Tag: Mental health
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The Importance of Having a Safe Person Outside Primary Caregivers
As children grow, their emotional worlds expand beyond the comfort and protection of their parents. While parents or primary caregivers form the foundation of love and trust, it is equally important for a child to have a safe person outside this immediate circle—someone they can turn to without fear of judgment, criticism, or disappointment. A…
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Struggling with Work and Motherhood: Finding Balance in Tough Times
Being a working mother is a constant act of balancing—between deadlines and dinner time, performance reviews and bedtime stories, demanding projects and your child’s endless questions. At times, the scale tips heavily toward work, and the guilt of not doing enough for your kids or your career can feel overwhelming. One of the hardest situations…
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Leading by Example
One thing I’ve realized as a mom is that kids don’t really learn from what we say. They learn from what we do. Our kids are always watching us—how we talk, how we treat others, how we handle tough days, even how we fold laundry. Every little thing becomes a quiet lesson for them. Living…
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Dealing with Kids Who Bully: When to Stand Firm and When to Teach Strength
Bullying in childhood can be subtle or blatant, but its effects can run deep — shaping how children see themselves and how they relate to others. Whether it’s teasing, exclusion, or physical intimidation, bullying creates an imbalance of power, and it often leaves both the child being bullied and the adults around them unsure of…
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The Little Joys of Motherhood
Motherhood is often described in grand terms—life-changing, overwhelming, exhausting, beautiful. And while all of that is true, what often gets overlooked are the little joys tucked into everyday moments. The quiet smiles. The sticky fingers reaching for yours. The way their laughter bubbles up out of nowhere and fills a room with sunshine. These are…
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Why I Forget the Basic Things
Yesterday, something happened that left me feeling a little shaken—and honestly, a bit disappointed in myself. We were driving back from a family function, and I was behind the wheel while my baby cried nonstop for the 10-minute ride home. Even though other relatives in the car were trying to soothe her, all I could…
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Why I Don’t Believe in the “Just Let Them Be” Philosophy
There’s a popular parenting phrase often passed around in well-meaning circles: “Just let them be.” It’s based on the idea that children will grow, learn, and sort things out on their own if we simply give them space. While I understand the intention behind this, I don’t fully subscribe to it—especially when it comes to…
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Feeling Helpless: The Silent Struggle of a Protective Mother
There are days when the weight of motherhood feels like it’s pressing down from all sides—days when I feel utterly helpless. Not because I don’t love my children or lack the desire to be everything they need. But because I do. Too much, sometimes. I find myself caught in a loop of wanting to protect…
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The Art of Self-Control and Thoughtfulness with Children
More often than not, I find myself trailing behind my own thoughts when interacting with my child. It’s a familiar pattern: she is engrossed in a task — perhaps playing quietly, building something, or simply exploring — and yet, driven by the buzzing list of “pending” tasks in my own mind, I interrupt.“Time for a…
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How Postpartum Care (Bananthana) Helped Me
Bringing a baby into the world is a transformative experience, but the postpartum phase can be just as challenging as pregnancy. I never fully understood the importance of postpartum care until I experienced it firsthand. Traditional Bananthana, an age-old postpartum recovery practice in many Indian households, played a crucial role in my healing, both physically…
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