Delhi Public School, Chandigarh in collaboration with NIPCCD Mohali, organised an Online Orientation cum Training for Parents on Healthy Parenting during Childhood.
The session was conducted by the team from NIPCCD Mohali headed by Dr. Rita Patnaik, Regional Director (NIPCCD Mohali), Mrs. Sunita Sheshadri, Dy. Director, CGC In charge, Ms. Amandeep Minhas, Social Worker, Child Psychologist, Ms. Madhvi Viraj, Clinical Psychologist.
Presiding over the Webinar, Dr. Rita Patnaik talked on parenting and the challenges faced by children and parents during pandemic. She urged the parents to understand and respect the needs of their children.
According to Mrs. Sunita Sheshadri, parenting is a process of trial and error as there is no set formula for this. She talked about different developmental stages. Different challenging habits of children were discussed along with reasons and possible solutions. She suggested different strategies to effectively handle the difficult task of parenting.
Ms. Amandeep threw light on the different parenting styles. Ms. Madhvi Virja, clinical psychologist from NIPCCD team talked about Home Based Strategies for parents in handling kids regarding the problems faced by the parents.
The session ended with an open house discussion where the speakers responded to queries of the parents. The parents were suggested simple strategies to handle and cope with the challenges faced during these COVID times.
