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Play or say Playing is basically a physical or mental activity devoid of any specific purpose other than playing.

3 reasons why the Play should be allowed

• Play lays the ground for literacy –

• Play promotes all kind of development –

For example, if they play doctor role set, they will learn about doctor, medicine and related things.

Socioemotional development –

Physical development –

It includes both fine motor and gross motor development.

• Play helps them to be expressive –

Do you know what is Play way method of education ?

So by now you must be aware why play is important. Be a little kid with the child as play is a necessity not an option.

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What is Motivation?

Some students seem naturally enthusiastic about learning, but many need or expect their instructors to inspire, challenge and stimulate them.

General strategies for Motivation:

 

1. Make students participate actively in learning –

 

The best way is to involve them in the process of learning. Students learn better by doing, making, writing, designing, creating and solving. Passivity surely dampens students motivation and curiosity.

 

Here are some points which the teacher should know –

 

• Teacher’s enthusiasm
• Relevance of the material
• Organisation of the course
• Appropriate difficulty level of the material
• Active involvement of students
• Variety
• Rapport between students and teacher
• Use of appropriate, concrete and understandable examples

 

2. Feedback –

 

This is really important as this helps the students to analyse their abilities. This should be done as soon as test/challenges are because it keeps the interest intact.

 

3. Reward Success –

 

Both negative and positive comments influence motivation, but research clearly says students are more affected by positive feedback and rewards.

 

The rewards don’t always need to be a medal or trophy. Appraising or small inexpensive gifts can also do it. For example, a nursery student feels happiest when the teacher rewards them with a star or smiley whereas a class 10 student will be happy when praised during the class or assembly time even by claps.

 

3. Negative/demeaning comments –

 

Frequently seen the teacher drains their frustration on students by giving negative feedbacks. In this case what we can do is avoiding too sensitive comments and instead encourage the students by giving them a new task and hence motivating them to do better.

One can also try daily motivation quotes, such as:

   

 

4. Providing the plate full –

 

Not all students are average, some are lazy to solve/find solutions or write/frame answers. We rob their chance to think about the question and its solution. We can ask the students what is their thought about the questions, what are facts they know about it and what facts are not cleared. Clear their doubts and then ask them to build the answer. This will surely enhance their thought and work process. Then praise them for their efforts to keep them motivated.

 

5. Pressure and Success stories –

 

Due to the highly competitive world, almost 99% of the students face peer pressure to do excellent. Here we should explain to them why are the parents concerned? What are their pressuring methods and correct the parents as well if needed?

 

We should also share the success stories because that definitely increases their inner efforts to reach their goals. Success is not easy, by sharing such stories we may make them feel you are not only the one on the path of hard work and your hard work will surely pay off.

 

All we need is to help them to experience the sense of achievement and increase their confidence so as to keep them motivated.

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How is Handwriting analysis going to help you personally?

Handwriting analysis you will help you to get along better with other people, at home or work or with friends.

What are various uses of Graphology?

Career scope for Graphology –

 Graphologists also conduct workshops, conference, and presentations for corporate/ private events as a career.

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How to analyze?

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What is Meditation…?

Meditation is a state of thoughtlessness awareness. It is a practice where an individual trains his mind to promote relaxation,build internal energy and develop power(read power of love/passion/forgiveness/patience and generosity).

How to meditate…?

Here, I am going to discuss simplest steps to meditate.

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1. Choose a calm place.
2. Sit or lie down comfortably.
3. Breath naturally.
4. And then focus on your breathing pattern and see(notice) how your body moves with each breath.
5. Once you are done,open your eyes slowly and gently.
6. On day 1,start this for 3-5 minutes And gradually increase the time.
7. If you are doing this for small span of time,you can practice twice a day too.
8. You can add calm music or om chants to your meditation sessions.

This is the simplest way. The mind will divert with many thoughts while focusing on your breath .Be gentle with your mind and restart meditating.

Who should meditate…?

When we look around we see stress, tensions,uneasiness,hatred, confusions,various diseases and so on.

