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Any intentional harm or mistreatment to a toddler underneath 18 years vintage is taken into consideration infant abuse. Child abuse takes many forms, which frequently arise at the equal time. • Physical abuse. Physical child abuse occurs while a baby is purposely physically injured or put at risk of damage by means of any other person. • Sexual abuse. Sexual toddler abuse is any sexual activity with a child, including fondling, oral-genital contact, intercourse, exploitation or publicity to baby pornography. • Emotional abuse. Emotional child abuse approach injuring a child's shallowness or emotional well-being. It includes verbal and emotional assault — along with continually belittling or berati...

What does Exam pressure resemble? A few indications of stress include: •             Feeling befuddled •             Losing contact with companions •             Feeling ill humored and low •             Having inconvenience deciding •             Feeling overpowered •             Lack of inspiration to do anything •             Trouble dozing or getting up •             Tense muscles or cerebral pains •           ...

Career Planning may surface at a later stage of adolescence, however, forms a vital part of one’s development. Career has become an important part in every individual’s life, and many times becomes integral to one’s sense of confidence, happiness and contentment in life. Hence, planning a career and making a move towards it in the right direction, is as important an aspect, as any other aspect of life in the adolescent period. Starting early allows the opportunity to set specific goals and work toward completing those goals with a vision and a purpose. This also enhances one’s confidence and personality. There may be several things for adolescents to consider when planning their career path, such as: Parents play an important role in supporting their adolescents with encouragement and information as they begin their career and life journeys. Evidence supports that when adolescents are in the midst of choosing a career path, it is their parents who have the greatest influence. ...

Dependence on substances has adverse effects on all facets of life. Addiction to substances such as alcohol and tobacco has detrimental effects on both psychosocial and physical health, which in turn can lead to major mental health concerns and even mental disorders. Further consequences may include difficulty in decision making, quitting a job, severing ties with close relatives and family members, etc. which leads to long-term repercussions. A habit of abusing substance(s) links intensely to all spheres of a person’s life. This is one reason why dependence on substance(s) can be hard to overcome without assistance. While undergoing treatment, in order to quit the habit and to quit for keeps, an alcoholic or an addict must make holistic changes to his/her lifestyle, which includes but is not limited to avoiding or successfully coping with conditions which may result in a relapse, building around oneself an atmosphere which is best suited for performing professional task...

Career Counselling can be helpful in the following ways:   Helps in Identifying an individual's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats Helps in choosing the most appropriate career path H elps in recovering from loss of job during the mid-career phase and while looking for a new job H elps in validation of decisions if an individual chooses to tread a career path which is not too popular or which is not in demand. H elps an individual seek unbiased advice about his/her career options, which he/she won't get from his/her kith or kin. Following are a few disadvantages of Career Counselling: Ambiguity related to decision making may affect career prospects: After being counseled, an individual may choose science with computers as his/her stream to pursue studies, but may end up as a complete misfit for the job which he/she has landed after graduation. Multiple career choices being available has also made it harder for students to zero in on ...

Importance of Educating Adolescents about Mental Well-being in Schools X was only ten when he started feeling miserable all the time. He felt disconnected from other children and empty. He suffered alone and even switched schools, but that did not help. It was only when he was 14 that he told his mother what was going on. He was diagnosed with major depression and anxiety and was able to receive treatment. His story reveals the difficulty which young people experience when it comes to speaking out about their mental health issues. As problems related to psychological well-being often crop up during the early teenage and adolescence years, it is obvious that mental health education must begin during this age. Also, as teenagers spend most of their time in schools, it is palpable that mental health education must begin in schools. Many stigmas & misconceptions related to adolescent mental well being still exist in our society. The breaking down of stigma ...

How to Find out if Your Adolescent Offspring is Using Drugs or Alcohol Focus on their eyes.  After your adolescent child comes back home from a get together, pay attention to the adolescent’s eyes. If the eyes are red and heavy-lidded, with constricted pupils, it is a sign of the adolescent having used marijuana. If the pupils of the eyes are dilated, and if he or she is finding it hard to focus, he/she has most probably been drinking alcohol.  Sniff it out:  Engage in a head to head discussion with your adolescent. If the adolescent has been drinking alcohol or smoking, a foul smell shall emanate from her/his breath, hair, hands and clothes. An atypical stench coming out of his/her room (like tobacco smoke), use of incense sticks or air fresheners to disguise other smells, it’s important to find out what’s going on. Frequent Mood Fluctuations:  If your teenager is noisy, loathsome & panic-stricken at some times & gauche, tired & withdrawn...