Birthdays are not counted by the number of years you spent living but acknowledging the choicest pleasures God sent just for you. The day is special and a unique thank you prayer to God attaches more significance to the same. Visiting temples or a place of worship gives us peace of mind and during a birthday it is surely calming. The token of gift during a birthday can be a simple card, flowers or a real special present.

 A birthday party for a child can be planned using a theme. A fairy tale theme or a birthday party with lots of games by a professional entertainment group makes it easy for the host to mingle freely with the guests. There are games, shows and interaction for people of all ages and the celebration is complete with so much of festivity around.

 Celebrating an elderly person’s birthday brings so much joy to their heart. Their kind souls are awaiting joys through their children and family members and a simple get together with cousins and close friends makes it a real day to remember. Intersting anecdotes, old memories, their achievements, praise and chiding unfolds a lot of stories which was history till today.

 Greeting your teacher Happy Birthday with a gesture or a simple drawing is yet another memorable time in life. Students can also thank the teacher and make it special with an informal classroom session and individual expressions. It is so much important to wish Happy Birthday to an old friend, a long lost alma mater contact or a distant relative. This brings in the surprise element and it is surely a blessing in disguise.

Wrapping the birthday present is a very interesting craft idea. Lovely ribbons, colorful paper and satin bows and a card complete the gift. Using imaginative ideas in creativity write a few lines to the birthday person on his or her birthday. A touching gift can be a home made pie, candles, a surprise bouquet of rare flowers or a material gift which is of immense use to the birthday person.

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Apart from love and cars parenting also includes responsiveness, understanding child’s needs, mounting desires, clarifying expectations, praising a child for his goodness, demanding discipline, and fostering values and virtues.

Understanding a child is the key element of good parenting. Parents should understand the needs, demands, and desires of their children and should adapt themselves to the changing generation. By bridging the generation gap they can better understand their children. They should never force their own ambitions on the tiny tots. Children are clay that can be molded in any form and it depends on parents how they mold them.

If parents shower love and attention on their children they grow up to be better citizens of the society. But this does not mean that parents should fulfill all the forceful desires children have. Parents have all right to decide what’s right and what’s wrong for their own children but that it should be clearly explained to them. If parents don’t fulfill their desires and if they don’t understand why then it puts a negative impact on the relationship. Don’t scold them or bash them for all small mistakes or else it will result in lot of fear and depression in children.

Learning and understanding a child helps promote growth and development of a child. It also helps a child to prosper physically, psychologically, socially and spiritually.

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The most important thing that parents can do is be an example for your children. Whenever you are in your conflict or argument handle it calmly, the way you would want your child to handle it. Believe it or not, your child subconsciously tries to imitate you in every way. Next thing to keep in mind is that when your children are fighting, don’t yell at them because you are trying to teach them keep calm and you can’t do that by screaming.
Explain to them that fighting is not a solution and it’s the wrong way out. Ask them to relax whenever they are enraged or angry. Teach them skills to calm down and maintain their cool like taking a deep breath or counting backwards.
Teach them how to share their belongings, like sharing their toys with their friends or younger siblings to avoid disputes. Never, even unintentionally, take sides. Partiality can be very harmful. Every time your child resolves a dispute calmly, appreciate him by maybe giving him something he likes, maybe a chocolate. This would encourage him to keep his cool and gradually it will become a part of his attitude.
Provide normal, rational consequences when your child starts a fight. Make him realize that fighting will worsen the situation. For example, if your children are fighting over the television remote, switch off the television so that both of them can’t watch it.
These small things will affect your child’s personality to a great extent when he grows up and faces the world.

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Surprisingly, too much cold can lead to a heat rash that can aggravate the problem of acne. This is because the baby may be kept in the house for long hours while the heaters may be on. Hence cover up your child well and take him/her outside to breather fresh air. Make sure you remove the extra covering when back to the house again.

Clean your baby’s skin with luke-warm water and mild gentle baby soap. Try and check for yourself to make sure that the water is neither too cold nor too hot. After the bath, apply the essential baby oils and gentle cream to keep the skin soft and supple. If skin is extra dry, apply the cream twice a day. However, do not apply extra oils because it can worsen acne. In case of rashes that do not disappear even after a considerable amount of time, consult a doctor. Needless to say but make sure you buy all kinds of woolen baby clothes to keep them warm.

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Firstly it is very necessary to build a rapport with the doctor. If the obstetrician is male please do not have any hang ups and the more you tend to hide facts, the lesser will be the ease and most of your queries will turn into complications. Make enough free time and also encourage your husband to put forth his queries. If you have had a recent surgery or had conceived with an artificial method then please convey the same to the doctor. Carry all your earlier reports, medical history, hospitalization history in case and be frank with your doctor.

Pre natal initial check ups are vital as during the time of confirmation of conception itself the doctor prescribes you on iron and calcium supplements. Folic acid is most important and the dosage has to be followed. Birth defects, spina bifida and other premature delivery problems are controlled with folic acid. If you are an asthmatic, suffer from high blood pressure or a diabetic then the pregnancies have to be monitored. Do convey to your doctor if you have had trouble conceiving or have ever had a miscarriage. Endometriosis is a situation and do not feel shy to expresses the same to the doctor.

Often stress and work profiles affect the mothers mental make up. Most offices are very cordial to an expectant mother and help her in coping with the morning sickness and other bodily discomfort. Martial harmony is essential and a supportive partner is a must for a smooth sailing pregnancy. Moreover older children if conditioned with the arrival of a new baby need lot of assurance and arrangements to be made not to hamper their regular extra curricular routines.

