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HOW TO BALANCE SCREEN TIME DURING THE PANDEMIC?
Post Views: 676 With the second wave encompassing our lives, the pandemic seems far from over. This has caused a jump in our daily screen time as social distancing limits our ability to physically interact and connect with people. For many parents, screen time is a touchy subject even in the best of times. Now, with parents and kids holed up together 24/7 and everything from school to birthday parties taking place online, it’s even harder to know how to put limits on your child’s screen time. The screen time concerns and their effect on children’s health were there even before the COVID-19 pandemic took off. But are screens inherently…
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10 TIPS TO FOLLOW BEFORE YOU TOILET TRAIN YOUR LITTLE ONE
Post Views: 516 Things to keep in mind when you start toilet training your child: • Choose an appropriate week, perhaps when you both will not be leaving the house for a long duration. • Avoid using nappies or diapers while the child is awake. Keep nappies and diapers only for night sleep and afternoon nap. • Make your child wear comfortable clothes, which he/she can easily remove or wear. Like elastic pants/shorts for boys and a comfortable dress or skirt for the girls. • Make your child sit on the toilet seat when he/she is likely to have bowel movements. The best time is half an hour after eating or…
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What is the right age to Toilet-train your little one?
Post Views: 950 Toilet/potty training is an important developmental milestone for both kids and parents. Helping your little one start to use the potty (or toilet) is a challenging as well as a very exciting step for you. A child is considered fully toilet trained when he/she is conscious of the fact that he/she needs to pass urine or open his/her bowels and can go to the toilet alone without reminders from the parents. A child’s ability to use a toilet is influenced by gender, race, culture, socioeconomic status along with the temperament of the child. There is considerable variation in toilet training techniques across different generations and cultures. In…
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TACKLING TEMPER TANTRUMS IN CHILDREN
Post Views: 1,285 Temper tantrums are a normal part of growing up in kids. Each and every parent faces this while going shopping or sitting in a restaurant when suddenly your little one has an emotional meltdown and you are the center of a gale-forced temper tantrum. So, why exactly do kids throw tantrums? Is there a scientific reason? The answer is Yes. It is normal for a toddler to have temper tantrums between age of 1 year and 3.5 years. Our human brain has a part called as the prefrontal cortex (PFC) which is situated right behind our eyebrows. The PFC regulates emotions and controls social behaviour in us.…
