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Protecting children
- Refrain from any act of violence (specially domestic fights between couples) in front of children.
- Encourage your kids to watch healthy entertaining programmes on television.
- Don't be a dictator, be a friend and a guide to your children.
- Spend quality time with your kids (watching T V , eating or playing)
- Educate them about the negative effects of drug abuse, war and violence
- Closely observe for any behavioural changes in your child.
- Encourage children to play with their peers and get involved in healthy indoor and outdoor sports/activities.
- Parents are the role models for children, so don't let them imbibe any negative trait from you.
- Equal is the responsibility of teachers who can impart good values and motivate children to refrain from bad habits and acts of violence.
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Ludhiana, October 11
Trauma and violence may shatter children's sense of security,’’ keeping this in view the College of Nursing, Christian Medical College and Hospital celebrated Mental Health Day yesterday.
‘‘Children are our most important resource for the future. But with the influence of violence and other types of trauma increasing in their lives, their health, happiness and eventual ability to function productively as adults are at great risk. Unfortunately, childhood violence and trauma are becoming rampant in the world. As a result the lives of youths have become unpredictable and dangerous making them unable to cope with it physically, mentally and emotionally.
To educate the general public on how to protect children from the effects of violence and trauma by providing effective intervention, M.Sc. (Nursing ) Ist year students (Psychiatry) organised a poster exhibition at the New OPD Reception. The exhibition was held under the guidance of Dr (Mrs) Kanwaljit Gill, Professor at the College of Nursing, she also introduced the theme of the day.
Dr Basant Pawar, Deputy Director (Human Resource Development), inaugurated the exhibition and addressed the gathering. The Vice-Principal of the College of Nursing, Ms Triza Jiwan, was also present on the occasion. The health education programme was well attended by large number of
patients, their relatives and general public who keenly went through the posters and models.
This year's theme of International Mental Health Day was "Effect of Trauma and Violence on Children and Adolescents" given by the World Federation for Mental Health and the WHO.
Statistics reveal the seriousness of the problem of child violence and trauma:
According to the International Society for Traumatic Stress, 14 to 43 per cent of children have experienced at least one traumatic event in their lifetime.
The International Save the Children Alliance states that 20 million children have been forced out from their homes by war and over 4 million children have been disabled in armed conflict or political violence.
A UNICEF report on the state of the world's children says that in 1990, 2 million children were killed, 6 million were seriously injured or permanently disabled and 12 million were left homeless.
Violence and trauma has a lot of adverse effects on a child. It can
