Collective Wisdom

Mental health struggles can end up making us feel isolated. They rob our sense of agency, making us feel we do not have the know-how to deal with the problems. Collective wisdom is about documenting the insider knowledges of young people’s lived experience. “Every person has the right to know that what they have learnt through hardship can make a contribution to others in similar situations.”*.

Please email us at collectivewisdom@childrenfirstindia.com if you would like to respond
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Graduated in commerce from the University of Delhi and worked in Public Relation...

Kritika has completed her Graduation from Sushant University Gurgaon in BSc Card...

Deepak is an accountant with over 16 years of experience working with individual...

Sakshi is a RCI licensed rehabilitation counsellor, who has worked with children...

Yamini is an occupational therapist who previously held positions at Listening E...

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Mukul is an Occupational Therapist with a witty sense of humour. He is flexible ...

Antara holds a Master’s Degree in Person-Centred Experiential Counseling and P...

Ashita is a counselling psychologist who holds a Master's degree in Applied Psyc...

Amarpreet Kaur, a graduate of Jamia Hamdard University, holds a master's degree....

Rashi, who resides in Ghaziabad, introduces herself as an occupational therapist...

Deepali is an occupational therapist with a burning passion for helping children...

- Jyoti Jha

दरपं है, समाज का तडपं है नियति ...

Madhavi is a psychologist who holds a degree in Psychosocial Clinical Studies fr...

- SK, 15

'Dear Depression...' is a four part series written by a 15 year old through the...

- Ragi Gupta

Watching this tiny monkey savor an empty carton of fruity — an old time favori...

Children First has come up with a 3-part Instagram live series titled ‘Is Earl...

Children First has come up with a 3-part Instagram live series 'Is Early Childho...

Children First has come up with a 3-part Instagram live series 'Is Early Childho...

- Ragi Gupta

I started using they/them pronouns about a year ago, after months of hesitation ...

- Autumn, 24

I am Autumn (she/her) and it feels like I have been living a lie for the past 24...

On the occasion of Global Parents' Day: Dr. Amit Sen and Dr. Shelja Sen in conve...

- Ragi Gupta

I remember how the clothes in my closet felt slightly foreign when my roommate u...

- Ragi Gupta

I’ve already lost count of how many times I teared up reading Elliot Page’s ...

- Suja Pisharody

A few months back we had gone to a restaurant with my sister when my son started...

- Suja Pisharody

Reading about Autism and actually living with it 24/7 is a totally different exp...

- Naysa Punhani

Open Up is a weekly updated series on Just Girls by Naysa Punhani. About Na...

- Shreya

Shreya holds an MA in English from the University of Delhi. She is a lifelong bi...

by Sri Nitya Anupindi, author of Too Big Too Small. At Too Big Too Small, my m...

- Natasha

  About Natasha: Hi, I’m Natasha. I’m 13.5 years old and I like ...

Dr. Amit Sen, a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist and one of the Founders of ...

- Rohini Katriar

Let’s liken diversity to a family potluck. We are each there because we belon...

- Suja Pisharody

Today is World Autism Day and I want to share what I learnt from Autism, after a...

- Nivedita Sengupta

"She will never be normal like you and me" The words echoed again and again for...

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- G, 12

"Tips for Surviving Abuse", by G, age 12.

- Shelja Sen

ARTICLE 1: Every mother has the right to live her own life and not let the hards...

- Shelja Sen

ARTICLE 1: Every girl has the right to live their own life and not let the hards...

- Shelja Sen

“Tell us what we can do?” This is something parents ask me very often, pa...

- David Newman

This collective document by young people has been generously shared by Narrative...

- Shrinjini

[kleo_list][kleo_list_item]How have you managed to enjoy your time in the past w...

- P, age 13

Keep Running by P, age 13 At times I think maybe I should quit everything, Thi...

- Little V

My Dearest Tsunami, Firstly, I love you, from the bottom of my heart. How can I...

- PN, age 13

Maybe if I saw myself through more kind eyesEverything they said would turn in...

