Mentally Healthy Conversations: Engaging Children
As vital as mental health is to wellbeing, lots of people still downplay the significance of promoting mental health. There is no aspect of our life and livelihood that is…
The African Child and the “Plague” of Silence
Every year, the 16th of June is set aside as “The Day of the African Child”. The theme for the year 2020, “Access to Child-Friendly Justice in Africa” is timely…
Mentally Healthy Memories
As we live and interact with others, we continually acquire knowledge about people. We also get to know more about who we are; our likes, our dislikes, our interests, what…
Adolescent Suicide
The impact of suicide on the family and other significant others in the life of someone who successfully ends his/her life can be devastating. We keep hearing of adolescents who…
Mothers killing babies: A Positive Mental Health Perspective
Becoming a mother is expected to bring joy and fulfillment. The unusual act of Infanticide is the intentional killing of infants. It is a dastardly act which is more commonly…
School mental health guide for parents and teachers
The entire growth of a child or adolescent is not just the obvious physical growth and maturation. Holistic growth and development entail physical, mental and social development of an individual.…
Anger in Children; Nature vs Nurture?
This article seeks to discuss the role of inherited and acquired traits (from life experience) in reinforcing anger with a focus on children.