Psychotalk with Dr Shruti

THE “NOISE” WITHIN The voices in my head that never really go silent. Some whisper doubts, others shout regrets. They carry the weight of my past, the anxiety of my future, and the confusion of the present. At times, they argue with each other; one pulling me towards healing, the other drowning me in fear. Some voices sound like people I’ve lost, some like the parts of me I’ve tried to forget. They remind me of mistakes, of what I should have said, of what I should never have done. And yet, amidst this chaos, there’s always a softer voice trying to break through; one that says I’m still here, still trying, still worthy. It’s not madness. It’s just me, unfolding. I am slowly unfolding myself, layer by layer, like pages of a story I never had the courage to read. Each emotion, each memory, each scar.  It reveals a part of me I once hid to protect my softness. It’s not easy to meet your own truths, to face the versions of you that you abandoned just to be accepted or loved. But I’ve r...

Raising siblings with love is a parenting skill. Two siblings can either be best of friends or the worst enemies. Making your children support each other and develop a strong bond requires nurture from parents. Children observe the mutual support amongst other family members. It always starts with conscious parenting. Give them environment that teaches empathy and compassion.  It starts with understanding child development and psychology. The early childhood experience and birth order plays a key role in shaping their mindset. Elder child is seen to have dictatorship and are responsible whereas the younger sibling is a peace maker of the home and pampered. If parents learn the behaviour based on birth order they will be skilled to navigate their parenting style. Based on Albert Bandura (American psychologist) theories, he states that children learn by modelling family members and parents. If they see you talking with each other respectfully and kindly they learn to inculcate that i...