A few years back, most of the discussion about students was around the marks, board exams, and career options. There was a different discussion today. Parents, teachers, and the entire education system are increasingly concerned about students’ mental health. Students are silently coping with stress, social and academic pressures, and burnout in the system in … Read more
Nowadays, the academic world is increasingly dynamic, which has put pressure on students in terms of emotional, social, and academic challenges. With exam anxiety, career confusion, mental health struggles, and so on, the demand for trained professionals in schools has never been as high. Many psychology students and future counselors are now posing this question, … Read more
School refusal and anxiety are emerging as widespread problems across all age groups, and can be based on emotional distress, but not defiant behaviour. To students with high levels of anxiety, going back to school may be a scary experience instead of a normal one. The soft landing approach emphasizes supportive reintegration as opposed to … Read more
School is expected to be a learning place, where students make friends and grow. School is one of the biggest causes of anxiety for many teenagers today. School expectations, examination, peer pressure, harassment, social network comparisons, and fear of failure will silently overpower the teens, and sometimes adults will not realize this until the stress … Read more
Childhood is a very delicate and precious time period of everyone’s life. Everything that we learn in our childhood stays with us forever, all the games that we’ve played, all the memories we made, the time we spent, we still cherish it but let’s be real childhood isn’t what it used to be. A 2019 … Read more
A school is not always a safe place for kids. We hear scary school stories in India every other day. Still, we never realize the psychology behind any student committing suicide, feeling pressured due to exams, or getting harassed by teachers. We read and normalize it. But as an educator, parent, or someone dealing with … Read more
There is a rapid rise in the awareness of mental health in schools across India. Students today are suffering from early age academic pressure, anxiety, bullying, emotional stress, social comparison and career confusion. Schools now recognize the importance of having trained mental health professionals available to support students in their emotional, social, and academic development. … Read more