Divorce of the parents doesn’t change just the lives of two people but their children too. In fact, they are the ones who are most affected. Most often the divorced parent would be immersed in their own grief and hardly bother to sympathies with the child. This makes the child feel as though they have…
Most people would have faced the problem of ear infection in their childhood days. The parents feel very helpless when they see their kids suffer in pain. Knowing the symptoms of the ear infection can be helpful in diagnosing the problem and seeking the medical help at the right time. There is nothing to be…
The parents have a vital role in developing responsibility in children. They learn the first lessons of how to live, what is right and what is wrong from home. Of course, peers and school also have a vital role to play. At early years of life, what they see and do have a great influence…
Each child has different views on cleanliness. While some are really particular about cleanliness others can be least bothered. Tolerance towards unorganised and untidiness is mostly developed by the atmosphere at home and sometimes genetic. The best way to get the children to be organised and clean is to coach them up from childhood. They…
Croup is a respiratory disorder that normally occurs in the children in the age group of one to five. It normally occurs with or after cold or flu or any other viral or bacterial infections of the lungs. Children suffering from bronchitis (a condition where bronchial tube is inflamed) or acute asthma are susceptible to…
Children are normally afraid of certain things. Is your child afraid of animals, like dogs? Is he afraid of certain loud noises, like that of crackers? Don’t be worried at all. This is his defense mechanism. It is his own way to guard himself. As they grow in age, they will on their own learn…
It is a common occurrence these days that children are wrongly diagnosed as suffering from ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). Similarly, children who suffer from this disorder and need proper attention and medication, often go undetected. ADHD Medication Policy Worldwide To avoid the above-mentioned situations, pediatricians all over the world have thought of the introduction…
Child abuse is a problem that is widespread but still tends to be elusive. It is because of the fact that children cannot always express and sometimes even don’t know that they are being abused. Parents also tend to hush up such matters. However, with the sensitization of society in this regard, this problem is…
If there are three or more children in the family, the middle one often feels neglected or less attaining the love & affection by the parents. This syndrome is commonly known as ‘middle child syndrome’. The middle ones feel that the first ones get a fair share of everything as they are the eldest and…
Every body knows that junk food is not very healthy and nutritious for children. By realising this fact, parents should restrict the kids for junk food as regular meal. Saying a big ‘NO’ to junk food would only tempt to eat them more. They might do it without the knowledge of the parents. Instead it’s…