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Expert Tips: 5 Ways to Guarantee Your Child Gets Sound Sleep Every Night

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.

Mehak Naeem2024-02-26T08:55:15-08:00

The Power of Peers: How the Influence of Friends Shapes a Child’s Development

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 [...]

Mehak Naeem2023-02-24T16:40:41-08:00

The Importance of Vitamin D for Optimal Child Health

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 [...]

Mehak Naeem2024-07-24T15:31:59-07:00

High Blood Pressure in Children: Symptoms, Risks, and Treatments

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.

Layla Hurst2023-01-24T14:59:23-08:00

9 Safe and Effective Ways to Prevent and Treat Common Colds in Children

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 [...]

Mehak Naeem2023-01-25T13:45:57-08:00

The Alarming Reality of Child Obesity: How to Address and Prevent It

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 [...]

Mehak Naeem2023-01-25T13:49:25-08:00

Diarrhea in children – A Global Killer

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 [...]

Mehak Naeem2023-01-14T14:21:46-08:00

5 Common Beliefs that Children Learn and Adults Unlearn

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 [...]

Kathleen Largo2022-11-09T08:00:00-08:00

The Awesome Benefits of Breastmilk for Babies

As mothers, we prioritize giving our newly born healthy and nutritious food. Breast milk is the best choice for this because breast milk contains lots of nutrients and ingredients necessary for the healthy development of infants. In addition, breastfeeding has many bioactive factors and is associated with improved immune development, low mortality rates, and less [...]

Mehak Naeem2023-01-14T14:22:23-08:00

3 Suggestions for Raising Resilient Children

Resilience is the ability to successfully adapt and recover in tough situations. It’s the willingness and persistence to keep trying, despite the obstacles. Resilient children are emotionally and behaviorally flexible. They can confidently manage their thoughts, feelings, and actions to deal with uncertainty. And like most skills, building resilience takes practice. Read on to learn [...]

Layla Hurst2022-10-21T10:30:00-07:00