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All parents have different style of raising the child, and it is not possible to say that a particular style is better as compared to the other. It depends upon the circumstances in which the child and parents are placed. The two basic styles of training a child are authoritarian style and permissive style. However [...]

Normally and naturally, a daughter is more attached to her mother in comparison to her father or other siblings. The attachment is also due to the fact that the daughter finds it easier to confide in the mother on personal and biological matters at different stages, while growing up. The bonding between mother and daughter [...]

It is the duty of the parents to look after the children at all ages. The amount of time required and the type of training to be given to the child differs from child to child and for children of different ages. In case the mothers are not working it is easy to look after [...]

Babies learn from each and every activity of the parents. Even small kids who are unable to understand language often understand the tone of the person addressing them. If one looks to the child angrily the child will start weeping. Similarly, if you are talking to the child or reading a book loudly, the child [...]

After marriage, the decision when to have a child is quite difficult, scary and exciting. When once decided, the next decision to be taken primarily by the mother is the way to give birth to the baby, i.e., you want normal delivery or induced delivery with the help of medicines, or the latest being by [...]

It is often said that it is difficult for the working parents to bring up a child. This is a true statement, as both work in office and bringing up a child, are full time activities. You can’t be successful in office if you are not devoting full time, similarly you cannot bring up a [...]

Due to non-development of reasoning skill, toddlers have to be disciplined with a positive explanation. Often they are unable to understand logic of what they are being told. Take the case of a movie in which the mother is trying to explain the child not to put the screw in the mouth as it is [...]

A child is the biggest asset of any person. The success of a child primarily depends upon the way he is brought up. Parents are initial teachers of the child. Child should be reminded of his good qualities. It is not necessary that the child should be punished for his wrong doings but the correct [...]

Foster parents are those who are not biological parents, but have taken responsibility of parenting the child. Foster parents are mostly those who have own children and decide to take in other children who need guidance and help. This is a noble task, and these parents need to learn a lot before providing guidance. The [...]

Today’s world is a materialistic world. We all are running a race to achieve new heights in our professional lives. For running the vehicle of life smoothly, it has now become essential for both mother and father to work and earn handsome money for the better future of their children. But sadly, in this race [...]

Today’s world is very unsafe for children. We all listen to news of child abductions everyday on T.V. and feel concerned about the safety of our children. It has become difficult to protect a child from kidnappers even at home. So, it is imperative for parents to know about the methods of protecting children from [...]

Night time is a time for the body and mind to relax. We can start our morning happily if we have been comfortable at night. Same case is with children. Children are more sensitive than us. They grow much during sleep, as has been proved by many scientific inquiries. For the proper growth of children, [...]

In the today’s nuclear families, children are like toys. We want to see smile on their faces and are ready to do anything for them. Everyone wants to see his child happy. Everyone wants to buy everything for his child. So many toys, so many clothes, so many other things like bed sheets, cosmetic items [...]

It is an undeniable fact that we all have some anxieties and some or the other kind of suspicions. The problem of anxiety is witnessed in many children too. Actually children are soft at heart. They take everything seriously. Many times parents use erroneous sentences to forbid their child from doing something and this also [...]

A child is the precious gift of God to every parent. It is your duty to give him an environment in which he can grow without any serious problem. It is very common for a child to receive many injuries in his routine play or when he starts walking, running etc. It is the duty [...]

Everyone loves to have good, branded, costly and trendy clothes in his wardrobe. As a mature adult we can minimize our desire but it is very difficult to control the hunger of our child as regards the variety of clothes. If you have a child, you should better know the importance of clothes for children. [...]

A nanny is like a mother to your child in your absence. Nanny plays a very important role in the emotional upbringing of your baby. In earlier times, employing a nanny was a status symbol. Only royal families employed nannies for their children. But in today’s busy life, nanny turns out to be a requirement [...]

It is a very exhilarating moment when a youngster completes his school education and steps in the college grounds. Some give precedence to colleges in the vicinity of home but some prefer to go away to those institutions, which are new to them. A new sense of freedom arises around in the air. Everything seems [...]

Stress is a universal phenomenon. It affects each and all at some point or the other in life. However, teenagers are more prone to stress owing to the transition phase that they are passing through. Teenage marks the changeover from childhood to maturity. Therefore, a teenager is almost sure to get stressed while at school, [...]

It is generally true that fathers are closer to daughter while mothers love their sons more. Apparently, fathers always tend to feel more for their girlie daughters even though they love them from the very beginning just like their sons. That’s why they say that all men want girl babies while most of the women [...]