We the parishioners of St Anne's  were privileged to listen to a talk   on "Stress Management" organized  by Our Family Cell along with Fr Mario Mendes on  Saturday 11th February from 5to 6.30pm.   Shernaz Cyclewalla is  from  "PRAFULTA" ----- which is (A counselling center and Mental health organization----) 

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Our students of today, go through a very stressful time, trying to cope with getting high percentages to enter into a good reputed college. Parents need to guide them carefully in this competitive world full of trouble and tremendous pressure from all spheres of life .Shernaz went on to explain, how we should  firstly ,find out if their Stress is physical, emotional or behavioral. Stress is our body's reaction to "Stressors "which can be due to an event, situation or thought, fear of failure and severe competition etc. . She explained the symptoms and consequences too. As parents and elders communication is very important.  Keep your House and things in an orderly Manner always, keep a fixed place  for books and study material and all other things too.  Discipline your home environment ,set rules and firstly parents follow them , and be a good example yourself . Try and become your child's friend & empower them don't use force at all ,Don't give money n gifts as rewards, or  they will keep asking for it all the time. Exams are about marks only and 90% does not always  give success later on in life.

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 Becoming a confident person ,with good values  and manners and having a healthy mind, striving hard to become a better person day by day is what's important.

Sleep is very important .Never shout at them before they sleep. Healthy eating is important too, but do not overfeed them . Teach them meditative techniques and how to  Relax in the proper manner.  Always be consistent in your parenting rules and don't change them during holidays. Also parents your children are  copying and watching you ,lots of habits and ways are caught by a child and not taught ,so be a good parent always. Teach your child to only compete with him or herself and strive to become better  each year and do not compare them to anyone at all, as comparisons are odious and false .Lastly be very careful how much time they spend on their laptops and mobiles as children are often blanking out or having no concentration due to being affected by screens as these, are affecting their Brain, causing mental fatigue. ,therefore  you use these things  only when they are  needed for work or communication , and your child will follow you. Connect always .with your child at their level ,be a loving ,understanding and hardworking parent and you will see good results which will make the family a happy&   contented  family.

Thank you Fr Mario and members of the  Family Cell for organizing a very inspiring and valuable session. May we have many such Sessions in the future.

God bless the children of our Parish.

A loving parishioner 

(Malla)