A teacher comes across a myriad of students during their journey of teaching. Students are at school for a longer period of time than they are at home, giving teachers greater opportunities to identify the physical and mental challenges of children. Any untoward behaviour of the student comes to the …
Why are you wearing that ribbon?
I had just returned home from my first day of work at Sethu when my daughter asked me the significance of the awareness ribbon pinned to my top. I had been given the ribbon to wear every day for the month of October as a show of support and to …
Beyond ADHD
Chimamanda Adichie in her TED Talk on ‘The Danger of a Single Story’ says “The single story creates stereotypes. And the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story”. I feel this holds true for so …
Parent Self-Care
As a parent, putting yourself first can seem like a distant dream, however we are here to tell you that self-care is really important and YOU deserve to take care of yourself and YOU can choose how. Here are a few ways to help you begin: 1) Check your to-do …
The Wonderful World Of Executive Functions
We’re going to begin by talking about the pre-frontal cortex (PFC), the part of the brain that is helping you, I hope, pay attention to this post as you are reading it and regulate your attention from other possible thoughts of your next meal preparation, shopping list and clothes that …