Yesterday at a consultation - a mom asked me
"Why does my child always get into the wrong company? I have moved him through three schools in the hope that at the next school - he will get into better company. But every time - he has made friends with the bullies and troublemakers in the school. Is there something wrong with him? Why does he gravitate towards people who are doing the wrong things? We are very worried about what will happen when he goes to college and is on his own." My answer - You don't need to be keep him away from the 'bad crowd'. You need to raise his SELF-ESTEEM. Your child is not attracted to 'bad' people. He is attracted to people who have low self-esteem. No child is really 'bad'. Children with low self esteem do things that are considered bad. And since your son has low self-esteem - he is attracted to those children. Raise his self-esteem and he will change the crowd he hangs out with. High self-esteem is critical to good decision making. Especially when it comes to decisions about who they should choose to build relationships with. If you are want your child to make better decisions - work on raising their self-esteem. If you are wondering what you can do to raise your child's self-esteem - reach out for help. I had a rapt audience yesterday at my wellness workshop for the students of @Trioworldacademy
I loved it that on the first day of school for these students - the institution invited me to speak on HAPPINESS. The message that the students receive - when an institution does something like this is crystal clear. And the message is "We value your HAPPINESS over everything else" And that is such an important message to give children. Because often the inadvertent message that children receive from the world is - that - SUCCESS leads to HAPPINESS. And you must keep striving for success in order to be happy. And that only makes us UNHAPPY. Because the definition of success is constantly changing for all of us. But the truth is that HAPPINESS leads to SUCCESS. And it is extremely important that children understand this. And strive towards happiness. But what is HAPPINESS? Is there a difference between PLEASURE and HAPPINESS? Do negative emotions destroy HAPPINESS? Or do they play a role in the creation of HAPPINESS? How do you create HAPPINESS? What do you need to do every day as a student to ensure that you are happy? My workshop helped the children find answers to these questions. And as we went along they asked several extremely intelligent questions. I love this about the teenagers of today. They are so self-aware. They are constantly exploring how they can live better lives. And they jump at any opportunity to improve their understanding of life and take action to live better lives. It makes me so happy when I can support this endeavor with my knowledge of neuroscience and my experience of working with several hundreds of teens over the past 10 years. So grateful for this opportunity to make the world a happier place. |
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