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Peer Relationships and Social Anxiety in Teens
Fearful youth may prioritize competence with Peers and close Friendships. As a secondary educator, I witnessed adolescence as a critical period marked by numerous physical, emotional, and social changes. It’s a time when peer relationships become essential as teenagers strive to fit in, establish their identity, and navigate the complex landscape of social interactions. Recently, I came across…
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The Significance of Peek-A-Boo in Early Childhood Development
It’s been a while since I wrote an article on my reflection. The past few months were a mix of, what I believe, challenging and amazing. I embarked upon a new journey called fatherhood. It’s a whole new journey, frightening at first but rewarding once you know what you’re doing. I am still learning in this fantastic yet incredibly adorable endeavour, and the very first thing I learn is the art of…
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Student Burnout | How Academic Pressure Causes High-Level Anxiety
Student Burnout | How Academic Pressure Causes High-Level Anxiety
Parents Beware: “If You Are Not Ahead, You Are Behind” Is Not a Good Mental Health Strategy When it comes to high school, nowadays, students struggle to cope with their daily schedule. Recently, I had a parent orientation meeting at the start of a new school term. One of my student’s parents shares that her kid has fallen behind on other assigned projects due to her pending physics assignments.…
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Self-Disgust And Borderline Personality Disorder Among Teens
Self-Disgust And Borderline Personality Disorder Among Teens
New Research Highlights Self-Dissatisfaction in Adolescents as A Possible Precursor To BPD This article is a bit longer than I usually write and share as it contains recent research and its findings. Recently I engaged in a discussion with one of my previous students who is in her second year and doing her graduation in medicine. She shared her career goals with me, and it seems she is doing…
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The Power of Deep Curiosity and The Fear of Asking Questions
The Power of Deep Curiosity and The Fear of Asking Questions
Questions Are the Fuel to Our Never-ending Search and Enquiry – Then Why Sometimes We Are Afraid of Them and Consider Them Foolish to Ask? Last week, during a topic discussion on the history of the pandemic, a parent came and sat in my class. I usually allow parents to attend classes to be a part of their kid’s learning journey. A student, after the discussion, asked a question that was too…
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How Does Listening Music Benefit Your Classroom and Student Engagement?
How Does Listening Music Benefit Your Classroom and Student Engagement?
Chill Realms – The Latest Addition to My Readables That Helps Teachers to Boost Student Engagement and Participation During the Lessons One of the post-covid effects on students these days is that they become too busy in their daily hybrid learning schedules that they hardly get any time to relax or even do something that reduces their exam anxiety. Studies suggest that to minimise stress during…
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What Time Is Right for Us to Step Outside Our Comfort Zone?
What Time Is Right for Us to Step Outside Our Comfort Zone?
How Would I Know That My Purpose, Timings and Motifs Are Right for The Choice That I Have Made for Myself? Long before the evolution of computers and mobile gadgets in my life, books were the only source of imagination to me, and the very first book that I picked to read was J.R.R Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. There are several life lessons that Tolkien introduces in this book series like…
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How Important Is Family Involvement for Teenagers' Growth and Development?
How Important Is Family Involvement for Teenagers’ Growth and Development?
The 2009 Hollywood Movie Blind Side Revolves Around a Struggling Teenager Who Was Desperately Waiting for a Miracle in His Life. Last week, I watched the movie Blind Side, starring Sandra Bullock and Quinton Aaron. This movie is the real-life story of NFL player Michael Oher and his rise out of the depths of poverty, neglect, and homelessness to become one of the NFL’s greatest athletes. The…
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The Addiction of Seeking Validation on Social Media
Social Media Is Fun and Exciting as It Connects Us with Our Families and Friends Especially in Pandemic. But It Becomes Stressful When We Start Craving for more Likes and Shares. Last week I was reading an article on ‘selfie syndrome. It discusses why adolescents engage in behaviour where they seek Validation on social media. This article reminds me of a recent talk with a parent where she…
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Why My Class Did Not Go as Planned?
Why My Class Did Not Go as Planned?
Creating Successful Lesson Plans for Online Classes Requires More Than the Pedagogical and Technological Strategies So, my class went really bad, and the students hardly participated in the planned activities. The thing that irritates me is not why students didn’t engage with the planned activities. Instead, this catastrophe happened now after spending more than a year teaching online classes.…
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Why Do Kids Need to Be Encouraged to Become Original Thinkers?
Why Do Kids Need to Be Encouraged to Become Original Thinkers?
Researchers Believe That Originality Turns Out to Be Essential for The Kids in All Fields of Life, especially in a Time of Distress Last week, a student waited for me after the class just to ask one thing ‘Do I have a unique mind?’ The question was spontaneous, which made me pause for a moment before replying to her question. I gently asked, ‘Dear, what made you ask this question?’ She replied,…
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Why Is Discontentment on The Rise Among Teens?
Why Is Discontentment on The Rise Among Teens?
Researchers Believe That Due to Covid Closures Teenagers are Suffering More Than Ever from Mood Disorders Such as Depression, Schizophrenia, or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) And Even, In Some Cases, Become Suicidal. One of my previous batch students recently approached me and shared that he wanted to end his life as he does not see any worth. Upon asking, he said his parents always fight…
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How Reading Helps Students to Overcome Stress in a Time of Crisis
How Reading Helps Students to Overcome Stress in a Time of Crisis
Researchers Believe That Adolescent’s Post Pandemic Stress Can Be Conquer Through Reading Habits A new term began, and once again, a fresh lot started their new yet another virtual learning journey with me. Interestingly, this time around, I found some students who like to read books and are even interested in sharing their reviews during the class. You guys must be wondering why I am expressing…
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Why do Adolescents Sometimes Cave into Peer Pressure?
Why do Adolescents Sometimes Cave into Peer Pressure?
Especially In This Plight of Pandemic Dealing with Teenage Peer Pressure Now Becoming a Huge Problem During High School When I think back to my teenage days, I can probably remember the feeling and the fear that everyone will think I am not cool or do not hang out with the coolest gang of my high school. That fear leads me to do a lot of stupid stuff that I might not do otherwise, from adopting a…
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How Do I Know If My Adult Child Is Emotionally Constipated?
How Do I Know If My Adult Child Is Emotionally Constipated?
Why Children Become Emotionally Explosive in Their Adulthood? As a secondary school educator, I frequently hear stories of being passive and aggressive, especially from parents. Behaviours like these may have many reasons such as academic, family or peer pressure etc. But sometimes, these reasons have lasting effects on teens mental and physical health if proper actions cannot be taken on time. I…
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How Fear of Missing Out Affects Teens During Pandemic?
How Fear of Missing Out Affects Teens During Pandemic?
A New Study Suggests the Association Between Pandemic and The FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) Syndrome Especially in Teenagers During the Pandemic Times The pandemic has given us the way forward to sustain and survive while keeping ourselves socially distant. The virtual valley is now the home to millions of digital natives benefiting their lives from the fruits of services this valley offers.…
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Why Do We Need to Teach Empathy in Our Classrooms?
Why Do We Need to Teach Empathy in Our Classrooms?
How Teaching Compassion to Students Helps Them to Tackle Future Challenges and Adapt to New Situations in Life? As a teacher, we usually encounter multiple forms of students’ behaviour in the classroom. One of the behaviours which I believe every teacher should relate where students support each other. When asking ‘why you are not participating in the classroom or what puzzling you, buddy?’ was…
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