Lifekiran.com, a knowledge sharing platform for mental health conducted a webinar on ‘mental health in children’. Preeti Saini, a consultant psychologist, motivational speaker and author, introduced the topic and spoke about how parents, teachers and adults work hard to build the future of children. She said that usually the physical and the academic aspects are taken care of. However, their mental health is rarely understood and is one of the most ignored aspects. She also informed that especially due to the Pandemic and the lockdown children are facing more mental health issues than before and suicide rates have gone up. She said that if we want our kids to have a better life then we need to understand their mental health and work towards their Holistic development.
The guest speaker was Dr Pratibha Sharma, a consultant clinical psychologist. She spoke about the importance of parenting as a determining factor in children's mental health. She emphasized that lack of family support, lack of attention, approval and appreciation by parents and constant blaming and comparisons affect a kid's behavior negatively. Due to this they become adamant, have anxiety, phobia etc. she gave tips on how to deal with children. She also spoke about what can be done to prevent mental health and behavioral issues in children.