Nutrition, Health & Habits
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Benefit of Pets for Kids
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself. – Josh Billings Pets are a part of many of our lives. If we treat them well, having a pet as a part of the family can lead to invaluable benefits for a child, especially a single child. Trained Read more
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How to Develop Self Esteem in Children
The dictionary meaning of self esteem is “confidence in one’s own worth or abilities”. Children with a high self-esteem feel good about themselves. They are confident and are willing to try new things. They can cope well with the mistakes they make; they try again without feeling ashamed of their failures. On the other hand, Read more
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7 Simple Ways to Get Children to Listen
Parents and teachers struggle to make children do the things they want them to do – keep their room clean, finish their homework on time, pay attention in class, the list is endless. Children might have their own ideas and designs on what they want to do. Thus begins an inevitable ….. The parent says: Read more
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How to Develop Sound Mental Health in Children
Sound mental health of children has become very important in today’s world where they have to live amidst constant changes. Even as they grow up, they will have to face continuous pressure from ever changing technologies, newer work-streams and challenging situations which no one would have faced before. To prepare children for such a future Read more
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Eye Health and Eye Exercises for Children
Vision plays a key role in our quality of life and in our ability to learn and work. For children especially, good vision is very important. With screen exposure of children increasing significantly due to lockdown, online classes and online assignments, I hear many parents worrying about the impact that this exposure will have, especially Read more
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5 Habits for Better Health in Children
It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver. – Mahatma Gandhi Researchers say that it takes only 21 days to develop a new habit. This is really a very short time if it can lead to life changing positive changes in our lives. With health being a priority for Read more
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How to Boost Your Child’s Immunity
With the onslaught of multiple viruses and bacteria all around us, it is imperative that we maintain a strong immune system, more so for our children. This will prevent them from getting sick often and even if they do, it will help them recover faster. Most of these are simple suggestions that can be incorporated Read more
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Screen Time – How much is too much?
An unchecked and high exposure to screens can have significant impact on children – from poor brain development to poor eyesight and poor quality sleep. Read how much screen time is recommended for every age group and do self-check for your children! Read more
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