlers. They are a part and parsel of normal development but when occurs excessively/abnormally can disrupt the trajectory of normal growth and development. Whether these behavioural patterns are considered disorders that requires intervention beyond reassurance depends on the degree to which they interfere with the child’s physical, emotional, or social functioning. Source: http://bwwellbeingworld.businessworld.in/article/Behavioural-patterns-in-infancy-and-toddlers/18-09-2020-322055/

A double murder in Lucknow city rocked the nation last month. Besides the grisly nature of the crime itself, it shocked many that the teenage girl — who allegedly gunned down her mother and brother — was purportedly inspired by a character featuring in a novel by Japanese author Osamu Dazai. Children are impressionable. Some, if not all, live out their fantasies mainly through the content they consume on the internet, on television, and in the books they read. A

Understanding the impact of trauma: Early childhood trauma refers to the traumatic experience that occurs in children aged 0 to 6 years. As children are unable to describe /verbalize their reactions to a threatening and dangerous situation, their response to trauma is different as compared to older children/adults. The trauma could be the result of intentional violence like child physical or sexual abuse, or domestic violence or the result of natural disaster, accidents, or war. They may also experience traumatic stress

Bengaluru: With the pandemic induced lockdown and many working from home, the state capital has witnessed a surge in depression and OCD cases among the working professionals from the IT sector. Ace Suhas Hospital, Bengaluru has seen a 20% increase in anxiety and depression cases and one of the major reasons behind it is isolation. https://www.thehansindia.com/bangalore/surge-in-cases-of-depression-ocd-due-to-corona-pandemic-644701