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Psychologist•Ahmedabad
When a birthday celebration is taken as a social status, there is a need for introspection because your child can be the next victim.
I am a psychologist and a few days back I had this six-year-old child as my patient. His parents indicated no obvious cause for his depression.
To assess the problem I started a conversation with him, asking all kinds of general questions. Intermittently I asked if somebody said anything to him, which he refused every time. In the same flow, I as...more
I am a psychologist and a few days back I had this six-year-old child as my patient. His parents indicated no obvious cause for his depression.
To assess the problem I started a conversation with him, asking all kinds of general questions. Intermittently I asked if somebody said anything to him, which he refused every time. In the same flow, I as...more
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Effective ways to deal with stubborn child
Stubbornness can be a characteristic that your child demonstrates right from infancy. You can take comfort in the fact that there plenty of parents who are in a similar situation. The way in which you handle your stubborn child will make all the difference in the kind of adults they turn out to be. The toddler phase and the teenager phase are considered the toughest to handle.
It is important to understand that stubbornness is a part of the...more
Stubbornness can be a characteristic that your child demonstrates right from infancy. You can take comfort in the fact that there plenty of parents who are in a similar situation. The way in which you handle your stubborn child will make all the difference in the kind of adults they turn out to be. The toddler phase and the teenager phase are considered the toughest to handle.
It is important to understand that stubbornness is a part of the...more
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Ear grabbing except if constantly contacting their ears, ear-getting is basically passing on child investigating their infant highlights. On the off chance that you see this as a diligent development, counsel your paediatrician.
Arm jerking at the point when babies are surprised by noisy commotions, brilliant lights, or unexpected arousing, jolting their arms demonstrates that they essentially got terrified.
Leg lifting this development is characterist...more
Ear grabbing except if constantly contacting their ears, ear-getting is basically passing on child investigating their infant highlights. On the off chance that you see this as a diligent development, counsel your paediatrician.
Arm jerking at the point when babies are surprised by noisy commotions, brilliant lights, or unexpected arousing, jolting their arms demonstrates that they essentially got terrified.
Leg lifting this development is characterist...more
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Ayurveda recommends to couples, contemplating babies to have a purification therapy or panchakarma (detoxification) to remove any doshic imbalance and certain dietary regimens and restrictions are also recommended.
Men are to take milk, ghee, ashwagandha root, liquorice root and raisins and to avoid red meat, very spicy foods, eggplant (brinjal) and cold drinks.
Women are to have basmati rice, ghee, sesame oil, moong dal, Amalaki (gooseberry) and asparagus while avoiding poultry, red me...more
Men are to take milk, ghee, ashwagandha root, liquorice root and raisins and to avoid red meat, very spicy foods, eggplant (brinjal) and cold drinks.
Women are to have basmati rice, ghee, sesame oil, moong dal, Amalaki (gooseberry) and asparagus while avoiding poultry, red me...more
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Gynaecologist•Mumbai
Pregnancy is one of the most exciting and anxious phase in a woman s life. There is definitely an information overload from all sources i.e. family, friends, medical team, books, Internet, etc., that is dumped on the mother-to-be. The idea is to prepare her for the delivery. What needs to be borne in mind though is that each delivery is unique and there are no two women who have had the exact same experience.
However, it is good for the mother to know what to expect so that she is menta...more
However, it is good for the mother to know what to expect so that she is menta...more
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Before commencing on how to deal with a prodigal child, let s go to the meaning of the same. The literal meaning of prodigal is wasteful mostly with regard to money. Its origin lies in the Latin word proagere where pro means forth and agere means to drive. It talks about a person who wastes money by spending it in a reckless manner.
A prodigal child is almost always adamant to make damaging and dangerous decisions, which is quite disheartening for a parent to see. The given points...more
A prodigal child is almost always adamant to make damaging and dangerous decisions, which is quite disheartening for a parent to see. The given points...more
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Homeopathy Doctor•Pune
Is your child irritable? Not eating well or under performing at school?
Relax! Losing your mind and temper won't help.
There are chances that your child is under stress and needs your support during this testing time. Let's gain better understanding of the problem as a mature step towards positive parenting.
Stress, either intrinsic or extrinsic, can affect your child as easily as it may affect you. There are several causes as to why your child may also be stress-lade...more
Relax! Losing your mind and temper won't help.
There are chances that your child is under stress and needs your support during this testing time. Let's gain better understanding of the problem as a mature step towards positive parenting.
Stress, either intrinsic or extrinsic, can affect your child as easily as it may affect you. There are several causes as to why your child may also be stress-lade...more
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Worrying is a natural tendency among children. While some of it helps children excel, too much worrying can lead to anxiety related disorders. From friendship woes to homework to fear of failure, there could be a lot of factors that can lead to anxiousness in a kid. This problem is mostly witnessed in school going, children. Some of the common symptoms that are portrayed include the need to be perfectionists, seeking of constant reassurance, getting sick worrying too much, scared of participatin...more
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The hip joint is a ball and socket joint made up of the round head of thigh bone (femoral head) with the cup shaped socket (acetabulum) of the pelvis and Perthe s Disease is an affliction of the hip joints in growing children. It is much more common in boys than girls, and occurs most commonly in children aged between 4 to 10 years. The cause of this problem is still unidentified.
In Perthes disease, changes affect the femoral head which can be seen on X-ray. These changes occur in thre...more
In Perthes disease, changes affect the femoral head which can be seen on X-ray. These changes occur in thre...more
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Air pollution is known to take a toll on the lungs of even the healthiest adults. So it comes as no surprise that the effects of this pollution on the lungs of children is deemed as a grave situation, full of health hazards including the onset of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorders and conditions like asthma. Read on to find out more about the link between air pollution and its effect on the lungs of children.
- Children's Lungs: Mostly, all the organs of a child's body are consid...more
- Children's Lungs: Mostly, all the organs of a child's body are consid...more
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