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For us as adults it is generally difficult under ordinary circumstances to think of cutting oneself. Causing injury to one’s own body is a difficult task. Despite this we hear on TV and read in newspapers reports regarding children and teenagers in particular cutting themselves. This is a horrifying experience for the families of such [...]

Headaches are quite common in school going children and about 90% of the kids going to school report having them. As the child grows older, the instances of occurrence of headache increase. There could be many causes of headache in the children. These could be common causes which may not be harmful or non common [...]

Research has established that calcium should be an important part of the food we eat. Kids up to the age of 8 need about 800 mg of calcium per day where as those above 8 and up to 18 require 1300 mg of calcium per day. For children milk is the natural and most important [...]

Calcium should be an important ingredient of food we eat. This is essential to maximize the bone density, especially in adults. Deficiency of calcium can start from the age when one is a kid and once this happens, this deficiency may continue for life. Keeping this in mind, it is essential that kids should consume [...]

In the previous days children keep themselves occupied with either outdoor games or indoor games after studies. Those were the days when there was no TV, video game or internet. Its true that TV and internet are a good source of knowledge but up to some extent. All these things make children idle. Physically it [...]

Cell phone is a very popular gadget all over the world these days. Even kids want their personal cell phone. There are few pros and cons in giving a cell phone to kids. Here we are going to discuss advantages and disadvantages of giving cell phone to kids. When kids are out, cell phone keeps [...]

A study has been done on the sleep disorder of children. According to the study, sleep disorder or insomnia in children is often caused by food allergies. The incidents of allergic reaction of the food causing insomnia are not known for sure, but this disorder is often experienced by children under the age of five [...]

One sees many misleading advertisements both in the print and electronic media. The marketing department is often under pressure to increase sales so they come up with gimmicks and distorted facts to push up sales. Often pharmaceutical companies advertise the intake of vitamins to make a child smarter, or to increase his appetite, or to [...]

It is the desire of all parents to see that their children are well behaved, and try to meet all possible requirements, even sometimes at the cost of their own comfort. To bring up well mannered and well behaved children parents have to set an example for them by regulating their own conduct in the [...]

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 [...]

In this age where TV is playing an important role in the life of children and they are mixing up with a large number of people in society, they have the tendency to learn some things which are not right. It is rightly said that the child has tendency to learn wrong things easily, and [...]

Swearing is as bad a habit amongst the children as lying. Swearing means use of swear words, vulgar language or coarse language. Parents who have given birth to the child, and are bearing all difficulties associated with bringing up children, will be shocked to hear their loved kid using a foul word. The reason that [...]

It has been seen many a time that summer camps are not on the priority list of parents as far as spending quality time during summer vacation is concerned. In reality, a summer camp can provide much to your child than you ever anticipated. First of all, a summer camp means that your kids get [...]

It is a common compliant of majority of parents that their children create mess in their room when they play and don’t think about cleaning the room and keeping things at the right place. Actually, such is the scheme of things of every household that carelessness has become synonymous with children. It is your duty [...]

Children have lot of energy. They want somebody’s company every time to play and to do something creative. Many times they want to watch T.V., but again they need company. These days, it is very difficult for parents to give sufficient time to children due to their own heavy work routine. Today’s families are nuclear [...]

Summer is a hot season and also a holiday season. Parents are free, children are free and all are at home. This is a very exciting period for children and they have great plans for enjoying summers. But it may be a tough time for you as a parent to make your child busy in [...]

Oral hygiene is very important for all. If you take care of your teeth, it is helpful for you to keep your heart in the pink. Bad breath is a well-known problem that affects persons belonging to any age group. Sometimes you must have had experience of talking to those whose mouths stink while they [...]

Bringing up kids is not an easy task in any respect. You have to make them learn so many things that your parents ever taught you when you were a little baby. One of the most interesting and important aspects to be borne in mind while bringing your children up is enhancing their mental ability [...]

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 [...]

For working parents it is very difficult to leave their children every day and go to their respective work place only to keep pondering about whatever their little one’s up to, the whole day. This way they can neither concentrate on the office nor can they completely think of their home leaving them with no [...]