Covid 19 & Mental Health: How to deal with your children’s social and emotional needs in a pandemic – GQ India

Ila Kulshreshtha, a Delhi-based clinical psychologist, says children express their emotions very differently from adults because our processing centres for emotions are differently developed. But that doesnt mean theyre not experiencing the same disorientation and sense of loss and grief that adults are. 
Children can react by shutting down or becoming hyper-active,” says the founder of Aashna Mental Health. Instead of policing them, acknowledge and recognize whats happening. Listen to them. Try…

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