The first trimester is full of morning sickness, nausea, vomiting and aversion to food. Many do not gain much weight during this time and these problems are easily put to rest by having confidence in the doctors advise and prescriptions. Caffeine has to be restricted and also it not right to have uncovered food that seems so delicious on the roadside. Make time to cook the same dish at come or indulge the food made by your relatives. Doctors have several do and don’ts list as per the constitution of the pregnant women.

Hand books are also available with the doctor and regular check up of blood is prescribed in the prenatal schedule. Enquire if the gynecologist has a qualified physiotherapist who is skilled in prenatal classes. Lastly build up a bond and heed the gynecologists advise.

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The usual causes for inferiority complex are rejection by family, friends or peers, or exceptionally high expectations. If children are encouraged and eulogized, they are likely to develop self confidence. However, if they are frequently criticized and put down, they start feeling unimportant and irrelevant.

Children suffering from inferiority complex begin to ostracize themselves from the outside world and avoid coming out of their shell. Parents are the support system of children and they have what it takes to help their children overcome this disorder.

Avoid comparing your children and refrain from pressurizing them about anything against their will. Every child is special and they possess qualities different from others. Appreciate your child with every minute achievement. This will help them gain confidence in themselves and elevate their morale.

Encourage your child to take part in the activities he likes and avoid forcing him. If they are interested in sports, support them to take part in sports. One of the most important things is – comparison. Never compare your children with any one else or with one another. Favouritism is very harmful and the root cause of inferiority complex.

Listen to your children’s worries, problems and interests without criticizing them. Be there for them when they need you and that will surely help them ease out their fears and doubts.

Children are budding to grow into individual adults. It is the responsibility of parents to make sure that they receive the love they deserve and don’t feel left out or ignored. The support and warmth of parents can help every child to overcome all his fears and drawbacks effectively without much dilemma.

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The main reason for this fear is peer pressure. If a child perceives himself to be unattractive, weak, poor or unpopular, he or she usually fears failure. Such children usually think that if they participate in something and if they fail, people will laugh at them and the conclusion is that they should stop trying.

There are many ways in which we as parents can help them overcome their fear.

There are some children who absolutely refrain from taking part in school and extra curricular activities because they are frightened to take the risk of failure. The associated isolation from friends totally haunts them and ultimately defeats their self-esteem.

Parents should teach their children that any fear should be faced positively and bravely. They should encourage their children to keep trying and should tell them that it is alright to fail. The experience is more important than the consequence and failure is always followed by success.

Parents should try and explain that failure is a part of life and that every person has faced it sometime in their life. They should give examples of some successful people and narrate the hardships they faced before achieving success.

It is very important for a child to understand that success and failure are two sides of the same coin and where there is one; the other will follow, no matter what the circumstances are. Parents should help them adopt a positive attitude towards failure and prepare them to face life fearlessly and courageously.

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Parents are constantly addressing and communicating with their kids on the dos and the donts that a child is suppose to follow. The conflict arises when kids reach their teen and start to think on their own.

As parents, try to lay down the ground rules that are essential in the beginning. It is difficult to understand the teenage mind and how it will respond to different stimuli. So parents need to convey the fact that they are supporting their children. After all, even parents were once a teen. Do not get-a-high-kind-of-stuff from establishing rules and playing the big dictator in your family. Sit with your child, talk to them, be their friend-cum-father type of a support system which is much needed by kids of that age.

Take your child out for long walk, take them to places where they want you to come, and in these small courses, talk to them about life, about their opinion on matters, about their family, about their thought processes and how they think of you. You will be amazed how much simple communication can like that help parents to understand their children and children to understand their parents.

Remember, like a bird flies after he has grown, you too cannot control your child life for a long time. Some things they have to learn by making some mistakes. That is the way they learn and grow and thrive on their journeys.

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Oprah in her one show said that it is necessary to first accept the number of kilos that you weigh. Own and possess the number. Only when you accept that number will you want to work towards losing weight. Hence, sit with your teen and explain to them with sensitivity such that the kid does not shy away from his/her weight but accepts the number. The next step is to make a plan for your kid or an exercise regime that your kid can follow along with the pressure of the studies. Do not put pressure on the child. Losing weight is a slow process in itself and one needs patience and perseverance to lose weight consistently.

One of the common mistakes that parents do is make fun of the child by calling him or her names. Though you may only be joking, you never know how sensitively and emotionally kids take this issue.

There are a lot of issues that come along with being overweight. Your teen may lose confidence in him, he may shy away from others, he prefers his own cocoon and refuses to interact with anyone, he wishes to be locked up in a room and his whole self esteem can go for a toss. As a parent, realize that these issues cannot be solves in a jiffy. The idea is not to force your kid to go out and be confident but rather sit with him, discuss the problem and motivate him or her to lose weight.

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Yes it is important to lay down the rules and the dos and don’ts of talking to a stranger. It is necessary that you sit with your child and teach them how to deal with a stranger, what should be revealed and what should not be revealed. However, it is also important that you do not instill fear in your child in such a way that he or she starts seeing every stranger with suspicion. Make sure that your child remembers your residential contact number and address by heart. Instruct your child with all the safety guidelines. Mae this habit – let your child tell you all that happens in his/her life. Communication on a regular basis is very important. Rather than just refusing any food item from a stranger, tell your child to politely say that he or she is full. No matter what let your child know that they should not be tempted with any kind of sweet that any stranger offers.

If for some reason your child is alone at home and the doorbell rings, they should not open the door. It is a good idea to test your children how he or she behaves with a stranger. Ask your friend to become a stranger. The idea is to keep your child ready for any kind of event that may occur. 

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