Between two and five years, many children develop all kinds of food fads for many of which the parents themselves may be responsible. Very often the mother thinks that a particular food is good for the child and she insists on the child having it. The child becomes equally adamant and refuses to eat whenever forced to do so. Not …

“Papa, why did you tell a lie to uncle?”, “Mummy, why can’t we live with Dada and Dadi?”, “Why can’t I have a party for my birthday at the Pizza Joint?”, “Where is Papa going?” – the thousand and one questions from the mouths of growing children can drive any parent to distraction. Often we ignore the questions because we …

For the sake of convenience and easy reference, the major areas of development in a child have been grouped according to age. One Month Profile Turns towards the source of light, tries to fix his gaze on the mother or any object nearby like a toy, and briefly follows a light source. A sudden sound may cause stiffening, blinking, stretching, …

That we, as parents, love our children is a simple and universal truth. We takes pains feed them, clothe them and educate them well. In fact, everyday, we give evidence of our love in millions of small and big ways. But the simplest and most effective way of demonstrating our love for our children is physically – through touch. Even …

Many parents get worried if their child is not speaking by one and a half years and because the neighbour’s kid was speaking at that age. It is important to recall by which time the baby attained the other milestones like sitting, crawling, standing, playing with toys, etc. If all these have been achieved at the right time, there is …

Post Adoption Depression Syndrome or PAD is common in many adoptive couples. There can be several reasons behind this depression that are not all baseless or temporary but that does not mean that adoptive parents have taken a wrong decision about going through an adoption. Even biological parents face a similar phase as post partum depression. These feelings are not …

Children need to be protected from over-exposure to television. Watching too much TV is detrimental not just to the physical health of your child but adversely affects his mental well-being too. Children who watch TV from a very young age and that too for long intervals at a stretch often suffer from weak eyesight and attention disorders. Spending a lot …

Breastfed kids are smarter, according to a Harvard University study that found the longer babies are nursed, the greater their intelligence. The research, which followed more than 1,000 women and their babies, found that each additional month a child was breastfed resulted in better language skills at 3 years old and intelligence at age 7, compared with babies not breastfed. …

Seeing the atmosphere today, may be it is time we asked ourselves a few questions. Are we linking our children too much with our status in society? Are many of us inadvertently connecting our children’s performance to our prestige in other people’s eyes? So many of us drive both our children and ourselves wild with anxiety about admission in a …

There is no one who does not yearns for the return of the carefree days of childhood – when worries and boundaries that concern adults had no meaning for us. And yet there are times when we forget this and expect our children to behave like adults. Remember your childhood and chances are that the first feeling you will remember …