M. Ch (Pediatric Surgery), MNAMS (Membership of The National Academy) (General Surgery), DNB (General Surgery), MBBS, Sardar Vallabhbahi Rashtra Ratna Award 2017 Winner
Pediatrician, Pune
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In order to ensure long term-term happiness, the parent must not try making the child too happy temporarily or for short term.
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Every parent wants to ensure that he or she raises a happy and a healthy kid. However, parents must be careful not to spoil their child in this pursuit. It is said that an infallible way to make your child miserable is to satisfy all his demands. Keep him busy in others activities. whenever he demands a toy, try to divert his mind in other things as compared to move away. Don't show your anger on him as he is just a kid. Parents should give children proper time and attention, emotional support and warmth which will automatically limit the unnecessary demands of children.
Which amongst the following signs of mental illness are found in children?
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Signs of mental illness in children can be extremely difficult to decipher and even more difficult to be perfectly recognized. Children do exhibit behavioral changes in childhood and not all of them imply the onset of mental illness. However, at the same time, if problems like difficulty in concentrating, absolute preoccupation with food and frequent mood swings persist, they should be taken seriously.
Running around will do more good than harm to the child.
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Physical activities are extremely important and it is the duty of the parent to see to it that their child indulges in such activities. In fact, being engaged in any form of sport or physical activity always fosters happiness in children and keeps their mind off other unnecessary thoughts.
Which is the most impressionable age for children?
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Children are extremely gullible and do believe everything told to them by their parents. However, it only continues until a certain age as there comes a time when the child stops imitating others and begins to assert an individual personality, however nascent. This generally happens after eight years of age, since before that; they are the most impressionable- believing anything and everything. Therefore, parents must take good care, especially until this age.
Giving an ear to the ranting of children can nurture their happiness in future.
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Children desire and require an audience as much as the adults. Though they may seem incomprehensible and nonsensical, it is always advisable that you listen to your child. Instead of criticizing them or ignoring them, you must always try to be a patient listener making the child feel happy and wanted. There is nothing that makes someone happier than being wanted.
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