Woke up this morning to a headline that seemed to hold some promise, alas, that hope was short-lived.

How is being spooked going to prevent our young ones from attempting suicide? Parents have now moved from one extreme (that of shouting at their children to study) to another – being ‘spooked’ (reluctant to ask their kids to study).

» Continue reading “Daily News and Analysis (DNA), Saturday, 16 Jan 10: pages 1 and 2 “Parents spooked by ‘S’ word” and “Board plays emotional card on kids””

Loss of such young lives, once again; with the frequency sky-rocketing and the reason for taking such a drastic step remaining supposedly ‘unknown’ in most cases.

Human beings have enormous potential for solving their own problems; look at where we have taken technology!  From the Stone Age to the Modern Age, we have come a long long way……. but ask yourself, have we covered the same distance as far as ‘emotional’ growth is concerned? Have emotions been given their due importance in today’s tech-savvy and fast world?

» Continue reading “The Times of India (ToI), Friday, 15 Jan 10: “No end to suicide spurt as 4 end lives””