Ep.48 Childhood, Parenting and Mental Health ft. Varkha Chulani, Clinical Psychologist

How can a parent-child relationship define the mental health of a child? In our earlier episodes, some of our guests felt that their mental illness was due to "bad" parenting. Do parents especially in India make an effort to understand - really understand their child- or are they just a "project" for them as pointed out by our guest for today- Varkha Chulani. Find her at www.varkhachulani.com. The points of discussion are: 1) Can "Bad" parenting lead to mental illness in a child? 2) What could be a possible difference (in percentage)  between genetic and sociological reasons for a child's mental illness? 3) Do Indian parents understand the EMOTIONAL WELL BEING of a child?  4) Are we taught to build a relationship with our children? What are the ways and is it something that needs to be constantly worked upon. 5)  Some points on BAD parenting 6) Expectations from their child- is it justified? Can that stress on a child lead to mental illness?    HELPLINES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: I CALL-9152987820 M MIND POWER-1800-120-820050 MINISTRY OF HEALTH-08046110007 NATIONAL HELPLINE: 1075 You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.