Children are not born rebels, it is we who provoke them. You tell your child that it is not a good thing to shout, and she screams at you. The more you tell your child to interact with guests, the more he avoids them and prefers to spend time in his room. And if there are several such instances that …

Sometimes it feels that children below the age of three years are at a stage where parents are in danger of using up ALL their reserves of patience at one go! A child’s initial growing years are some of the best years in a parent’s life. However, it is at this time when the disciplining starts. And there is an …

Whatever role the mother may play in her child’s life, the child’s needs for his father is separate and distinct. For him, the father and mother together make up his whole world, built with love, security and care. For a father, it is important to be involved with the child even before it is born. The latest research says that …

Come mealtime and a picture of an ensuing battle – getting your child to eat – invariably flashes past your eyes. All your efforts to make healthy food choices for your child meet with resistance, as there is no help from their end. This is a familiar story I am sure. Food negativism is a problem of defiance by the …

Most families visit their parents and in-laws during annual vacations but there are only few families, who know how to have fun with in-laws and have a loving atmosphere when all extended family members meet together during holiday time. Extended family relationships need to be nurtured too. Planning ahead for family and social events, saving money for buying gifts from …

As much as possible, especially at the outset of a relationship with a child, find places, ideas, and people you share. Show how you are not separate from each other, but connected. When dealing with low-self-esteem children, go into their world first to find connections. Find places in their world where you are also at home or with which you …

A mild electric shock goves only a brief pins-and-needles sensation. A severe one can knock your child down, render him unconscious and stop both breathing and heartbeat and even burn him. An electrical burn may look quite harmless – a tiny bluish mark. But, it will have caused wide damage to the tissues underneath. Electric current closes up the superficial blood …

The other day I went to my sister’s place to see her newborn baby girl. “Oh! She is beautiful Rupa.” I exclaimed as I held the bundle in my arms. I was so engrossed in the baby that it took me sometime to realise my sister was not sounding as excited as I was. Then I noticed she looked tired …

Eyes: Eyelashes or particles of dust can easily get into the eyes. If your child’s eye seems irritated, but you cannot see anything in it, she may have an eye infection. Usually if there is a foreign body, copious watering of the eye will make it float out. Do not let the child rub his eyes. Inspect it. If the object …

So you want to ensure that your family follows the right diet. But you don’t know how to begin and with what types of foods. How about following the Food Pyramid guidelines? The Food Pyramid is an outline of what to eat each day based on some dietary guidelines. Far from being a rigid prescription it’s a general guide that …