What exactly do you see when you look into the mirror? How does it make you feel? What are the thoughts that race through your mind at that moment? Why do I ask? Well, I guess you have to keep scrolling to find out! PUBERTY: A NEW BEGINNING? ...
Beauty Truly Comes in All Shapes and Sizes
Growing up, we have been always taught to think and understand that beauty exists in binaries. We have been told from a very early age that being tall is beautiful while being short is shameful, being fair-skinned is lovely while being dark-skinned i ...
What is Happening to My Body?
Today morning, my eleven-year-old cousin came into my room, awkward and hesitant, which surprised me because she is usually a bubbly person. Upon inquiring, I found out that she wanted to talk about some uncomfortable changes happening to her body, l ...
Busting 8 Common Myths and Misconceptions about Periods
Shame is the most common emotion that is often associated with the term "menstruation" or "periods." There are a lot of taboos regarding menstruation and menstruators that have been growing for centuries and it is high time to address these taboos an ...
Decoding PMS – Causes, Remedies and How You Can Manage it
Imagine, it's fine weather, you’re enjoying an ice cream and suddenly, out of absolutely nowhere, it starts to melt at a super hyper-accelerated speed. Now, each bite starts stinging and at times stabbing your tongue—you are confused whether it’s cho ...
Let’s get our Period info straight!
. I was recently having a conversation about menstruation with a male friend of mine. My last period was particularly painful to deal with and he could see me being irritable and unwell, which is what led to him curiously asking me about period pains ...
Development of Parent-Child Conflict – Reasons and How it Affects Children
The relationship and bond between parents and a child is one of the earliest and crucial relationships that a child forms. It contributes to various aspects of a child’s life and future. Like every other relationship, the relationship between a paren ...
Sexual Health Awareness in Adolescents
The adolescent phase is a critical phase in an individual’s life. Children go through puberty during this period which causes physical changes in their bodies. They become sexually mature and it affects girls and boys differently. Adolescents are par ...
Emotional Changes in Teens that Parents need to know
In adolescence, the child physically, psychologically and socially transforms into a young adult, breaking from childhood attachment and security, and acquiring freedom and responsibility to explore newer avenues for himself or herself. The tumultuou ...
Mental Health Support – Need of the Hour
‘Come on, get over it dude!’ ‘Learn to let it go.’ ‘Don’t be a cry baby!’ ‘Stop overthinking. Half your problems will disappear.’ ‘Just keep yourself busy and don’t think about it.’ ‘Think positively my dear!’ ‘Mental health concerns are just made up ...