Archive for the ‘Child Health’ Category

It gives immense joy to every parent to watch their baby start eating solid foods. It’s enjoyable to see the baby’s facial expressions in reaction to the different tastes. On the intake on some foods, the baby’s face lights up with joy and his/her face scrunches up on eating the others. On the journey to becoming a toddler, your child develops liking and disliking for ... Full story

Children are blessed with a fertile sense of imagination. They conjure up things in a fabricated manner. The fairy tales we tell them, the mythological characters are all influenced in their mind. They love the heroes from Indian stories and often attempt to demolish the evil. It was quite shocking for a friend of mine whose daughter kept telling her that a ... Full story

Nowadays, children take part in other activities along with their academics. Sports and physical activities are some of them. Children who are athletically active have an increased requirement for nutrition. If the nutrition intake is insufficient, your child would get tired soon and feel lethargic. Breakfast, as it is said is the most important meal of the day. Make sure your child doesn’t skip his ... Full story

Bed wetting or sleep wetting is referred to the passing of urine while sleeping. It is commonly seen in young children. There are a number of causes for bed wetting. It can be hereditary, physical causes, psychological causes or stress. In maximum cases, bed wetting is inherited. If the parent suffered from bed wetting, then the chances of the child to become a bed wetter increase. ... Full story

Healthy living is the new age mantra for people across all ages. Food that one should increase the intake of are: Green leafy vegetables like spinach, fenugreek, mustard leaves, cowpea leaves, other vegetables like lady finger, celery, cucumber, bottle gourd, bitter gourd, French beans, brinjal, onions, asparagus etc. Intake of fruits like apple, orange, papaya, guava, jamuns, lemons, peach, plum, ... Full story

Communicating the sad demise of a family member to the child is very difficult for a parent. Kids have a special attachment to care givers, relatives and grandparents. But certain things in life seem unpredictable and children must be given a positive outlook while communicating the permanent absence owing to death of a relative. Generally kids understand logic very well ... Full story

Today, no longer kids need to go to recreational parks and clubs for fun activities. There are equipments are especially made for kids. Some of the famous ones are trampolines, mini pools and mini treadmills. The name of trampoline itself can itself make anybody jump with joy! Owning a trampoline is as exciting ... Full story

In the previous post we learned about Pervasive Developmental Disorders, its symptoms and how parents should be alert about their child’s behavior and communication. A pervasive developmental disorder is a lifelong condition and cannot be cured. A doctor when trying to diagnose toddler with PDD, he usually prefers to wait and see the child’s condition if it improves before he makes his ... Full story

Pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), which can greatly affect a child’s mental and social functioning refers to a group of five disorders characterized by delays in the development of multiple basic functions which mainly include socialization and communication.   Parents are worried when their children as old as two and more do not speak a word. Such children would ... Full story

Other than brushing your teeth twice a day and avoiding sticky food at wrong times, there are a few more things that need to be taken care of to receive compliments on your teeth such as ‘a set of white pearls’!   Dental care when taken at an early age can save us from a lot of teeth problems in the later life. ... Full story