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Another interesting link.

 Sorry for the lack of updates. I will try to post something up later on. In the meantime, here is a useful link on anxiety! https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/fightinganxiety?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_source=562160_Research%20weekly%20bulletin%2001%2F10%2F21&dm_i=6DCF,C1RK,1EA07E,1G96G,1

Conversing with children- an Interesting link for parents

 Just came across this CNA article on how parents can talk to children.  https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/youth-mental-health-parent-role-counsellor-2160541

What is sensitivity?

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Credit:  https://theamusedonlooker.wordpress.com/2017/08/05/comic-strip-saturday-sensitivity/ Hello all! This week’s article will be short. This week, our focus will be on this word:  Sensitivity Yes, you probably guessed it already. But why are these important?  I don’t think most of us probably consider the impact of our words on others sometimes. We may casually throw around a phrase, assuming that everyone is fine with its usage, for a myriad of reasons eg I am around good friends; This has always been the way in which I speak, and so far, nobody has said anything about it.  It may be ok to say certain things around your friends, but this can become a problem when someone else may not share the same sentiment or view as you do about something which you may have said. We cannot assume that certain things we always said are the norm. That woman may look nonchalant, but she may be feeling hurt by how you laughed at her academic grades. In my experience so far, I hav...