PARENTING and CHILD CARE

The ability to assess how much someone values a particular goal requires integrating information about both the costs of obtaining a goal and the benefit gained by the person seeking it. Even a 10-month-old infant can tell how badly you want something by observing how hard you work to achieve it, says new study that suggests that we learn to infer motivations of others much earlier than previously thought. The study published online in the journal Science also suggests that babies acquire very early an intuition about how people make decisions. “This study is an important step in trying to understand the roots of common-sense understanding of other people’s actions,” said study co-author Josh Tenenbaum, Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US. “It shows quite strikingly that in some sense, the basic math that is at the heart of how economists think about rational choice is very intuitive to babies who don’t know math, don’t speak, and can barely u...

      EASING CHILD ANXIETY ABOUT LOSING TEETH Losing a first tooth is a big deal for a child but shouldn’t be a scary milestone. For some, this was a pretty stressful time, while others found ways to speed up the process so they could get those Tooth Fairy payouts faster. So you should make this childhood milestone go as smoothly and stress-free. No matter what, though, the prospect of losing that first tooth is new territory for every child, and it can seem very strange and frightening to them. On the other hand, if your little one has just lost her first baby tooth, she might be freaking out. She’s had that tooth for most of her tiny, little life but now it’s gone (and blood may have been involved!). Losing the first tooth is a big deal for a child but shouldn’t be a scary milestone. That’s why we’re here to help you calm your child’s nerves as they approach this milestone. So how can you make this childhood milestone go as smoothly as possible?

   An early identification of allergen and then complete avoidance of those allergens is essential. Food allergy can turn fatal, especially in children, if left untreated, because the body’s immune system considers the proteins and complex carbohydrates present in the food as foreign. Further, children are much more vulnerable to food allergies than adults as the allergies fade away by adulthood. As children grow older, they outgrow some of the allergies as their immune system matures. Also, the allergens are identified in childhood and then the person learns to avoid those as an adult. Food allergy or intolerance, which can cause symptoms ranging from a harmless skin rash to a potentially lethal anaphylactic shock, are estimated to affect four to six per cent of children and four per cent of adults, as per study of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is only in rare cases that one can get a severe allergic response to any food ...

Indulging in regular physical activities may help children perform better in studies and in life.    Are you struggling with your child’s academic performance or his learning disability? Let him play      or indulge in physical activities everyday. All that play and running around may improve your child's    brain functioning. According to a research, p hysical activities make your child smarter than the other kids, this is because daily physical activities improve the brain functioning of a child. The findings of the study show that regular exercise can help children perform better in both studies and in life. Developing important life skills boost self-esteem and confidence of a child. A self-confident child grows into a positive personality and is willing to take on challenges in life. Regular exercise during childhood keep a person healthy not only mentally, but also physically and in-turn emotionally. Regular physical activit...

Avoid lowering your child's self-esteem Parents sometimes say things they regret. Your child may do something that is so upsetting you can’t keep control your reaction and, wham, something not so nurturing or supportive comes out of your mouth. Being a parent requires responsibility even when it comes to word choice. Inadvertently uttered phrases may change a child’s worldview or make them develop poor morals. Part of our behavior stems from how we were treated as children. Some may be related to current stressful condition. You are not alone all parents say the wrong things occasionally, but the ones who parent intentionally and mindfully do so less frequently than parents who don’t bother to reflect on how their words or actions impact their children most. Some of our feeling overwhelmed, helpless, frustrated, worried can all lead us to making these types of comments. But child's mind tends to generalize and personalize statements, an...