How to sleep train your baby: let's cry it out.
The "cry it out" method refers to any sleep training approach that says it's OK to let a baby cry for a specified period of time (often a brief period) before offering comfort. Night sleep can alter from baby to baby and even during different nights. Watch and learn how it works and see if this method is the right choice for your family.
What Is A Croup Syndrome and How Common Is It?
It all starts with a cold, and by a blink of an eye, the symptoms turn into something else. Croup is a condition that irritates a baby's upper airways, causing them to swell and making breathing more difficult. The annual incidences of croups are 6 of 100. Once a child is in contact with the virus, it almost can attack anytime; however, risks increase during winters.
Good news: There is no one right way to raise a child
As your little one grows, you will keep getting challenges. The only thing that should stay common should be your love, firmness, and consistency. Let your child explore the world by his vision, allow him to tackle the challenges. Creativity and confidence are all you have to back up with. Remember there is no right way to raise a child, all they need is trust, care, and love.
Who Said Quarantining Is Boring, Watch These 9 Documentaries with Kids Which Is Educational, Too
With schools remaining closed for the rest of the academic year, millions of parents are facing several more weeks of being impromptu home school instructors. While there are no rules to homeschooling, you can at times have a substitute for teaching. These nine educational and inspiring movies can help build creativity in your kid. "I Am Malala" is one of them. Let's make homeschooling fun.
Youth depression tied to a higher risk of 66 diseases and premature death
A study published in JAMA Psychiatry reports children with depression to have a higher risk of being diagnosed with 69 medical illnesses, including the most common ones being type 2 diabetes & sleep disorders. The finding makes a clear note that earlier the diagnosis of the mental condition easier, it gets to recover from the comorbidity. The role of a parent becomes very important in such cases.
Mothers Working the Greatest Number of Hours for Children: Study
McMaster University researchers indicate that some Canadian mothers are working equivalent to nearly 2 full-time jobs in providing care to children during the pandemic. Men were reported on an average of 46 hours of caregiving PW while women have reported spending 95 hours PW after the COVID-19 hit Canada. It would be interesting to know how stats on this would be, in other countries?!
India's strategy is ready for the vaccine storage and distribution, says Govt
Addressing a press briefing, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that 29,000 cold-chain points, 240 walk-in coolers, 70 walk-in freezers, 45,000 ice-lined refrigerators, 41,000 deep freezers, and 300 solar refrigerators would be used for vaccine storage purposes. On implantation of the strategy, Bhushan further said that machinery has already reached to different states.
I haven't taken COVID-19 vaccine yet, don't want to 'cut the line': Pfizer CEO
American drug organization Pfizer's CEO Albert Bourla revealed to CNBC that he hasn't taken the COVID-19 vaccine yet. "When I can, I will," Bourla stated, adding that he and his organization's chiefs would prefer not to "cut the line" and set a bad model. "I'm 59 years of age, healthy, I'm not chipping away at the forefront," Bourla said.
SC says homeopathy practitioners can give medicines for mitigation of COVID-19, can't claim cure
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that homeopathy clinical professionals could endorse prescriptions for precautionary relief of COVID-19 symptoms. In any case, homeopaths are not liable to promote that they are skilled to fix COVID-19, the SC said. Supreme Court likewise said that homeopathic clinical experts need to follow the warning dated March 6, given by the AYUSH Ministry.
MP schools to reopen on December 18 for classes 10 and 12, colleges on January 1
Schools for Class 10 and 12 in MP will resume from December 18, while universities will return from January 1, an authority said. It was a decision of the state's School Education and Higher Education Department. However, isn't it more thoughtful to wait for a month till the vaccine distribution starts, as what's the point in preparing for the exams if they don't even get to appear for it?
Can Dogs Sense Pregnancy?
Canines are perceptive and have solid feelings of hearing and smell, so there's a decent possibility that your four-legged companion will get a pregnancy — or if nothing else realizes that something other than what's expected. If your dog conducts changes during your pregnancy, there are large changes in store after a child shows up. Try not to be surprised if they become besties soon.
What is post-partum belly binding? An exciting way to heal from the birth stress
In spite of the fact that the hype around belly wraps has detonated throughout the most recent decade due to the superstar mothers who depend on them. Midsection wrapping is an old practice in Malaysian culture where it is known as "bengkung," and it has additionally been in spots like Japan and Mexico for many years.
How to calm a crying baby? Watch different tricks and tips
Newborns cry for infinite reasons now and then. However, at that point, there are different occasions when your infant conceivably even because she's experiencing an episode of colic may appear to be sad regardless of what you do. It might even be sufficient to drive you to tears. Yet, don't lose trust. Watch this video and learn small tricks and tips.
How Much of The Population Will Need to Be Vaccinated Once the Vaccine Is Available: QnA
An immunized person is a barrier or a shield against the virus and prevents it from continuing to spread. The ultimate goal should get at least 50-80% of the population vaccinated. Once the population reaches a point where the disease is unlikely to spread due to developed immunity, it is then called Herd Immunity Threshold (HIT). It is always safe to live in a vaccinated world.
They are "Masked" but should not be "Muted": Depression in Children
Yes, you read it right, childhood depression is possible. Just because a child is sad, it isn't depression. However, if this sadness persists for a longer time with symptoms like frequent irritability & other signs, it could be an alarm. It is more common in boys under age 10.
Check for the signs because they might be too young, afraid, scared to tell you.Talk it out because depression is curable
Baby's First Foods: How to Introduce Solids
The AAP says that one can start introducing solids at the age of 4-6 months. The goal at this stage is to get them used to chewing and swallowing food than providing nutrition. Having said that one could start with cereals, as they are a good source of iron. By the time the baby is nine months, the stored-up iron in utero will start declining, and hence it is the best to start with.
Higher waist-to-hip ratio, a risk for non-communicable diseases
NFHS found that more than half of the women of Maharashtra in the fertile age group have a high waist-to-hip ratio. Nearly 44.5% of the women and 40.7% of the men in the age group 15-49 have the unbalanced ratio, making them more susceptible to diabetes and B.P. The ideal ratio as per WHO is 0.8-0.9. The fat around the waist can be an indicator of cardiometabolic problems too.
Coral IVF Trial Offers Hope of Renewal for Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Coral species from Australia's first "Coral IVF" preliminary on the Great Barrier Reef in 2016 have survived the bleaching events, and are on target to duplicate and generate, scientists state. Bleaching happens when hot water demolishes the algae which corals feed on, turning them white. After culturing the larvae, scientists send it to a damaged part of the reef and in need of live coral.
A new variant of coronavirus found, over 1,000 cases identified: UK
The UK's Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Monday stated, "In the course of the most recent couple of days, we have recognized another variation of Covid which might be related with the quicker spread in England." He says, "Introductory examination recommends that this variation is becoming quicker than the current variations." The UK has distinguished more than 1,000 cases with this variation.
Digital technology used to discover fascinating details about Britain's earliest dinosaur
With the use of 3D modeling and technology, a study has discovered Britain's earliest dinosaur's brain to find its possible diet and reasons behind its ability to run fast. The University of Bristol's scientists has claimed that Thecodontosaurus may have had a meat diet and walked over two legs. Experts have also reconstructed its inner ears and guessed its high hearing frequency.
