Some times, a newborn may take the first few breaths of his life in quick succession than what a baby normally takes. This condition is termed as transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN).
Nearly 1to 2 percent of infants develop this problem of lung...
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As said by the researchers from Barcelona, Spain, fiber supplements made with cocoa husks can effectively prevent and treat constipation among children.
The researchers studied 48 children between the age groups of three to ten. The divided the kids...
Child development experts hold the view that certain physical and behavioral changes that epitomizes teens have now been shifted towards ‘tweens’, that is, kids aged between 8 to 12.
The ‘tweens’ prefer to pave their own way without any body’s...
According to a British cardiovascular specialist, victuals which are not tagged as ‘junk food’ too have high content of sodium present in them which is a factor leading to childhood obesity but the parents are not aware of it.
Graham MacGregor, of...
Are you a single mother…juggling really hard to keep your life on the right track? Here is an online resource for you, which will make it easier to deal with your kid, your professional and your personal life.
Singlemamahood.com is a hub of valuable...
If child abuse is a dark reality…even darker and graver is the fact that Korean kids are abusing their mothers. Abuse to mothers come in any form including beating them, swearing at, hitting and kicking them and what not.
And the common reason that go...
Though we have been successful in tapping down the rate of teenage pregnancy but at the same time we have failed in keeping a tab on teenage abortions. An increased number of girls in the age group of 17-17 are going in for terminations. The rate of...
Healthy Start program triggered off in Britain will give free fruits, veggies, and milk formula to pregnant women with low incomes. According to the program all the children hailing from low-income households and falling under the age group of 1-4 will...
I don’t think any kind of ban on Junk food can do any amount of good to improve the situation, for kids are influenced by it so much so that they are ready to go to the extent of smuggling it when not allowed to buy it in school.
Yes, this is what is...
If your kid has developed an allergy to eggs and getting away with is on your mind, then the simplest and sure shot way is to increase the dose of egg in hos diet.
Yes, this is true and I’ve not lost my senses as yet. It is actually the University of...
SIDS: The mysterious infant killer, which has been taking a toll on the lives if babies as young as one year is under the close scrutiny of the doctors and scientists. Though the doctors have revealed not a cure but a hint towards the cause:
Researchers...
Heidi Klum, glamour girl of Germany and hubi Seal, British pop singer were blessed with a baby boy on 22nd of this month.
The little tot, Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo Samuel weighed 8 pounds and 11 ounces.
On his own website, www.seal.com, Seal...
The number of unwed mommies is on a high these days, particularly in the US. According to the estimates, the number of babies born out to unmarried girls has risen by 4% in the past one year and the number has reached to 1.52 million in 2005.
For the...
The world is really moving at a fast pace. Have you ever given a second thought while deciding a gift for your child? Well, most of us would say no, apparently, lured by the innumerable options available on the shelf.
Nevertheless, today, the...
Researchers from the Universities of Columbia, Pennsylvania and Michigan have postulated that babies with low birth weight may experience cognitive and motor deficits as teens.
They surveyed 474 teens of 16 years of age who weighed less than 2,000g...
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