Teenedge Talks

This is a digital age. Inthe past children spent most of their after-schoolhours running about with their friends. Daily life revolved around playing time. which kept kids and adolescent healthy. Lack of physical activities can cause obesity,diabetes and heart diseases later in life. Mental issues might also emerge in children and adolescents making college and professional life difficult. Parents...

Adolescence is a time to explore new limits. Teens need boundaries and guidelines. With so many things going on in teens, having a parent or guardian set safe boundaries gives an important sense of stability.

Failure is painful for many. There are many emotions associated with failure, like feeling ashamed, disappointed, humiliated, helpless, depressed, etc. Teens should learn how to deal with failures and reframe their failures. Considering every failure as an experience builds our resilience. There is no shame in failing and failures are part of life.

Like any other habits, healthy financial habits are important for teens. It is important for parents and other adults in teen's lives to discuss financial matters with their teens and teach them to build strong financial practices.

Adolescents have to make difficult decisions including decisions regarding career, sexuality, boy-girl relationships, etc. Decisions made at this time have the power to influence many aspects of adolescents's futures. Therefore it is essential for them to learn effective decision-making skills.

Social intelligence refers to the ability to understand, navigate, and interact effectively with others in various situations. It involves perceiving emotional clues, demonstrating empathy, and adapting one 's behavior to create positive relationships. Developing strong social intelligence is essential for building connections, resolving conflicts, and collaborating successfully with diverse g...

There are so many things like freezing eggs, In vitro fertilization, and surrogacy which Gen Z should know. This knowledge will help them to take the right decisions at the right time.

As teens go through puberty, there will be hormonal changes affecting their bodies and emotions. It is natural for them to be curious about sex and sexuality. This podcast is to understand their perspective about sex and sexuality.

This podcast is 3rd in the series Sex and Sexuality for Teens. A qualified doctor answers their questions.

Establishing an identity is an important task for teens. A well-developed identity is comprised of goals, values, and, beliefs to which a person is committed. Failure to establish a well-developed identity can result in an identity crisis. This podcast is all about establishing an identity.

Human sexuality is the way you think, feel feel and behave .It is a function of your whole personality and a life long process. It is important for teens to have appropriate knowledge about sex, sexuality and, sexual orientation. Teens have to understand that all of us are sexual beings and the sexual thoughts and behaviour are perfectly natural though the frequency and the intensity of the though...

Parents play an important role in helping their cope with peer pressure. Rather than trying to control them, parents should create positive supportive home environment and be involved in your teen's life

Every generation of adults feel that the adolescents of their generation are unreasonable. Generation gap is much wider now than ever before. The world is changing so fast what is true today is not true tomorrow. Today's teens live in a very different world. They are globally connected and influenced by social media. Apart from that they have lot of pressures and distractions. It is challengin...

It is important to choose right career as career is something which you will be doing through out your active life. In this podcast , an experienced counsellor explains everything about career guidance.

It is important to make right choice of a career. The right knowledge will build your confidence, boost your morale and overcome barriers easily. In this podcast an experienced career counsellor gives you all the information about career guidance.

Creativity is the most sought after skill in 21st century .Creativity enables alternative views of thinking. It engages mind. It stimulates and motivates, nurtures confidence, instills curiosity. Creative people are more energetic, open to experience, original, sensitive, flexible.

Positive attitude means being optimistic and hopeful in any situation. When you are optimistic, you are willing to take a chance instead of assuming that your efforts won't pay off. Positivity or optimism doesn't mean denying the adverse circumstances. It is a mind set which enables you to think positively and make you say, "I can and it is possible.

Interpersonal skills are the skills we use every day when we communicate and interact with other people both individually and in groups.

Public speaking is one of the most and most dreaded form of communication. If you want to win over the crowd, encourage, motivate and inspire people. you have to master the art of public speaking. This podcast is all about public speaking.

Habits can play an important role in our lives. We are what our habits are. This video is about tiny habits making remarkable changes. These concepts are from the book "Atomic Habits.by James Clear."

Habits Play an important role in our lives. Aristotle said and I quote "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is a not an act, but a habit."[unquote}Habits shape our lives. Like anything else in life, you have to choose your habits. You must choose the ones that can make a difference to your life. This podcast is about choosing tiny habits that make remarkable changes in your life. All the...

Listening is the most important aspect of communication. The most basic need of human beings is to be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them. Most of us at any given time listen with 25% effectiveness. From that we can understand our capacity to understand people. Listening connects people and they feel understood.  Good listeners are respected and valued.

Life skills can include the ability to manage your emotions, your health, your school performance and relationships and your ability to master these things has a direct impact on how you feel about yourself, your emotional balance, your physical health and your independence.

Handicapped, disabled, differently abled are the words used to describe physically challenged people. I Wonder whether we can use the word" Resourceful" to describe them. You can decide after listening to this podcast.