Motivation is the best method of teaching the child in the way you want her to do a particular act or behave in a particular manner. Parents are the first teachers of any child. As the child grows up and starts to understand, he looks towards the mother for instructions. At a very young age…
Teething is a major developmental step in the life of a growing baby. It starts earliest in 3 months of age and before 12 months. The time varies in different babies. But the fact is that the formation starts in womb. For some babies teething is so easy that one day suddenly you see a…
When a baby is about to arrive there is lot of excitement amongst all members of the family. Each member wants to contribute his bit to welcome the new guest. It is necessary that a thorough discussion is held between you, your husband and senior members of the family if available at your home. A…
There are a large number of different varieties of insects found in this word. Of these, only a fraction is harmful, the others are not harmful and often do the work assigned to them by nature. Children are often frightened of all insects and there is a general tendency to try to kill them when…
During these difficult times when living is costly and most of the women are working to earn or to further their career, it becomes difficult for them stay at home to look after sick children. Some of the parents have the facility of keeping sick children with older or other relatives, while others have no…
Allergies are adverse reaction to something which the child comes in contact with or inhales and this result in rashes, diarrhoea, nausea, sneezing or a number of other problems. Though a person of any age can get an allergic reaction but children having lesser resistance are likely to be affected more. These days the instances…
Though each and every home needs a first aid kit full of basic medicines, in a home where there are children, this is very essential. The medicines stored in it should cover different remedies often needed for the children. The most likely injury the children suffer is minor injury resulting in peeling of the skin…
Children with learning disability are those who have difficulty in concentration on something including studies. It is observed that quite a large number of such children complete studies at home. They are not sent to school by the parents to avoid humiliation and consequent depression that the child may have to face due to the…
To maintain living standard and financial health of the family, often both the parents have to work. These days working hours are long and travelling from home to office and from office to home takes a lot of time. As a result of this, after school, children have to be at home alone. This sometimes…
As parents you must be extremely careful when your children begin to crawl around the house as they could be dangerously investigational and experimental sometimes. When children become seven or eight months old, they want to touch and taste everything that comes before them. Hence, this is the time for you to act sensibly by…