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Samindara Hardikar-Sawant

Samindara Hardikar-Sawant
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Samindara Hardikar-Sawant is a clinical psychologist and hypnotherapist. She is the director of Disha Counseling Center in Mumbai and is the author of Taming the Tornado: A Parent Manual to Manage the ADHD Child.

Helping your anxious teen: A guide for parents

Teenagers are often ill-equipped to cope with anxiety. Let us look at some ways in which parents can support their anxious teen

7 signs of gaslighting + 9 steps to deal with it

If you're a victim of gaslighting, you can take concrete steps today to deal with this challenge for the sake of your mental health

11 tips to cope with challenges of being working parents

How working parents can break free of the constant worry about not doing enough for their kids and their work

The right way of co-parenting your kids after divorce

If you are considering co-parenting your kids after divorce, these crucial tips from a psychologist will guide you on this difficult path

Before you say “I do”: Pre-marital questions to ask your partner

A psychologist enlists key pre-marital questions that partners should ask each other before they agree to tie the knot

8 steps to ensure protection of your child from sexual abuse

Here's what you can do to safeguard your child from sexual abuse and also save yourself from turning into an anxious parent

How to help a loved one suffering from hidden depression

A clinical psychologist tells you how to help those who are battling their inner demons behind closed doors

Bipolar disorder: Swinging sickness

Bipolar disorder can take a person on an emotional rollercoaster leaving them feeling miserable in its wake. But a positive outlook might be all that is needed to put the brakes

Disruptive little forces

Children are naughty, but when their naughtiness becomes disruptive, parents need to go beyond disciplining and find out the root cause of such behaviour

System Reboot!

We keep pushing ourselves till we collapse from sheer exhaustion. But this doesn’t have to be the case says Samindara H Sawant, as she shares tips on how to take quick breaks so that you don’t burnout