Be it a 5 year kid struggling with his heavy bags or a 17 year teenager stressed due to exams. An old lady sick of her loneliness or a 40 year man tensed due to his business or a patient or even an accident victim.

Anyone and everyone should make meditation a habit for a healthy mind just like we provide healthy food to our body or good cloths yo cover the body.

Meditation is a simple method,we should bring it into our daily routine. You may follow the simple proper technique or join any meditation classes to learn.

How does Meditation work…?

Meditation is an art of quieting your mind,a state of thoughtlessness.

When you quiet your conscious mind, you can become aware of the rest of your mind, which thinks differently than the conscious mind thinks. While the conscious mind thinks in symbols, the rest of the mind thinks in terms of experience. When you quiet your conscious mind, you can become aware of what you are experiencing. This tends to calm and help them see our lives differently. It brings us to a focus on the present, instead of ruminating about the past or thinking too much about the future.

Benefits of meditation

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• Improves concentration.
• Enhances relaxation and promotes calmness of mind and body.
• Reduces anxiety.
• Improves the immune system.
• Increases energy level.
• Improves emotional stability.
• Helps in curing insomnia.
• Lower down high blood pressure.

The list may go on as it has vast benefits.

Our Advice –

Meditation has many techniques. We have presented the simplest technique here. Even the benefits are vast,we tried to enlist the basic benefits.

Our advice to everyone reading this would be meditate and make it a habit. Practice will make you perfect and you shall notice the changes within 3-4 weeks.

Be calm.
Be happy.

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“weight gain – the common symptom of PCOS”

Weight gain is one the most common problem every female with PCOS has to face. Losing weight becomes a constant battle which may cause frustration and depression. It is hard but not impossible to shed some weight.

What causes weight gain in PCOS?

• High level of hormone Androgen – This causes weight gain and body hair growth too. It is a male hormone and it triggers weight gain more in the abdominal region.

• High insulin levels – Insulin is also a hormone. It helps in converting sugar and starches from food to energy. But due to PCOS, body faces difficulty in utilizing the produced insulin which increases its level in the body. High insulin level causes increase in production of androgen, eventually ending up with a gain in weight.

What are the risk factors due to weight gain?

Gaining weight regardless of its cause is harmful to our health. Females with PCOS are more prone to weight gain which increasing the following risk –

1. Infertility
2. Heart diseases.
3. High cholesterol
4. High blood pressure
5. Sleeping disorder especially breathing problem while sleeping.

What should we do to lose weight?

Rather than getting frustrated or depressed, we should motivate ourselves to begin a healthy lifestyle to shed some weight. Research says losing up to 10% of weight will enhance your treatment and with the onset of normal periods. It will also increase insulin sensitivity which will help to lower androgen hormone release.

To lose weight following things could be done

• Consulting your gynecologist for medication of PCOS. This will be hormonal medication therapy which will help to lower abnormal hormonal levels.
  

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• Getting your weight and BMI checked. (BMI is body mass index; it is ratio of your height to your weight). By this, you will know how much extra kilos of weight you have.
• Consult a dietician. A dietician will help you with a diet chart. It will comprise of how much calories you need. What food to be taken and what to be avoided keeping carbohydrates proteins and fats in the chart.
• In case you don’t want to consult a dietician you can start with –
  • Have low sugar diet.
  • Include vegetables and fruits with high fiber in your meals.
  • Take small meals 4-6 times rather than 2-3 heavy meals.
  • Exercise at least 30 mins a day or you can do Zumba/dance/aerobics if you feel exercises are boring.
  • Have proper sleep.
  • Meditation- this will keep you calm and focused.
  • Have green tea or lemon juice early morning.
  • say completely NO to junk and soft drinks.
  • Avoid packaged food.

Will losing the weight cure PCOS?

No, it won’t cure PCOS. But definitely its help enhancing the treatment.

What as a society, we could do to help the females with PCOS?

All we could do is educating a female with all the details of PCOS. It is common and is curable. With all the knowledge of PCOS, any girl could easily understand the line of treatment that could be done.

