Psychology says hyper-independence isn't a personality type or a strength; it's a childhood survival response that starts the moment a child realizes their feelings are inconvenientMany adults appear strong and self-sufficient, but this is often a survival tactic learned in childhood. Early experiences taught them that...
06 Jun, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
Psychologists noticed that adults who grew up in “high-performance” homes often share one odd habit, and it shows up in how they treat their email inbox like a moral scoreboard they have to win every single dayFor many, an email inbox transcends mere communication; it symbolizes the weight of childhood expectations to excel and sidestep failures. ...
05 Jun, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
Skin Deep: The ugly truth behind youth skin care trendsYoung girls are increasingly using high-end skincare products influenced by social media, leading to serious skin damage and mental health ...
31 Aug, 2024, 10.24 AM IST
Nashville school shooting suspect was former student: PolicePolice said they believe the 28-year-old female shooter was a former student at The Covenant School, a Presbyterian school founded in 2001....
28 Mar, 2023, 12.30 PM IST
Hyderabad boy gets Rs 1 crore scholarship in US university that produced 17 Nobel laureates18-year-old Vedant Anandwade from Hyderabad has got a scholarship of Rs 1.3 crore from the Case Western Reserve University in the United St...
09 Aug, 2022, 09.25 PM IST
Cracking international tests: A catalog of expensive tutoring isn't the answerNot only have tuitions become a prime way of providing extra support to our children but they are also considered status symbols now! And, ...
30 Jun, 2022, 05.49 PM IST
World Brain Tumour Day: From vision changes, hearing loss to anger & depression - here are symptoms you must not ignoreBrain tumour is a collection of abnormal cells that grow inside your skull.
08 Jun, 2022, 05.56 PM IST
Childhood anxiety can affect your kid's life. Here is how to identify and address it earlyAnxiety can have adverse effects on child development, even if a child's anxiety levels fall below what clinicians would consider an anxiet...
31 May, 2022, 10.56 AM IST
Online courses for school kids: Which courses are available, how much do these costIn line with the new job avenues and career options that have replaced traditional jobs, a wide range of massive open online courses (MOOC)...
02 May, 2022, 06.30 AM IST
Empathy is our only moral compass during pandemic, Russia-Ukraine conflict. But, know where to draw the lineThe effects of excess empathy can be both psychological and physical.
17 Mar, 2022, 05.41 PM IST
Eastern Europe helps Ukraine refugees feel at home with school places, jobsMore than 3 million people have left Ukraine so far, data from the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) showed. The frontline states - Poland, Slova...
16 Mar, 2022, 10.04 PM IST
Pandemic woes 'overwhelming' kids. Schools launch new therapy-based programmesStudents in every grade are taught how thoughts, feelings and behaviours are linked and how learning how to control and reframe thoughts ca...
20 Dec, 2021, 07.54 PM IST
Kids, The Pandemic & A Mental Health ChallengeThe pandemic took children out of schools and plonked them in front of screens for online classes. Ten months on, they are lonely, angry an...
11 Mar, 2021, 11.18 AM IST
Money & Relationships: Should you pay your child for chores or school work?To motivate disinterested kids, parents try to offer them financial rewards, with the amount varying according to the child’s age and type ...
13 Jan, 2020, 06.30 AM IST
Delhi: One in every 5 school students a ‘problematic’ internet userA total of 6,291 students studying in classes from VI to XII in 25 schools in the south-east district of Delhi participated in the survey. ...
11 Apr, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
The struggles of a single motherMirror writer and single mom Anjana Vaswani chats with three others of her tribe on raising kids alone with one eye on blood pressure.
20 Jul, 2015, 02.11 PM IST
- Facebooking has pros and cons for teens: Study
Social networking sites pose both risks and benefits to children as their studies get affected but at the same time the introverts learn ho...
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