Child Therapy

A young child crying when a parent leaves does not automatically mean there is a psychological problem. Separation anxiety is common in early childhood and can also appear during major changes such as starting preschool, changing schools, moving home, staying with a new caregiver, or a parent returning to work. The concern begins when the

Some children are naturally quiet, cautious, or slow to become comfortable around new people. This does not necessarily mean they have social anxiety. The concern begins when fear starts limiting normal life. A child may want to make friends but avoid approaching other children, know an answer but stay silent in class, refuse school activities,

The argument may have nothing to do with the child. It may start over money, work, in-laws, household responsibilities, parenting, or something that has been building between the couple for months. But the child is still in the house. They hear voices getting louder. A door is slammed. Something is thrown onto the table. One

One minute your children are playing together. Ten minutes later, one is crying, the other is shouting, and both are calling you to decide who started it. In many Indian homes, brothers and sisters fight over toys, TV, food, parents’ attention, studies, personal space and even who gets to sit next to Mum or Dad.

Your son can spend an hour playing cricket or watching videos, but five minutes after opening his maths book, he says he is tired. Your daughter completes everything else on time, but homework turns into a daily argument. She keeps getting up, looks around the room, asks for the phone, or says, “Mujhse nahi hoga.”

When a child is bullied at school, the problem does not always end when the bullying stops. A child who was once talkative may become quiet. They may stop raising their hand in class, avoid other children, worry about how they look, or start saying things such as, “Nobody likes me,” “I’m stupid,” or “I

Your child screams because you said no. Another day, they hit a sibling after losing a game. Sometimes they throw things, slam doors or become angry over something that seems very small. For parents, the difficult question is not always “How do I stop this?” It is often: “Is this normal for my child’s age,

Every child worries sometimes. A younger child may cry when a parent leaves. A school-going child may feel nervous before an exam. A teenager may worry about marks, friendships or what other people think about them. Usually, these feelings settle once the stressful situation passes. But sometimes worry does not switch off. A child may

Phones, tablets, smart TVs and gaming devices have become a normal part of childhood. Children use screens for school, entertainment, talking to friends, watching YouTube and playing games. The problem is not that screens exist. The problem begins when screen use starts taking over other important parts of a child’s day. Many Indian parents describe