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You may come across couples who lead happy lives and so, you come to the conclusion that these are healthy marriages. But you may not know that these couples may be taking some regular steps to nurture the relationship. These are simple steps and can be taken by anyone. If you adopt them, you can also lead a happy life with your partner. Let us have a look. Continue reading “Relationship-building Activities for Healthy Marriages”


Parents are very concerned about the increased incidence of teen depression. In this context, there is no other option available for them except to acquire as much knowledge about this problem as possible. Though the Internet has a lot of information about this problem, parents should discuss with their doctor also to get some valuable advice. If you are a parent and if your child has been affected, you should ask the following questions to your doctor so that you can have a good amount of information about teen depression. Continue reading “Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Teen Depression”


It is the notion of a number of people that the challenges of children are not very big, but the real fact is that whatever challenges kids face like attending a new school or learning a new thing are quite big for them. Some kids may be able to overcome these challenges with confidence but if your children lack self-confidence, you need not despair because parenting experts suggest a few steps using which you can instill confidence in them. Continue reading “Parenting Steps to Make Your Children Confident”


There are a few pediatricians who advise that children below 12 should be prevented from using high-tech gadgets like hand-held devices. They also advise that children above six should not be allowed to view television beyond two hours a day. These pediatricians do not advise that parents should keep policing and regulating their children but they advise that parents should instead do away with their high-tech gadgets, hand-held devices so that kids may not get access to these items. If they do not do away with these items, children may get confused as to how parents can use the items but prevent them from using the items. Continue reading “Parenting in the Tech Age”


According to a survey, suicide is rated as the third main cause of deaths among adolescents. Parents as well as experts are highly concerned about this and experts advise parents, teachers to acquire as much knowledge as possible about teen depression and teen suicides so that these dangers can be averted. In fact, a number of myths remain about teen depression and suicides. The intention of this article is to dispel these myths so as to help people intervene at the right time. Continue reading “Myths About Teen Depression and Suicide”


When you are experiencing some difficulties in your relationships, the culprit might be depression. A research has shown how depression is closely connected to associations in a cyclical fashion: Depression can affect the quality of your relationships, and the characteristics of your bonding can bring about an effect in the level of your depression. In other words, when you are depressed, you will pay lesser attention to your spouse or you will be less involved, more irritable and even you will have trouble in spending time together. All these things can affect your association. Similarly, problems in association like difficulty in resolving issues, withdrawal, lack of communication and higher conflict can lead to depression. Continue reading “When Depression Affects Your Relationships”


Gayathri Ramprasad is the president and the founder of the ASHA International, which is a non-profit organization for the promotion of community, organizational and personal wellness. She revealed that she struggled with depression, panic attacks and anxiety for more than a decade in her life. She also said that like many people, she too was struggling to find a remedy to get out of her problems. She began to think that wellness is a distant dream when different medications, electroconvulsive therapy, psychotherapy and many other techniques seemed to be useless for her. Many victims of teen depression face similar situations. Continue reading “What Can Work For Teen Depression”


It is the belief of many parents that rivalry between the siblings is unavoidable, natural and it is healthy as well. Even though, different reasons like personality, developmental stage, nature of relationships and age can be pointed out for the reason behind sibling rivalry, the main cause is the requirement of protection, attention and power from parents. Generally, children right from their infancy stage find comfort in predictability and routine. The dynamism of the family is the main source of certainty and familiarity inclusive of the ways in which every parent reacts to each of their children during sibling struggles. Continue reading “How Do Sibling Struggles Affect Adult Relationships”