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Corona Break - Fear OR Learn

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No school, no malls, and work from home can be a recipe for a very overwhelming home environment or though it may sound very insensitive, the present situation can be seen as a BLESSING- actually a BLESSING IN DISGUISE if we use the situation as an opportunity. The fear and precautions to be taken are real and it may scare some of us and our dear ones but use the situation to teach and learn a very important life skill of being positive and persevere by doing what is in our control and making the best of the situation. On one hand use it to know how we react to fear and learn to respond better, by not spreading fear and fact-checking, not stocking up unnecessarily leading to a shortage of essentials (groceries and medicine/sanitizer, mask) but do optimum consumption and avoid uncalled for panic. As a parent, you may take care of your panic by- • Avoiding unauthentic information on the virus • Taking proper steps as told by the authority • Do the regular activities indivi

Study Abroad In Finland

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In this episode, Ms. Suchitra Surve talks about Finland as a destination for studying abroad . Finland is a Northern European nation bordering Sweden, Norway, and Russia. Its capital, Helsinki, occupies a peninsula and surrounding islands in the Baltic Sea. We generally find people of Finland speaking Finnish & Swedish i.e. two languages spoken by the inhabitants. Among the Scandinavian countries, Finland has the coldest climate. The climate is characterized generally by long, cold winters and very short, mild, and moderately rainy summers. The Finnish education system is considered to be the topmost in education & is one of the cornerstones of the Finnish welfare society. This we need to know if we are planning to explore the country. They pride themselves on an education system that offers equal opportunities for education for all. There are many Universities that offer higher scientific and artistic education, like every country there are Bachelor’s, Master’s, Postgraduat

Parenting - Social Skills - Part 2

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In this episode, Ms. Swati Salunkhe continues exploring how parents can cater to social skills among their children. With listening, sharing and following instructions, one should be very cooperative. Co-operation should start from home, be it with parents, grandparents, siblings or anyone near and around you. In today’s time, children find it very difficult to co-operate with anyone. Parents need to instruct them or they themselves should do it, as it helps the children to inculcate these habits in them. Family needs to work as a team so that children learn to do their work on their own from an early stage. Communication is another positive important social aspect, which goes a long way in building up a child’s future. As a parent, if you observe any unruly behavior in your child, make sure you rectify it in an appropriate manner as it may end up taking a different shape altogether. Positive communication is important from both sides, from parent to child and child to parent and c

Parenting - Social Skills - Part 1

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In this episode, Ms Swati Salunke discusses how parents can cater to social skills among their children. A lot of times parents share that their child is fantastic in academics, but somehow they lack in social skills. To start with what do you mean by social skills , it’s not what you see online or in the virtual world but in the real world, now what could be the skills? Be it at home, society, school or at the workplace, there are certain skill sets which are required to be adapted, to adjust and make the most of it in our lives. So to start with it, what could be those few social skills that we should talk about? When we talk about listening to the first questions which comes up is listening to that difficult? Listening is just not paying attention, listening is giving an eye to eye contact and giving time which a child requires from their formative age. Parents need to set aside certain things which are not so important and If you are in between something explain it to them that