November 25, 2020 12:30:51 pm
Pragati Sureka shares why kids’s psychological well being is the necessity of the second. (Supply: Public Relations Brochure; Designed by Gargi Singh)
It was throughout her many journeys to e book festivals, which spanned a decade, that psychologist Pragati Sureka realized that kids’s psychological well being books had a negligible presence on the cabinets. This, together with 15 years of professional interactions with folks from all walks of life, led her to put in writing a e book. Hope: Tales for a Wholesome Thoughts, printed by Scholastic India.
Her e book tells the tales of three kids, Ryan, Shoma, and Kabir, who face varied emotional challenges because of the stress and pressure of recent life, and likewise makes an attempt to advertise the dialog about psychological well being for youngsters and fogeys.
In an e-mail interplay with indianexpress.com, the creator spoke concerning the want for such a e book, her private experiences and why psychological well being it’s important to speak about it from the early years.
Excerpts:
What prompted you to put in writing this e book?
There’s a dearth of excellent books that speak about psychological well being care in a easy manner for younger kids. Whereas there are numerous books obtainable overseas, there are a couple of insignificant ones obtainable right here. I believe prevention is best than remedy.
Earlier than scripting this e book, yearly for greater than a decade I’ve attended e book festivals and ordered books on psychological well being for younger kids. Sadly, none had been obtainable (particularly these which might be positioned in colleges, PTA or PTA).
Kids want a holistic and built-in method to their total improvement and wholesome development. Sadly, the provision and function of sources to advertise robust psychological well being for rising kids is minimal.
Pragati Sureka’s e book offers with psychological well being issues confronted by kids. (Supply: Public Relations Brochure)
Are you able to inform us extra concerning the e book?
The e book has three heat tales associated to present psychological well being challenges, that are widespread right now. Ryan, Shoma and Kabir are three kids who battle with challenges. This e book exhibits how they overcome them. There may be additionally a piece for folks, so that they have a easy guideline on what to do every day to enhance a toddler’s emotional well-being. The illustrations are soothing, and kids can immediately join with the characters within the e book.
This e book is for anybody who desires kids to be in good psychological well being and to develop into emotionally robust and clever adults. This e book is for youngsters and fogeys who’re eager about having important conversations about psychological well being and emotional well-being. It’s also for all events within the wholesome improvement of a kid, comparable to colleges, lecturers, e book golf equipment, relations, and coverage makers and schooling directors.
A e book like this needs to be in each house so that individuals study to handle their emotional well-being every day. Robust psychological well being requires little day by day practices. With this e book, I hope folks understand that day by day psychological well being care will be as simple and routine as brushing your tooth each morning.
Are you able to share your experiences of working with kids and psychological well being issues?
Kids reply shortly to psychological well being interventions. As soon as they’ve a secure air flow area, lots of their issues – comparable to distracted conduct at college, problem dealing with the educational curriculum, fights with one another, or every other comparable problem – will be solved.
There was a 10-year-old boy who used his cell phone rather a lot to play video games and the dad and mom had been frightened. The boy’s eyesight was weakening and he had change into hooked on tv. After I spoke to him, I noticed that the daddy was continuously on the telephone, both speaking or checking social media. He could not perceive why he was being scolded for one thing that everybody in the home did on a regular basis. After a couple of classes, which included some life-style modifications for him, and a session with the dad and mom on tips on how to method the state of affairs and mannequin wholesome conduct, it yielded passable outcomes. With an built-in method and steering from dad and mom on tips on how to obtain sure modifications within the household system, the issue was solved.
How necessary is it to hunt assist?
Folks really feel that looking for assistance is for “loopy” folks. Worse nonetheless, in the event that they search assist, it signifies that one thing is fallacious with them. They do not wish to be labeled “mentally unstable / loopy /in keeping with”, In order that they keep away from looking for assist.
The very fact is that psychological counseling is extraordinarily useful for folks (with out a identified medical psychological well being situation) who wish to higher deal with on a regular basis life conditions. As well as, it’s a helpful avenue for private development and private improvement, if one feels trapped within the routine or helpless in sure life circumstances.
Is pandemic has introduced house a easy truth: that good psychological well being is a useful asset in coping with challenges, each seen and unexpected. Psychological well being professionals have stated for many years that common psychological well being care is just not elective for anybody, no matter age, gender or monetary background. Right this moment, most individuals globally acknowledge the validity of this easy viewpoint.
Why do you assume psychological well being conversations ought to begin early?
Good psychological well being gives kids with a stable basis for his or her total improvement. They study to handle themselves, their relationships, and the world round them in an emotionally clever and balanced manner. Alongside the best way, they develop an asset base of emotional expertise (EaR) sources comparable to efficient communication, mindfulness, resilience, and psychological well-being. Feeling their emotions helps kids assume clearly, develop socially, and study new expertise. As well as, easy loving gestures and phrases of encouragement from adults are essential to assist kids develop self-confidence, vanity, and a wholesome thoughts.
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