Television addiction in children
My son, Adit is 12 years old and studies in the 7th grade. He watches television for at least 3-4 hours per day. One day it is a movie, the other day it is a serial, which he must watch…
Academic failure
My daughter Deval, 10 years old, studying in the 5th standard finds her studies very difficult. Earlier, she used to score 70-80 % marks and now she is struggling to reach even 60 %. She also failed in one subject…
Communication with adolescents
My son, Aryan is 14 years old. Since the last one year, our communication seems to have taken a turn for the worse. He feels that I am unable to understand him, however, I feel that he is being more…
Keeping a pretence
Sahil, a 29 year old businessman, lives with his wife and child in a posh locality of Ahmedabad. He gets on fantastically well with his neighbours, with his business clients and with his acquaintances. On 10th October, 2001, the family…
The criminal mind
Ajay is a 38 year-old builder. He has an outstanding debt of 4 crores. He refuses to pay the money even though he has it. The apartments, which he has built, are damaged every now and then and the tenants…
Developing Confidence and Social Adjustment
Raj had begun to show improvement in his attitude towards school, but there were still moments when he felt unsure of himself. While he had started taking interest in certain subjects, he often compared himself with other students and felt…
Building Interest and Responsibility
Raj continued to show reluctance towards school even after several discussions at home. His parents noticed that forcing him or arguing with him only made him more resistant. Instead of improving, his attitude began to reflect disinterest not only in…
School Behavior
My son Raj is 14 years old and there is a constant complain from him that he does not like to go to school. He says that there is nothing worthwhile taught in school these days and that the teachers…
The importance of cooperation in marriage
Rahul is a 30 year-old MBA working as a marketing executive in a bank. His wife Mitali, 28, an interior designer from Bombay works from home. Theirs was an arranged marriage and it is 2 years since then. It is…
Father’s Shadow
I am Shekhar Agrawal, a 30-year-old cardiac surgeon. I have recently finished my post-graduation and joined the hospital of my father who is also a reputed cardiac surgeon. He has been a self-made man and achieved this success through sheer…