Whether your child is looking forward to the first day of school or is dreading it, preparing yourself and your child can help start things off right.
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Diabetes is a non-communicable disease in which a person's body cannot properly regulate their blood glucose. Click to learn more.
What you need to know about diabetes
Training kids to resolve sibling rivalry and get along might also help parents, especially mothers, manage their own stress too. Click to learn more.
Kids learn to resolve sibling rivalry, parents win
A stray kitten found is not necessarily abandoned. There are many points to be kept in mind before adopting the kitty .
Should you adopt a stray kitten you find?
Men are more likely to forget about getting health checkups and on average men have shorter life spans. Raising awareness of men's health issues may help.
Fast cars help promote men’s health
Learn the facts about Vitamin K, an essential compound that is necessary for proper blood clotting.
What you need to know about Vitamin K
What makes the magnolia plant remarkable beyond its fragrant flowers is the discovery that they may cure cancer of the head and neck.
Amazing! Magnolia plants may cure cancer
Globally, over 34 million children have been saved due to investments in child health programs. A new tool identifies what works best. Click to read more.
Tremendous progress in saving children’s lives
The Indian Academy of Paediatricians revised growth chart for the ideal height, weight and body mass index of children shows increases in all categories.
Good news: Indian children are getting taller
Research shows a few thrills and spills can lead to more active and self-confident children. Click to read more.
How to raise active, self-confident children
Girls do better than boys in elementary school math tests, but more men enter math-related jobs. An ego boost may help get more women in science.
Bigger egos key to more women in science
If you are using carb-loaded comfort food or sugary treats to cheer up, you may actually feel better if you stop and give up the junk food.
Feeling low? Here’s a better way to cheer up!
Excess screen time can slow a toddler's language development. In older children it can lead to unhealthy habits. Here are some ways to limit screen time.
5 ways to unplug your child from screen time
Proteins are essential building blocks for your body's bones, muscles, skin, blood and cartilage. Click to read more.
Eat more protein for better health
It took Svein Magnussen 15 years to understand newborns's vision but he thinks he's now figured out that they can see whether you are smiling or frowning.
Surprising news about newborns’ vision
By one estimate 93% of Indians don't get enough sleep. Research suggests that lack of sleep may negatively impact memory. Click to learn more.
One simple way to improve your memory
Praise given to children loses its value if not given properly. Click to learn how to praise your child so that it helps them prepare for life's challenges.
6 tips to praise your child the right way
Eating enough fibre has so many benefits for children and adults that it is surprising that it often takes a backseat in our dietary diligence.
5 ways to eat more fibre–you really should!
Mumps is a highly-contagious, viral disease that is characterised by the swelling of the salivary glands in the face. It can be prevented by vaccination.
Everything you need to know about mumps
If your child isn't doing chores already, here are some age-based suggestions to get you both started. Even little kids can help out in small ways.
47 easy chores your kids can do
A trial educational program found a positive effect in changing the way teenage and young men think about women, which could help reduce rape culture.