Frustration and depression are also very common due to PCOS. We would be discussing this in our next article.

Spread knowledge,
Spread happiness.

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Lets talk about PCOS in detail…

PCOS is short term for Poly-cystic Ovarian Syndrome. It is a common endocrine system disorder among females of reproductive age. Studies suggest that  2 out of 10 females suffer from this.

What is the cause of PCOS?

PCOS arises from a hormonal imbalance in the female body which causes enlarged ovaries with small cyst/fibroid in it. The exact cause of PCOS is still unrevealed. But the research says females are more prone to PCOS if their mother/sister is already suffering from it. It is a sort of genetic disorder.

What are the hormones that are responsible for PCOS?

Androgen, which is a male hormone is mainly responsible for this. A female body also produces this hormone but in this syndrome, the adrenal gland produces a higher level of androgen. The other cause for a high level of androgen is an excess level of insulin.(Insulin is a hormone that helps to convert sugar and starch into energy).

What are the symptoms?

1. Infrequent/absent/irregular periods.
2. Hirsutism – increased hair growth on the face, breast, and stomach.
3. Acne/oily skin.
4. Male pattern baldness or thinning of hair.
5. Obesity-weight gain especially around the waist and heavy breast.
6. Infertility- difficulty in pregnancy.
7. Depression or anxiety.
8. Deeper voice
9. Pelvic pain.
10. Diabetes type 2 or high cholesterol or increase in thyroid hormones may also be marked.

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How to diagnose?

If a female goes through the symptoms or even only irregular periods, she should consult a gynecologist.
It is a common disease which is curable so every female should be aware of it and doesn’t hesitate to Consult a gynecologist.

A gynecologist will do your medical examination and check your medical history. With following tests, PCOS can be diagnosed.

1. Physical examination to look for overweight and hair growth.
2. Pelvic examination to check for swollen ovaries or clitoris.
3. Blood test to check hormone levels, sugar level, and cholesterol level.
4. A vaginal ultrasound or a low abdominal ultrasound to check the ovaries.
5. In the case of infertility, Dr may ask for pelvic laparoscopy.

What are the treatments available for PCOS?

Albeit PCOS is still not completely curable, So the gynecologists focus more on curing the symptoms which vary from female to female.

The first line treatment for PCOS is hormonal medication which should strictly be done by consulting a gynecologist. Taking artificial hormones without any prior consultation may lead to more worse situations.

Secondary, change in lifestyle and diet may help in boosting the treatment. As obesity and depression are the most common symptoms, a healthy lifestyle which must include healthy food and proper exercises to reduce weight may help. For depression which is mainly due to high weight gain and abnormal hair growth, counseling works however, knowledge about the disease and its proper treatment is a must.

What could we do as a society?

As PCOS is very commonly found in females of young/reproductive age, we as a society should educate females about the normal menstrual cycle, PCOS and other issues related to reproductive health. We should make them feel that PCOS or any disease is not a matter of shame/embarrassment. Being a male/female companion or a friend or brother/sister or parents, we should try to talk about these things and break the taboo and spread awareness about it.

Spread knowledge,
Spread happiness.

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I still remember, I was 10 years old when my mother explained me about puberty and menstrual cycle but along with that she told me not to say anything about it in front of anyone. At that moment of time,I said OK and never spoke about it or even with my female friends I would discuss this in a low tone. But I never got the reason why we did so? We want males to understand everything about us,but we don’t talk on such topics like periods or sex or desires,all this being taboo.

Isn’t it?

So let’s talk about it and clear all the doubts on it.

What is menstrual cycle?

Menstruation cycle is a natural process which happened with every healthy woman from the age of puberty till menopause. In general terms,we call this “periods”. Periods can be defined as monthly discharge of blood and  dead cells from uterus though vagina. It starts with puberty and ends at menopause.

