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As the child grows he needs more exercise to build up proper muscles and for full development of the body. When the child has come to an age at which he is able to run around, it is the duty of the parents to take her out to enable her to indulge in outdoor activities. [...]

As a step parent you not only have to adjust to your partner, but also to your partner’s children and the ex. There are sure to be problems in the beginning because children will resent the one who is trying to take the place of their natural parent. As you get to know each other, [...]

Being a parent is no easy task. There can be no hard and fast rules which are to be followed. What your parents did may not hold good now. Mothers may find themselves using the ‘don’t’ word very often – don’t talk so loudly, don’t fight etc. However, psychologists believe that it is better to [...]

The moment the child is born, the process of his development starts. You will observe development in both mind and body. The child grows up in size and shape and side by side the brain starts to develop and the child starts to learn a few things from parents or those looking after him. Though [...]

After one gets married, the most important decision which has to be taken by any couple is about having a baby. While arriving at the decision as to when to have one, a woman has to keep in mind a number of factors. She has to consider about her life with a small kid, about [...]

Making your child disciplined is the biggest challenge for parents. This is a taxing but rewarding experience for the parents. The techniques that are effective on a child differ from one child to the other. Also the environment in which a child is placed effects his behavior and the methods to be used to discipline [...]

Slow parenting means parenting of children in the contact of nature without any interference of materialistic influence. We can also term it as ‘self raising’. Those were the days, when raising children was not a matter of planning. But today when to plan a baby, what will be their parenting style, everything is preplanned. So [...]

It is very unfortunate for a child to loss either of his/her parent. Its very difficult for the child to accept the fact and dealing with the loss of a parent in childhood. The mishap leaves behind a mental setback and it’s a difficult task to bring the child out of the situation. The child [...]

A sweet, smiling, boney baby is dream of every couple. But just being a mother and father is not completion of duty. Duty begins after a baby comes in this world. Practically children need parent until the age of 18 years and up to this age legally also they are children. So taking care of [...]

Babies are born with the ability to cry. Babies cry generally to tell us that something is wrong like hunger, wet bottom, cold or hot, tired etc. Sometimes the baby has met all his or her needs, yet continues to cry. Though all newborn cry. When a child who is otherwise healthy cries for 3-4 [...]

Lactation is a term which is medically known, for yielding of milk by the mammary glands for cause of breastfeeding. Mother’s milk contains good amount of nutrients for newborn and provides necessary protection from various ailments. Early in a woman’s pregnancy her milk producing glands begin to prepare for her baby’s arrival and by the [...]

A new born baby is completely helpless in the world. The baby has to learn and develop the skill to live outside the womb, in an unsafe world. They have to learn even how to breathe. If the baby is premature it’s a bigger challenge, because their systems are not fully developed. For such babies [...]

It’s too late in night. Parents are tired and sleepy. But toddler, as if it’s their morning. Full of energy and there is no sign of sleep. No matter you are telling a story or singing a lullaby. They want to watch TV, want to play, even want you to play with them. They shout [...]

Every couple wishes to have a baby. A baby brings a lot of joy in their life. But it’s a bitter fact that planning a baby is a costly affair. Having a baby is a great responsibility. Youngsters think today twice before planning a baby. They want to be financially strong before having a baby. [...]

Length and weight of a new born baby indicates the health of a baby. Pediatricians maintain a chart of length, weight and head size of the baby. The growing graph means the baby is healthy and poor growth chart means any health problem. During first year, a healthy baby should grow triple the birth weight [...]

How to play with a newborn while a newborn baby itself is a toy for the family members. Parents and others talk and play with the baby and it’s the first classroom for an infant. Thus the baby starts learning from his/her crib. So playing with a baby is not less important. It’s not just [...]

Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder, in which the person has an extreme sense of their own importance. They are self obsessed and don’t care for others  or their feeling. This type of disorder is mostly found in male. They are extremely possessive about their children. They want their children to live as they [...]

Persons whom we can rely most are our parents. We love them very much. A time comes, specially in our teen age, due to their controls and impositions, we start to hate them. But the feeling doesn’t last long. As we grow a mature adult, we realize that even now we love them a lot. [...]

Crying is birth right of babies. Crying is not any unusual thing for them. They cry to communicate their demand to you. They are hungry, they cry, bottom is wet they cry, any problem they cry, even they are sleepy they cry. By practice mother or a regular caregiver can understand why the baby is [...]

There were times when the head of the family was considered supreme and his words were law for the family. Now the time has come when each member of the family wants to have a place for himself. All want to be equally accepted, respected and listened to in all matters. This often results in [...]