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Motion sickness is an ailment which is caused by conflicting signals to the brain by eyes and ears. Brain may receive wrong signals in the moving vehicle like car, ship, airplane, space ship. In moving situation, the mind resolves conflicting results between vision and balance, which leads to nausea in some children and adults as [...]

Pinworm is caused by infections particularly in children, especially between age of five to ten years. Any individual can be infected by this but children are more likely to be infected by this ailment. An itchy rectal area is the most common amongst the children because the female worms are very active at the time [...]

Children may not be able to immediately appreciate good values and principles taught to them. But they register it in their minds and as they grow up the result of the teaching would be visible. It’s easier to instill good values when they are young and unaware of the fraudulence in the society. It becomes [...]

Sometimes life becomes uneasy for left handed people as they are considered in different form their counterparts. They face many problems by performing day to day activities such as driving, eating, dancing, writing, etc. One of the critical aspects for left handed students is that during their personality performing years they have to face teasing [...]

Gone are the days where the job of the teacher was to teach and that of parents was to get the child to complete the homework. Today’s children wouldn’t blindly accept and what the teacher has to say. It requires more than the teacher’s authoritative voice to motivate the children. Motivating the children seems like [...]

It’s a common observation that it’s easy to catch the bad habits in no time but cultivating good behavior habits takes longer. Generally most bad habits begin between the ages 5 to 7. As at this age, children begin to realize that they are watched by peers, friends, parents and the teachers. This makes them [...]

When the children do not sit one place and run around or don’t concentrate on a single task, they are termed as hyperactive. Surprisingly, this could be a symptom of a disease called hyperkinesis. This is caused by impulse disturbance which is associated with brain damage. Hyperactive Kid’s Symptoms Always excited, On extremes either impulsive [...]

We are all individuals and each one is unique. So some children may be more sensitive than the others. It’s good to accept it than to crib about it. It’s not very easy handling these sensitive children. Here a few ideas on how to handle them. Children may not directly show their emotions to the [...]

Television is a bane or boon is a question raised by many parents. The answer is that it could be a boon if utilized in the right way.  The level of violence on the television has increased by manifolds compared to couple of decades ago. Violence can be seen in cartoons, movies, news and regular [...]

Gross and Fine motor skills have become an important parameter for assessing the development of the child. So it’s important to develop these skills in them which will in turn help them to perform better academically and physically too. Fine Motor Skills Fine motor skills involve those activities that help the child to write and [...]

Depression is a feeling of sadness for continuously long periods of time. It can occur to young and old, boy or a girl. Depression in kids leads to fall in the school performance, development of  learning disability, start taking unnecessary risk, drug and alcohol use, dropping out of school, bunking of classes, pretending and lying [...]

Failure of the thyroid glands to produce the requisite amount of hormone is called hypothyroidism. It directly affects the growth and development in the young and leads to various problems in the older ones. A defect in the thyroid gland affects the almost every part of the body. It’s bound to reflect on the metabolic [...]

Dyslexia refers to the problem of the child in reading and recognizing alphabets and sounds. They think visually so have problems in understanding letters, numbers, symbols or written words. Until the children reach school, it’s hard to identify the existence of the problem. When they start schooling it comes to light. Generally dyslexia is seen [...]

Learning disability is a condition where in the child has problems in learning or assimilating information which are expected by children of that age. These problems may relate to physical, social and academic. Kids Learning Disability Symptoms Here are a few symptoms of disability. If the children exhibit a few of these, it’s better to [...]

Encopresis refers to an inability of the person to control their feces and passes them anywhere and everywhere. They cannot wait to get to the toilets and they pass enroute or wherever they are. This is a medical as well as a psychological problem. Sometimes it gets coupled with enuresis which is not passing urine [...]

A most common scenario which most parents and carer would have undergone with the children is that when out shopping the kids demand some unnecessary stuffs and start throwing temper tantrums when they get ‘no’ for an answer. Most times the parents either budge in or let the child cry. Every parent asks why the [...]

Autism occurs due to neurological disorder and affects the brain and there by the development of the child. The exact reason for autism is yet to be discovered but some believe some genetic factors and some chemicals changes in the brain may be the reason. Others believe it may be a reaction due to MMR [...]

Overweight and obesity is a problem to the kids as much it’s to the adults.  They run a risk of health problems to a higher degree than the normal ones. Generally overweight parents have overweight children. The right thing to do to get them to shape is to these kids lots of physical exercise. But [...]

Why do lice occur ? When the parent spot first signs of lice on the child’s hair, they get panicked. The child and parents feel that lack of hygiene is cause for it. But it’s not always the case. In fact, lice prefer clean heads to dirty ones. Generally, children contract lice from the friends [...]

What is the secret of success? Well, good planning, motivation and guidance are factors that contribute to success. To make the children successful parents must help them identify their goals, guide them to achieve it and provide encouragement and support as well. Goal setting can begin at the age of three or even lesser. Initially, [...]