Storytelling is fading from popularity in today’s society, but throughout history it has been a valuable tool for imparting joy, wisdom, and history from one generation to the next. In “the olden days” the way parents got their children to settle down and go to bed was to sit with them in a darkened room and tell them a story. …

Ria wanted to come over to clear some doubts about her menstrual cycle. “Why don’t you have tea with me,” I offered. Ria was under the impression that the menstrual cycle begins soon after the delivery. Which is partly true. Some women start menstruating as early as six weeks after delivery, but in some breastfeeding women, the cycle reappears as …

Most babies throw up a little milk after feeds. Especially if the baby has not been burped well. This is because the air she had swallowed while feeding comes up. And, along with it a little of the milk she has had is also thrown out. This regurgitation is often described as vomiting. After a feed, help your baby to …

You are not very fond of reading. But you want your child to get into the habit of reading early in life – something that you never had. The best way to handle this issue is to start with story telling early. If you are not much of a storyteller, try and see if you can get your imagination rolling. …

Reading food labels can make you thinner, says a study published in the Journal of Agricultural Economics. The study’s authors, who used a large data set of 10,810 men and 14,830 women to explore the relationship between reading nutritional labels and body weight, discovered that the average BMI (body mass index) for women was 1.49 points lower for label readers …

I wanted my kids to be good eaters. It mattered quite a lot to me, in fact. But I wondered, during the breast-pump-and-jar-food days, what I could do to help them grow up liking not only broccoli and oranges but also salmon, parsnips, and sheep’s-milk cheese, as I do. Or was appetite one of those things, like personality and hair …

Research has established that far from correcting the child, physical punishment can do lasting harm. First of all, by physically punishing a small child, we are not teaching him to be sorry for what he has done, all he is doing is just learning to be afraid of our anger. The child mat well grow up either fearful where he …

Milk is produced in the mammary glands present in the breast. This glandular tissue is embedded in fat, giving the breast its round contours and size. The amount of glandular tissue in the breast is similar in amount in all women. Thus, milk production does not depend on the size of the breast. Milk production in the breast depends on …

Pre-School plays a vital role in shaping a child’s life. This is the place where the seeds of his future are sown. As parents, it is necessary that we prepare him well for the pre-school. According to experts, 2 years is the right age for the child to enter pre-school. The basic skills that he will acquire here in the next …

Most of ailments experienced during pregnancy are usually temporary and caused by hormonal changes and the extra strain your body is under. Your body has a great deal to do during pregnancy. Sometimes the changes taking place will cause irritation or discomfort, and on occasions they may seem quite alarming. There is rarely any need for alarm, but you should mention …