Child care is not limited to just the physical aspects. It has a deeper meaning. Here we discuss the adverse impact of neglecting the mental and emotional care of the child.
Child abuse and neglect means harming a child emotionally or physically. It also includes sexual abuse and violence. Child abuse is on a high rise in the world today. It can be anywhere, at home, schools, orphanage, etc. [...]
Every child needs to be disciplined, but it is an art to get them do the right thing without losing your dignity, balance of mind, and this art is called Parenting.
Parenting is analyzing your child’s behaviour and using the right technique to raise your child in the right manner and instil in him the values of love, affection, caring, responsibility.
Some of the techniques you may opt for learning [...]
Post delivery after the initial euphoria of the new addition to the family ends, mostly the mother is left to fend for herself while looking after the baby. This leaves her fatigued and with no time to look after their health.
The daily tasks takes a heavy toll on the women and their bodies tend to break down and are at the risk of dreaded diseases.
However it is imperative to note that to keep your [...]
Child care is not limited to just the physical aspects. It has a deeper meaning. Here we discuss the adverse impact of neglecting the mental and emotional care of the child.
Child abuse and neglect means harming a child emotionally or physically. It also includes sexual abuse and violence. Child abuse is on a high rise in the world today. It can be anywhere, at home, schools, orphanage, etc. Various reasons can lead to child abuse or neglect. It can be parenteral mutual difference of opinion where the conflicts between the parents results in neglect of a child. It can be step-relationship of one of two parents. Either the mother has re-married or vice versa. When there are conflicts between the parents, it is the child who suffers mentally. Childhood is a very delicate phase [...]
Every child needs to be disciplined, but it is an art to get them do the right thing without losing your dignity, balance of mind, and this art is called Parenting.
Parenting is analyzing your child’s behaviour and using the right technique to raise your child in the right manner and instil in him the values of love, affection, caring, responsibility.
Some of the techniques you may opt for learning the art of parenting are :
1. Teach your children to take charge of the situation, give them a chance to take decisions, let them make mistakes and learn the invaluable lessons of life from these mistakes and this will increase their levels of confidence and increase their productivity.
2. Change the environment in the house, talk to them as a friend and don’t yell at them if they disobey you, [...]
Post delivery after the initial euphoria of the new addition to the family ends, mostly the mother is left to fend for herself while looking after the baby. This leaves her fatigued and with no time to look after their health.
The daily tasks takes a heavy toll on the women and their bodies tend to break down and are at the risk of dreaded diseases.
However it is imperative to note that to keep your body fit and healthy mind new mothers need to follow some of these tips for staying fit:
Looking after your heart is the first step to protect your brain and flow of blood keeps your body and heart healthy, the brain uses 20% of the oxygen pumped around body. Exercise is the only way to care of your heart and brain at the same time. Twenty minutes of any cardiovascular exercises like tread mill, [...]
A point always come in the pregnancy period of a women where she feels to take medication on an immediate basis, but doing a little of search work on internet lands her in a fuss that, ‘is it harmful for the baby or not.’
This happens because, one website claims the medicine is suitable for that particular purpose, but another portal specifically refuses it. Such type of scenario happens due to the lack of research work on pregnant women.
As per CDC, 1 in 33 babies are born with defect since the time of birth, and it is hard to tell that whether it is an outcome of the wrongly prescribed drugs. There is also a rise by 60% in the defective births for past three decades. To overcome this issue, CDC has chalked out two program for researching on this base and meanwhile FDA had also planned [...]
A child is a welcome addition to the family. The birth of the baby is a much anticipated event. However at times if the child is born pre maturely then it is a cause of worry for the parents and relatives. Child health is an imperative issue which needs to be tackled carefully.
There is new hope for pre-term babies and babies with low birth weight, the embrace infant warmer.
The embrace infant warmer, a snug like sleeping bag like device, keeps the babies who are unable to produce enough body heat for survival, at the optimum 98.6 degrees F body temperature without the danger of burns (possible from a traditional warming device, like an incubator, or a radiant warmer) and is very moderately priced.
These infant warmers are ideal for nursing homes too, which have erratic power supply and are [...]
It is world where sex is treated as just another commodity, with round the clock access and no censorship.
Sex is considered as a taboo or a social stigma for discussions in India.
Parents should think and ponder that seven cities in India featured in the top ten cities in the world where sex was the most popular word used in google.com searches. Indian parents seem hesitant to acknowledge that there is too much sex online and in their children daily lives. And with little or no sex education in our schools, clearly, Indian youth are turning to online sources for information and pornography.
It is parents who can best understand the sensitivity of their child and explain things about sexuality accordingly and such explanations can help children maintain proper perspective and not get carried [...]
Expectant mothers are all times prone to health risks, endangering their own life and that of the unborn babies.
The government has launched some schemes and initiated some measures to significantly reduce the health risks the women face when they become pregnant.
Some of the government hospitals have launched an online computerised system to make sure that every pregnant woman who has been registered with the hospital does make it for her ante-natal care on time. It ensures that the pregnant woman gets a reminder by the way of SMS informing her about the check up date. The computerised system is nationally connected by internet and has all the details of the pregnant woman like name, address, contact numbers and this system is being implemented in all the rural and urban centres in India.
If [...]
Mothers are often hard pressed for time. Yet they wish to bounce back to shape post delivery. Here often they tend to skip the warm up sessions or embark on sudden rigorous movements which eventually cause them a lot of discomfort. Here we share some general techniques to gradually bounce back and stay in shape and be fit.
Warming up during our exercising regime is grossly misinterpreted. We often exercise in warm temperatures, but the fact is that if you exercise out in the open, it will play a crucial role in toning up your body and staying fit.
The correct prep will ward off the risk of musculontendinous strains and pulls, and will help you train effectively and for longer by keeping muscular fatigue at bay.’
An effective warm up should prepare your body for the dynamic nature of the workout [...]
Due to the western influence and internet, satellite channels, aggressive advertising, children in these times get addicted to junk food, fast food, aerated sweet drinks, chocolates, pastries and with lack of exercise and physical activities, in due course of time gain weight and become affected by obesity, which in turn leads to other diseases like heart related problems, high cholesterol levels, difficulty in breathing, restricted mobility.
Children have a very flexible mind and body and get easily lured by the fast and junk food and become couch potatoes as they indulge in watching TV, interacting on social networking sites and have no time or inclination to exercise, or indulge in physical activities, play out door games, go to the gym to work out, or swim or walk.
Children are very happy [...]
Pain is everywhere. A shocking revelation has come to light- children too are prone to problems related to the spine.
The body posture of children, faulty and incorrect postures while sitting, movements which are not smooth and are jerky, improper diet, and inactive life style have all contributed to the growth of spinal problems in young children.
Today more and more school children have started reporting of back pain and shoulders around the neck, the heavy school bags and the bad sitting postures in the class rooms without proper support for the back and the same is the case with improper support of the wrist, tables which are very disproportionate with the chairs coupled with long hours spent in front of the computer cause stiffness in the muscles around the neck, shoulders and back and [...]
