It is the desire of all parents that their children should be healthy and lead a long normal life. However with changing food habits and easy lifestyle being followed by all humans, there is a tendency to become disease prone. A study has shown that quite a few juveniles suffer from diabetes. The diabetes of…
Rett syndrome is a neurological and developmental disorder that mostly occurs in females. This disease directly affects the grey matter of the brain. Infants with Rett syndrome seem to grow and develop normally at first, but then stop developing and even lose skills and abilities subsequently. For instance, they stop talking even though they used…
Nowadays weight problems abound and it has taken the form of an epidemic. Parents should be careful from childhood that their child does not become obese. In some cases parents first pile up the plate of their child and then insist that he finish all of it. In other cases a sedentary life style, coupled…
A child is the best gift from nature to parents. All parents want their child to be in good health. This is possible if proper care of the child is taken from day one. It does not only mean proper nourishment or properly dressing the child but includes proper health check up. A health check…
After the child is born he opens his eyes properly and looks at the new world around him within the next few days. The parents are thrilled to see their baby looking at them. It is the normal and natural worry of the parents who want to be sure that their infant has normal eyesight….
Diabetes affects only a small percentage of children but it is a serious disease which can affect the whole life of the child. Care should be taken when the first symptoms are observed and for this to be effective, parents should educate themselves on various diseases. This is to some extent hereditary and is communicated…
Children of different ages are prone to acquire certain diseases. When the child is very small he is likely to be exposed to extreme weather prevailing outside. The exposure to cold weather may be cause of a number of related problems. It is essential that tolerable conditions should be maintained in the room where the…
Oppositional Defiant Disorder is a disease, or better it could be said to be state of mind of the child. Children suffering from this problem are of defiant nature and are hostile not only towards their fellow children, but more so towards people older to them. These children carry a feeling of anger towards others…
Exercise is the wholesome diet for mind and soul. A good and healthy day begins with a few minutes of exercise. Exercise is not only important for athletes but it is required by all age groups of all shapes. In today’s busy life parents don’t have much time to spend with their children. Toddlers spend…
Bipolar disorder in children is a very complex and hard disorder to handle. It is very difficult for parents of such children to manage them easily. A child with bipolar disorder sometimes behaves hyperactively or gets extremely depressed the other time. The sleep hours of these children are also less. At times, the sleep period…