Coimbatore: A lazy Sunday morning transformed into a thoughtful one with the discussion session held in the city titled "Penne, Mayakkama Kalakkama, Maaya Valayil Sikkamal Irupadhu Yeppadi' (An exclusive awareness program for adolescent and young women).
Coimbatore: A lazy Sunday morning transformed into a thoughtful one with the discussion session held in the city titled "Penne, Mayakkama Kalakkama, Maaya Valayil Sikkamal Irupadhu Yeppadi' (An exclusive awareness program for adolescent and young women).
The session was organised by Sri Krishna Sweets at Bharathiya Vidhya Bhavan School at RS Puram here. The panel members for the session were DCP, L. Balaji Saravanan (IPS), Advocate Sumathi and Krithika, Psychatrist and Social Analyst. The discussion was flagged off by Krishnan, Managing Director of Sri Krishna sweets.
The discussion began with the psychatrist sharing her views on the topic. She began by saying "To err is human. The phase of adoloscence is no exemption. Just that they need some extra tips to handle the situation and learn from their mistakes. Parents of adolescents should develop patience and should learn to handle the teenagers."
She threw light on the three important factors which attracts the students during adolescence. "First, the 'WOW' factor of internet, second, is the ability to connect with like-minded people who share interests like them and third is the desire to be liked by others. Those girls who fall prey to the above factors are in the beginning phase of infactuation and self-destruction", she pointed.
She added that "Selfies can have positive and negative impacts on teenagers, especially girls. She posed a question to the teenagers from the audience, "Why do girls beg for likes in facebook by posting their photos?" This curiosity to get likes from others and draw others attention on them gradually sums up into a psychological issue. Moreover, it also shows the failure of parents to appreciate and recognise their kids."
The Psychiatrist also recalled many of her personal incidents and how she faced them with courage. She stressed that girls must learn to openly share their views and feelings to their parents.
She finally concluded by telling, "There is nothing called unintentional. It is either only good or bad intentions, the girls must be aware of it."
DCP L.Balaji Saravanan, began his speech humourously by giving examples from many tamil movies and useful anecdotes from his career as a DCP. He praised women by saying, "Without women, men cannot live."
He said that women are most dedicated than men. Women tend to get emotional quickly, which is their strength and weakness.Women had to be taught to handle their emotions in a balanced way.
The DCP of Law and Order, warned the teenage girls to stay from boys who say "I would do anything for you". He requested the girls to stay away from such men and sarcastically said that they need to visit a psychatrist.
"The most common problem faced by today's teenage girls is blackmailing. Men abuse them by showing their morphed pictures and threaten them for sexual favours. Girls should stay strong and not fall prey to such threats. They should inform their parents or approach the police department", urged DC Balaji Saravanan.
He said "Girls, enjoy life, live your life completly, suicide is not the solution". The DCP advised the teenage girls to think before they act. "Draw a line. And see to that you don't cross that line. And, this applies to both girls and boys.
The DCP revealed that he is against the growing party culture and concluded by quoting a few lines by Poet Bharathiar, "Naan veezhven yendru ninaithayo." leaving the audience emboldened.
"Social media creates anxiety in young minds. Teenagers should maintain privacy with strangers not parents. Sadly, the situation is topsy-turvy", opined Advocate Sumathi, one of the speakers for the day
She requested the parents to pay attention to their kids. "Listen to them, even if they speak gibberish. In order to create a ever lasting awareness, lessons on women empowerment, teenage blues, laws protecting women should be added in school/college curriculum.
The advocate concluded by saying, "Sacrifice is not one-way traffic, it must be reciprocated."
The informative discussion session ended up with an intercative Q&A session by students and parents.