Preeti: I was so much happier in New York with my boyfriend and you had to bring me back home. I hate this.
Parent: Do you have any idea how many people have DIED in New York? You’re so ungrateful.
Rohit: It’s so terrible to be cooped up in this small apartment. I hate to share my room 24/7 with this kid. You said he would be in boarding school most of the year and here he is encroaching on my space!
Parent: At least you have your own room. Look at all those other people on TV! Living 11 to a room.
Farha: I am so worried daddy! Poor Nana and Nani are all alone in Bangalore. I am constantly thinking they may get the virus.
Parent: Don’t you worry darling. Nothing will happen to them!
Sounds familiar? Probably similar scenarios have happened in your homes or friends’ homes. We are all holed up in our homes and are anxious as to what is going to happen to us, our loved ones, our city, our country, our world.
6 TIPS FOR ADOLESCENTS:
This situation we are in is not going to change in a hurry so we all need to make peace with that. Make the most of it! It’s not going to last forever, either.
And if you’re a LOTR fan (and even if you’re not), here’s a passage I liked – “I wish it need not have happened in my time” said Frodo. “So do I” said Gandalph, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us” J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings.
PARENTS: Tips for you coming soon
Dr. Pervin Dadachanji, Senior Consultant – Psychiatry & Clinical Psychology, SRCC Children’s Hospital, Mumbai
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