Healthy Meal Makeovers
With a few easy tweaks, your toddler's favorite non-nutritious foods can become healthy meals you'll feel good about serving.
French toast: Make it with fiber-rich whole-grain bread rather than white, and mix the egg with low-fat or fat-free milk (... Read more
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The Super Six – a closer look at your child’s vaccination options
Throughout your
child’s early years, you will have to immunize them at least 5-6 times and more
if you’re opting for the suggested vaccines. Keeping up with a vaccination
schedule can be taxing and worrisome. Medical science has made s... Read more
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No more chicken pox
Chickenpox is caused by the
varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and is an illness most common among kids,
particularly those under age 12. An itchy rash of spots that look like blisters
can appear all over the body and be accompanied by flu-like symptoms... Read more
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The Threat of Typhoid
What Causes Typhoid?
The main cause of Typhoid Fever is fecal- oral
contamination. This can happen through unhygienic conditions, lack of awareness
about health precautions, use of un-boiled/unfiltered water and undercooked
food. In most cases ... Read more
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The Creative Lunch Box
Most
parents want to pack a school lunch that is healthy, tasty, inexpensive, easy
to prepare, and won't be wasted. Here are some healthy school lunch ideas and
guidelines to follow to make sure your kids enjoy their school lunch every day:
Choos... Read more
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Super foods to power up on nutrition
Levels
of obesity and particular childhood obesity are on the rise in Pakistan.
This is because not enough fresh food is being consumed by the modern
toddler. There's just too much processed
food that contains high levels of saturated fat a... Read more
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Rotavirus – A simple stomach bug or something more serious?
Severe
stomach cramps, irritability, upset tummy and profuse vomiting are some of the
symptoms exhibited in children suffering from a serious gastric infection. One
of the most common culprits of this intense illness is Rotavirus
Gastroente... Read more
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Influenza
Winter has arrived in Pakistan and it brings with it the
familiar sights and sounds. Sneezing, stuffy noses and coughs can be heard
everywhere. Medical centers are filled with parents holding handfuls of tissues
and pharmacy shelves are empty wher... Read more
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ADHD-alternate therapy
A
new kind of therapy, Cognitive Skills
Training, has shown amazing results in the treatment of ADHD. This therapy involves
intense ‘brain training’, after which the cognitive skills and attention spans
of ADHD children comes almost a... Read more
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ADHD-Signs and Symptoms
There
are essentially three ways that a child displays symptoms of ADHD, Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Inattention
Hyperactivity
Impulsiveness
Signs of inattention:
• Daydreams, has a hard time payin... Read more
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Coping with ADHD
Disciplining
a child with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
Disciplining
a child with this disorder is also very difficult and parents find themselves
getting frequent calls from teachers or principals regarding their child’... Read more
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Getting Started with Healthy Eating Habits
It’s important to understand that
children need balanced nutrition, and instilling healthy eating habits goes
beyond the plate. If you allow fattening food to become a staple in your child’s
day, then getting him ‘unhooked’... Read more
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Importance of a well balanced diet
Proper nutrition in childhood can reinforce lifelong
eating habits that contribute to your children's overall well-being and help
them to grow up to their full potential and lead healthy lives. Unfortunately,
some parents over-think what to do abo... Read more
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What is ADHD?
ADHD,
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is a condition that affects thousands
of children worldwide. The condition exhibits three major symptoms;
inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. Due to these symptoms, the
child faces man... Read more
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What’s the difference between a common cold and influenza?
The flu is often confused with the common cold, but flu
symptoms are usually more severe than the typical sneezing and stuffy noses.
Here’s a guide to help you determine whether you’ve got a cold or the flu:
Symptoms
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Eyesight
Perfect eyesight is increasingly becoming a rare
phenomenon in most people. Although treatments have become easier and more
widely available, it can still be distressing for parents to discover vision
problems in their child. As far as children ar... Read more
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Spot the signs of eye trouble!
for common signs and symptoms in your child to make sure
he isn’t silently suffering with his ability to see. If your child has been
labeled weak at school, or has been diagnosed with attention or concentration
issues, don’t write off ... Read more
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Types of Eye Problems
Lazy eye
Since birth, a child’s brain is trained to use the images
received from both eyes fused into a single image. However in some infants, one
eye may not be able to see as clearly as the other; hence, the brain does not
get a clear i... Read more
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Exercise for the eyes
Mother Nature has designed the human
body in such a way that it heals itself wherever possible. When you detect a problem in your child’s eyesight, the
easiest and best way to ‘self correct’ is through vision exercises. Pract... Read more
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