Shelja Sen

Shelja Sen is a narrative therapist, writer, co-founder of Children First Institute of Child & Adolescent Mental Health. She is a TED speaker, an international faculty at Dulwich Centre, Adelaide, and Tutor at University of Melbourne. Her latest book is Reclaim Your Life.

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Imagine: Exam time and a pressure-cooked generationSubscriber Only

January 26, 2019 06:00 IST

Education which is not embedded in life is meaningless. It is high time we let go of this outdated belief that one exam will determine the rest of their lives. This is a huge burden for young shoulders to carry.

Sat, Jan 26, 2019

Imagine: The last thing your child needs is discipliningSubscriber Only

January 12, 2019 06:00 IST

There is a lot of moaning and groaning, leading to shouting and possibly the child being forcibly made to sit down. In the end, there is an unhappy child who associates homework with punishment and a guilty parent who feels helpless and inadequate. If this is discipline, then every home is better without it.

Sat, Jan 12, 2019

Imagine: The myth of the badly behaved childSubscriber Only

December 29, 2018 06:00 IST

We all have a deep desire for perfect kids as that would, in turn, make us feel good about ourselves. When they do not fall into the socially prescribed narrative of ‘good kids’, we try to 'fix them' by criticising, complaining, shaming and blaming them. And when they push back in frustration, we react with anger and censure.

Fri, Jan 11, 2019