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The supreme desire of all the parents is to see their child at the top of the world. Everyone wants his child to be the smartest and best. We compare his walking capacity, running capacity, speech, and his intellect with his age mates around him. It is true that child’s brain and heart is a [...]

Children are very dear to parents. Parents accept every demand of their children without any grumble. We laugh, when they hit us or call us by our name. We welcome whatever they do, whether positive or negative. But with the passage of years, parents start saying “No’ when they find something wrong with their child’s [...]

It is a dream of every parent that his child should be a genius. He must be smart and special from others. Parents want to see their child on top of the world. Since from the birth of a child, parents start dreaming about his future. They are very impatient about the development of his [...]

Kids with sensory and organizational issues experience difficulty in organizing things in a normal way. This is also known as Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). They find it difficult to give shape to their feelings, make use of their time, and control their behavior. These children are very tricky to handle. The sensory or organizational problems [...]

Money is not everything in life but money is the base of  good quality of life. If you are not interested in spending money according to your pocket or budget, it can upset your whole family life. It is very necessary to teach your child about the importance of money from the very beginning. But [...]

For building confidence and a sense of responsibility in your child, it is very essential to assign him some household chores. It is very common for loving parents to do each and everything for their child. But they forget that in this way they are spoiling the future of their child. Children learn many things [...]

Fragile X syndrome or Martin Bell Syndrome is a condition not a disease. Though some experts argue and want it to be termed as a disease, it has been accepted as a medical condition. Fragile X condition is a genetic disorder and can pass through generations to any child. It can have an effect on [...]

Nature has created day for us to work and night to take a sound sleep. If we disobey the rules of nature, we have to pay in the form of loss of health. Health is the most precious asset with which we can do many things rewardingly. When we get a good sleep our body [...]

It’s a very common problem with many a student that they don’t perform at school as expected. This naturally is a source of great worry for the parents and teachers as well. What the reasons behind it? Is it the defective education system or is it some kind of lapse (intentioned or inadvertent) on part [...]

Bullying has become a serious problem among children. While some attribute it to basic human nature others blame it on faulty upbringing and unhealthy social ethics. Whatever the cause, bullying has become a cause of grave concern for many a parent. Bullying can be called exposure to negative and aggressive behavior in which the child [...]

Cognitive skills are crucial for the overall development of a child. Various things like language learning, usage, thought process, memory development etc. come under its preview. The child also learns to be aware of his surroundings in a logical way and slowly and gradually augments his knowledge store, which is essential for his further development. [...]

Social pressure can be of many types as far as school going students are concerned. It may be a result of unusually high parental expectations, comparison with peers, expectations of a particular social/religious group etc. Mostly social pressures surface in kids in the form of anxiety. This pressure can be so great as to turn [...]

There are various meanings of the term peer-pressure. It refers to the influence exerted by a peer or social group in promoting a child to vary his behavior, attitude or values to follow to group norms. These days, with the speed at which our everyday life is moving there could be nothing worse than the [...]

These exercises are for the kids between the ages 2-4 years to make their speech clear and understandable. Actually, when it comes to the speech defects in children of various ages, it is imperative to follow the Oral Motor exercises so as to be able to fight back all kinds of speech barriers in youngsters. [...]

In today’s fast paced life, it is very important to have a strong value system so as to be able to go through the entire cycle of life as a good human being. Wherever you see that children are into bad habits like steeling, etc, it only shows that the value system of those children [...]

Development process time may differ from child to child. Some kids show delay in development and must require early medical check up. Mental and physical delays in most of the children improve gradually without any harm but some kids have significant delays in speaking and learning as well. Awareness about early signs of this problem [...]

Late talking is common problem in children. ‘What are the signs of speech delay in toddlers’ is a common question in parents mind. It is usually caused by physical or development delays. Parents must contact pediatrician or expert pathologist in case their kids are unable to meet the language or communication milestones which involve understanding [...]

When it is time for your kids to be home due to their vacations make sure they make the most of their spare time. Don’t have them sitting and whiling away all their holidays. Instead have them do something constructive and worthwhile. It could be anything from joining hobby classes to earning small money by [...]

It goes without saying that keeping your child constructively busy is always a sensible thing to do. This way he would expend his energy in a positive way apart from learning a whole lot of interesting things. When kids are small they are an undoubted ball of energy which if not used wisely could end [...]

To most kids their parents are their father figure. So when asked the question of what they want to be in future, immediate answer would be a wish to be like the father or mother depending on the gender of the child. But some kids try to avoid these questions. For such children setting up [...]