This complete cycle varies from 21 days to 35 days. A female body goes through a series of periodic changes every month. Every month ovaries releases an egg, this is called as ovulation. During ovulation uterus secrets hormone which prepares the female body for pregnancy. If egg doesn’t gets fertilized, the lining of uterus sheds through vagina, and this is what we call periods.

What is female reproductive system?

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The two ovaries, Fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, vulva, mammary glands and breasts together are called as female reproductive system.

Ovaries are a pair of gland. They are almond sized and are located on right and left sides of pelvic region. It secretes estrogen and progesterone and also makes egg(ovum).

Fallopian tubes are pair of muscular tubes connecting the ovaries to the uterus.

Uterus is hollow muscular organ which is located a little above and back to urinary bladder. It is connected to Fallopian tubes on its superior end and to vagina on its inferior end. It supports the developing fetus during pregnancy. The lining of uterus sheds if egg doesn’t gets fertilized.

Vagina is an elastic, muscular tube that connects the cervix of the uterus to the exterior of the body. It is located inferior to the uterus and posterior to the urinary bladder. The vagina functions as the receptacle for the penis during sexual intercourse and carries sperm to the uterus and Fallopian tubes. It also serves as the birth canal by stretching to allow delivery of the fully developed fetus during childbirth. During menstruation, the dead cells and unfertilized egg in the form of  menstrual flows out of  the body via vagina.

Breast are specialized organs of the female body that contain mammary glands, milk ducts, and adipose tissue. Breast and mammary glands are the secondary reproductive organ.

What hormones are secreted during menstrual cycle?

Day 1 of menstrual cycle  starts from first day of periods itself. During this time the level of estrogen and progesterone is low due to which FSH(follicle Stimulating Hormone) is secreted by pituitary gland. FSH is responsible for maturing of follicle. Follicle is a fluid filled sac which contains the egg, the largest cell in human body.

Then after 4-5 days follicle produces estrogen to prepare uterus for pregnancy.

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At around 12-14 day, level of estrogen shoots up and it triggers release of LH(Luteinizing Hormone) from pituitary gland. This causes release of egg from follicle.

Then the ruptured follicle secretes progesterone and estrogen so that the uterus prepares itself for pregnancy.

If the egg doesn’t get fertilized, level of progesterone and estrogen decreases and then the lining of uterus sheds and causes vaginal bleeding.

P.S- Estrogen and Progesterone are released from ovaries and adrenal gland.

What is PMS ?

Pre – Menstrual Syndrome – PMS is combination of symptoms that a female suffer for a week or more,before their periods.

It is a set of psychological and physical sufferings. Psychological symptoms include mood swings, anger and depression. While physical symptoms are breast tenderness and bloating and some times muscle cramps too. However these symptoms vary from female to female.

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What is the Duration of periods?

The vaginal bleeding varies in every female. On an average it may go for 3-7 days.

In the first three days,bleeding is heavy and declines after that ending on 5-7th day.

Irregular periods- It may be  PCOS

Sometimes the periods may occur before date and sometimes they delay. Bleeding also varies from low in some to high in others. This maybe due to hormonal imbalance. This is called PCOS:- Polycystic ovary syndrome. This is a disorder involving infrequent or prolonged menstrual periods or excess male hormone (androgen) levels.

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What are sanitary pads?

It is an absorbent cloth/pad worn by female during periods .
These are common in India. While is some other country tampons are also used during periods. Tampons are also absorbents but they are not large as pads. These are small cylindrical pads that are inserted at the mouth of vagina during periods. Even in today’s scenario women in villages prefer cloths over pads. They say they feel more comfortable when they use cloth as most of the pads causes rashes.However, most girls and women are ill-informed on the frequency of changing sanitary napkins due to which rashes and infections occur. With advertisements of leading sanitary napkin companies stating 12 hour and more protection, majority of pad users changes the pad only once or twice a day. If a pad (or even a cloth) is not changed 3-4 times a day, it might lead to bacterial infections. Also cloth may contains germs if not stored properly and  sometime may lead to infection even after frequent changing.

Being a female,I am not ashamed of talking about periods. Let’s understand this.

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