Putting family as a priority
My husband Vineet, 40 years old, is an architect. We have three children aged 15, 12 and 10. He starts his work at 7 a.m. and finishes by 10 p.m. Twice in a year we take a vacation and at…
Television viewing (continued)
Last week we discussed the problem that Adit’s father had because Adit was addicted to television. We discussed the problem’s implications. This week we discuss the specific methods, which can help him resolve the problem with Adit. You might…
Complement each other
I am Akash, a 31-year-old surgeon, married to Anusha, 27 years old, an interior designer. We married before 5 years having known each other for a year before that. Differences have started to crop between us since the last 3…
Comparison Between Children
My son, Bhavin is a 18 year old student, who has cleared his 12th Board examinations scoring 70% marks. Right from the beginning of the 12th standard second term, he had lost interest in his studies. He would not study and just…
Anorexia Nervosa
My daughter Rakhi, 18 years old, 5’6” tall, weighs only 37 kg. Her actual weight should be around 50 kg looking at her age and built. Even then, she feels that she is overweight and wants to lose 3 kgs…
The subjugated mother
My sister, Amisha, 28 years old, lives in Pune. Her husband, Sandeep, a businessman is a very dominating person. They have a small child, Priya, who is just 2 years old. Amisha is unable to adapt to Sandeep’s dominance and…
Building a relationship (continued)
Last week we were looking at the possible interventions that Manoj and Riya could undertake so that they could improve their marital relationship. It is often important to process the negative experiences – to talk them through, resolve them,…
Building a relationship
My friend Manoj, a cardiologist and his wife, Riya, an anesthetist got married on 02/02/02. On 03/03/03, they are on the verge of a divorce. The reason is communication failure between the two. Both feel that the other person does…
Television viewing
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 and…
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 in…