Oral care for children is one of the fastest growing sectors of dental care. Parents & dentists need to ensure that children learn to take care of their teeth at an early age. It is your duty as parents to emphasize the importance of dental care and at the same time use playful methods to get them interested in the same.
We tell you how to do so in this blog!
There was a time when going home meant going to a mother, father, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, grandmother, grandfather, cousins, and some more uncles, some more aunts, some more cousins and the list is never-ending. But today, a child goes home to a mother, a father may be a sister or brother. Nuclear families are the new family life, compact, practical & dynamic.
So what are the pros and cons of growing in a joint family
The young at heart, the best wisdom givers and the best of friends!-The grandparents!
Grandparents may be old and but they give your child moments of trust, knowledge & unconditional love. Childhood memories are incomplete without grandparents.
Right from inculcating moral values and good old habits which have helped them all their lives, to cooking classic recipes and sharing priceless memories & wisdom, grandparents are great guides to your child.
A holiday is a break from routine. It’s a break from everyday life and everyday you! It gets you to indulge in things that you don’t otherwise indulge in and is the time you can explore yourself.
Learning a new language, taking up a new hobby or getting adventurous at sea or in the mountains!
Switching on to solid foods for your baby? Here are some recipes you could try and make the introduction to food, for your baby, more flavoursome.
Apple Sauce: if you want to try something apart from apple cereal, apple sauce is a good option. Apple being a non-seasonal fruit makes it accessible at all times and is an easy option. Peel the apples, cut them into chunks, place them into a pan of water, enough to make them soft but not soggy. Stir on a medium flame, once they are soft enough mash them thoroughly. To make them more consistent you can use a masher with a little water added. If the pediatrician agrees, you can add cinnamon for taste.
While children scurry off for their holidays after every exam, there is still a nervous anticipation that lingers on every child and parent’s mind. How much will i/my son/daughter score?
Exams can be stressful and the results even more stressful; but if the parents want they can really try and put their mind and their child’s mind at ease.
Parenting has been a constantly evolving process. Every subsequent generation has different ideas about parenting which, generally almost always, is frowned upon by the previous generation. Especially in India, where parents play an important role as advisors to their children about parenting, it is hard not to be influenced. But things are changing and young parents are finding their own methods and techniques.
It is that time of the day when temple bells ring louder than ever, teachers do overtime, and children experience something that adults experience daily-Stress!
That’s right, exams are around the corner and while your children are preparing for the same, parents too can start working their homework- ‘how to keep children stress-free during exams?’
There was a time when having more than one baby was the norm and having one baby was more of a concern. But today, with rising inflation, exorbitant costs attached to baby care & education, parents are thinking twice about having more than one child. It may sound like a fair enough reason for rearing a single child, but there many reasons why your child needs to grow up with siblings-here are some:
With both parents working for demanding jobs under stressful timelines, tablets & phones have become the new babysitters. They help in feeding, putting them to sleep and keeping them occupied anytime, anywhere. Preschoolers use touchpads like feeding bottles and while tying a shoelace is tough, finding the power button on a device is not!
Are we making our kids lose themselves in a virtual bubble even before they have seen the real world?
Let’s look at the effects of excess screen time on children: