Navratri and Durga Puja bring a wave of enthusiasm in homes and communities with nine days of devotion, music, lights, rituals and endless ceremonies. Nevertheless, the season that makes the season so spectacular can also make it heavy. From loud voice and glowing lights to pack schedules and continuous socialization, festives often oversight to both children and adults, leaving many conflicts to balance happiness with calm.
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In an interview with HT lifestyle, a shock-infused psychiatrist and mental health specialist with 15 years of experience. Mansi Pudar explains how festivals ceremonies can sometimes happen, and suggest how to manage overstimulation so that families can feel without any drainage.
Festival overgrowth
The festive season is full of joy and enthusiasm, but sometimes, sensory overstimulation can be equally too heavy for children and adults. Dr. According to Pudar, “light, voice, new routine and social expectations can overwhel a person’s nervous system especially to a sensitive person or who is a neuro dove who is a neuro dove who is.” She throws light on the fact that it can be stressful to manage and suggest healthy methods that you can deal with it.
How to manage overstimulation in children?
Dr. Pudar insisted that the first step to help your children is to check with your mental state: “Your cool appearance will help your child feel safe.” You can support the mental good of your children, when you are in a balanced position yourself. When you have this, the doctor’s advice is to establish familiar pattern or predicted rhythm for your children. She explains, “Your child may not be able to be able to be able to be in the same routine when he is in school, but there is no reason that you do not anchor food, quiet time, or their bed-time routines such as they do not anchor them to guess something.”
It is also important to identify things that work for you and your family – you do not need to participate in every event or participate in every festival. The doctor recommended, “You can help children by narrating their experiences verbally; describing such concepts will help your child learn emotional literacy and self-awareness.”
Dr. Pudar has also suggested some cool strategies that will help your children to the ground: “Bring a cool toolkit. Pack snacks, headphones, or a favorite toy to calm your baby during infections. To encourage a cool time break, preferably without screens after meetings or activities.”
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How to manage your own overstimulation?
Taking a brake not only benefits your children, but you also get very important calm, which can be deeply soothing. Dr. Poddar explains, “It is important to remind yourself that overslation is not equal to bad behavior. Those reactions are only indicating their (children’s) nervous system that they need to settle.” Taking care of the needs of your children, it is a duty, it is also important to expand yourself the same kindness and compassion. The doctor insisted, “If you find that you are overwhelmed, do not hesitate to take a break to breathe or ask yourself that ‘what do I want now?’ Modeling self-care will help your child to face more than any holiday tradition.
Note the readers: This article is only for informative purposes and is not an option for professional medical advice. Always consult your doctor with any question about a medical condition.
