\u201cHeard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he’s depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, “Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up.” Man bursts into tears. Says, “But doctor…I am Pagliacci,\u201d wrote author Alan Moore in the seminal graphic novel \u2018Watchmen\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the stress buster becomes busted with stress, how do you respond? You cannot. And when it is kids in question, it becomes an even more serious issue that needs dealing with using lots of subtlety and care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since last year\u2019s lockdown(s) to arrest the spread of the Coronavirus, adults and kids alike were forced indoors. While we adults tried to make do, the little ones were deprived of a big chunk of what\u2019d shape their lives – the ability to move outdoor and mingle with friends; their stressbuster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The kids, unlike us, didn\u2019t know how to cope. Add in the stress they saw their parents and relatives suffer and it all slowly churned to become a mental health problem for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately, parents were not equipped to recognise the signs of mental health issues in their kids. How could they when this topic remained taboo when they were kids?<\/p>\n\n\n\n