Procrastination is delaying your commitments and duties unless the deadline is close, and in some cases, it leads to quitting the work altogether. It is different from laziness, as laziness is the unwillingness to do a task. Procrastination can affect your career and can lead to undermining your career. Unfortunately, parents experience this often with [...]
Creativity is the most important thing to incorporate in children. It makes them think outside of the box so that they can make their own decisions more accurately. However, it is a misconception that creativity is an inborn talent. Creativity can be inborn talent, but also it can be developed in children at an early [...]
This article provides five practical tips for parents to ensure sound sleep in children. The tips include establishing a consistent bedtime routine, creating a comfortable sleep environment, limiting screen time before bed, encouraging physical activity during the day, and monitoring caffeine intake. By implementing these strategies, parents can promote better sleep habits for their children, leading to improved physical health, cognitive development, and emotional wellbeing.
After parents and siblings, peers also significantly affect a child's mental development and choices. This is because the child is closer to immediate family members and, after them, with friends in school, where he spends half of his time. This article discusses how peers influence a child's mental development and how to manage that. How [...]
Vitamin D - a fat-soluble vitamin, is vital for bone health in children as well as in adults. It helps calcium to absorb in bones and makes the skeleton strong. Children with vitamin D deficiency have a high risk of developing rickets, early osteoporosis, lack of calcium, and an increased risk of allergic reactions. This [...]
High blood pressure in children is a growing concern. Learn about its symptoms, associated risks, and treatments that may help. Keep your child healthy & empower them with knowledge about their condition.
The common cold is a viral infection that can be transmitted from one to another if necessary precautionary measures are not taken in time. Common colds can be characterized by symptoms like congestion, cough, low-grade fever, headache, and lethargy; however, it may take 2-4 days to show the signs. This article discusses prevention, treatment, and [...]
Childhood obesity is the most prevailing condition nowadays as children's food preferences have changed due to the cultural norms they see around them. Today, eating junk food and having meals in restaurants is a cultural norm, which is the main factor to induce obesity in children. Due to facilities, today's sedentary lifestyles are also the [...]
Your child is considered to suffer from diarrhea when, along with watery stools, the frequency of motions increases. Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of malnutrition and even deaths in children and should be considered seriously when it lasts for more than two days. Why is diarrhea known as a Global killer? According to [...]
As children, we learned a lot from our parents, who also learned from their parents. This creates a cycle of beliefs that may or may not be helpful as time passes. While the world changes around us, we must revisit the lessons we learned and consider if they still apply. Why do we value life [...]