- R

Dear Inadequacy, You and I go back a long way. I first met you when my grandpare...

-Revant Soni Sometimes, to see the big picture, you must take a step back. Th...

Multisensory Diet: Sensory Needs in Times of Corona! Remember the times when we...

Enrichment Program Intent:  This is the online version of a group session, ...

WEEKLY MODULES Intent: This Online Intervention Program will focus on engagi...

Parent Based Early Intervention An individualized early intervention plan for y...

The Parents’ Toolkit Short hands-on workshop training modules for parents of ...

Imagine: It takes courage to be a teacher All that talk and the buzz we hear ab...

Imagine: Forget IQ and EQ, it is all about PQ or playfulness quotient   W...

Imagine: Speak up! We are done with the silence around mom-shaming No matter wh...

Imagine: It’s our society that is broken, not our kids What we see as depress...

Imagine: Busting the myth of laziness — ‘Kids will do well if they can’ L...

Imagine: Dear Young Readers, are you ready to opt out of a digitally drugged cul...

Imagine: Why parents need meditation or the art of stillness, in a chaotic life ...

Imagine: This summer vacation, don’t be afraid to let kids be bored Kids need...

Thwisha is a psychologist who has always been inquisitive about human behaviour...

Imagine: Are we failing our boys? Let’s look beyond the heavy mask of manhood ...

Babies need attuned mothers to form trusting bonds, not ‘experts’ Babies wi...

Growing pains: Myth of carefree childhood What they need to hear from us is, ...

Imagine: Children with autism are different, not less The child is not damaged ...

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The 5 C's of Parenting by Dr. Shelja Sen [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

TED Talk on Dil Se: How to Speak (and Listen) to Your Children by Dr. Shelja Sen...

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5 Ways to Include Kids on the Autism Spectrum During Playtime I have two kids, ...

Imagine: Woo your teen back! Who said they need so much of space? In the abse...

Imagine: It is grit that matters more than your child’s grades It is the ...

Imagine: Let’s stand up for our children, build emotionally safe spaces &...

A letter to students: 7 ways to hack exam stress and get ROCKING!   [ca...

How do you explain autism to a sibling? BY Rohini Katriar Autism walked ...

What is Occupational Therapy and Sensory Integration?   We all learn,...

Imagine: Exam time and a pressure-cooked generation Education which is not embe...

Imagine: The myth of the badly behaved child We all have a deep desire for ...

How Our Pooch Helped Our Son Engage with the World   We are a family ...

Autism and What Works Suja Pisharody   Today is World Autism Day a...

Reading about Autism and actually living with it 24/7 is a totally different exp...

Somedays I Am Somedays I am a warrior, I could fight an army Somedays I am a h...

Diversity - is it only about gender? by Tarun Gupta How often do you conside...

Introduction In 1997, the American Counselling Association (ACA) adopted the ...

A twenty two year old autistic young man of low intellectual functioning I work ...

I still remember a time not so long ago when my five-year-old nephew had develop...

5 Books To Read When You Get An Autism Diagnosis by Rohini Katriar   I...

Autism Spectrum Disorder by Suja Pisharody   Many a time I come across...

Is your Relationship with Your Child reaching an Emotional Bankruptcy? Raghav...

Our children are being brought up in an over-coached society. Tennis coaching, s...

I meet a lot of very concerned and well-meaning parents whose lives are complete...

From the time I was little I remember Gandhi was my ultimate hero. I am not very...

She was a remarkable mother. I was totally enthralled by her account of her litt...

I was reading this article in New York Times (in the wake of Kim Clijsters' vict...

The Joy of Giving week is being celebrated across the country from 27th Septembe...

Couple of weeks back I had written about little boys- ‘snips and tails and pup...

I had a most amazing experience today, which I would love to share with all of y...

Today, I had a very interesting chat with a 14 year old girl who I have known fo...

On my last post on Hyper-parenting, Jo, friend, fellow blogger(check blog roll -...

If there was one word I could use to describe a typical Indian urban parent then...

Letter to all Mums with little boys What are little girls made of? Sugar a...

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