In USA, 25-40% children between the age of 3 and 5 years experience growing pain. When the adults experience pain of any kinds, we generally first take a dose of a painkiller available over-the-counter. However, we cannot do the same thing in case of a child. The best way of dealing with growing pain in children is trying natural remedies. Below we have discussed some effective natural remedies for growing pain. Massage the muscles of your child for relieving the tension that might be the main contributing factor of the soreness and aches related to growing pain. Most children experience growing pain in their lower extremities, for instance in their thighs or calves. Take a warm lotion and put it on the body parts of the child where he is experiencing the soreness and the pain. If you find that muscles on any body part of your child are feeling tight, knead them gently. This will induce relaxation to the muscles and the child will be able to sleep. If your child is experiencing growing  [...]

Down syndrome is a genetic birth defect affecting 1 in every 800 newborns. Down syndrome results in different forms of physical abnormalities and mental retardations. This article will inform you about the essentials while taking care of an infant with Down syndrome. The first thing the parents of a baby with Down syndrome do is getting them enrolled in a support group dedicated to serve Down syndrome patients. The support group will help the parents to cope with the anger, sadness and grief associated with the fact that their baby is diagnosed with Down syndrome. The support group will also introduce parents to a pediatrician with several years of experience in handling cases of Down syndrome. According to medical experts, for offering perfect care to your Down syndrome affected baby, you must seek guidance from a team of experts. The baby might require undergoing several diagnostic tests before the final mode of treatment is decided. A child with Down syndrome is likely to have poor  [...]

Skin diseases are common among children. However, majority of the skin diseases can be prevented by taking proper care of the child’s skin. Below we have presented some guidelines for mothers to help them ensuring good health of their children’s skin. Always make sure that your kids are washing their hands well after using bathroom and before eating. If you are the mother of a young child help him in creating soap lather in his hands. Using warm water while washing hands helps in killing the germs present there. Check whether your child is rubbing the regions like the area under his nails, between the fingers well while washing hands. Soaps (both for bathing and for washing hands) to be used by the little ones must be gentle in nature. Children should use soaps that are devoid of dyes and fragrances. Artificial dyes and fragrances might make the skin of the kids dry; children with sensitive skin may experience skin irritation due to these ingredients. If you are bathing your baby,  [...]

Tooth decay in children if not treated at the right time can result in serious dental issues and systematic infections later. A child suffers from tooth decay when bacteria present in food items stays back in the teeth resulting in formation of cavities. Below we have discussed ways of preventing tooth decay in children naturally. The first step to ensure that your child never develops cavity is by introducing a proper dental hygiene. This should start right from the time your baby is a few days old i.e. even before the teeth of the baby appear. The baby’s gums must be wiped using a damp and soft cloth whenever you feed him; this will remove the debris, which is the main factor inviting the bacteria. Once your child’s teeth start appearing, you must shift into a tooth brush having soft bristles; during the initial years you will not need to use toothpastes. Start using toothpastes for brushing your child’s teeth only when he turns into a toddler. In case of the older children, besides  [...]

Prickly heat or miliaria affects majority of the infants. This skin disorder is common particularly in babies, who have sweat glands that plug easily. The problem is not so common among the older kids and adults. Miliaria can be of 2 types, miliaria rubra and miliaria crystalline. Babies with miliaria rubra get red bumps on their skin and suffer from extreme itching sensation. Miliaria crystalline, on the other hand, results in formation of tiny blisters, which don’t redden the skin of the babies. Here we’ll be discussing the remedies that can help the babies to get rid of either of these frustrating conditions. The most effective home remedy of prickly heat is cooling the skin area affected by the blisters or bumps. One way of cooling down the skin is by changing the kind of clothes the baby is wearing. Wearing tight clothing often end up aggravating the rashes; the loose fitting clothes, which allow the baby’s skin to breathe properly and do not hold in the heat, help in reducing  [...]

Celeb couple Demi Moore-Ashton Kutcher have lately initiated a novel crusade against child trafficking & child sex enslavement. A bevy of other celebrities of the likes of actor Sean Penn & singer Justin Timberlake, have signalized for the campaign ‘Real Men don’t buy girls’ intended at halting individuals from procuring under-aged girls for purposes of having sex with them. The DNA (Demi and Ashton) Foundation is hopeful about raising awareness of the worldwide issue which is also a blight in smaller & bigger cities throughout the U.S. Ashton spoke about how they are keen on creating a cultural move in the manner in which males & females are viewing younger individuals who sell themselves for sex. He drew attention to the crucial fact that child trafficking is an expandable trade – when prices for having sex are raised one could actually curb the demand since when demands are reduced it tends to raise the pricing. This translates to the fact that finally child trafficking  [...]

A ‘YouTube’ recording of a female from Russia, Lena Fokina swivelling a baby about her head has sparked shock & disbelief among many a viewer. One may feel the images shown are unreal, however latest details of thorough probe into the distressing recording reveal that it is true. Tabbed as ‘baby yoga’, the recording shows what Lena dubs as ‘extreme-developmental-gymnastics’ which medically-speaking is far from the reality. Appropriate baby yoga promotes improvement in maternal-child bond, child’s motor skill development & is risk-free & pretty pleasurable for mom & infant. But, several outlines deployed in baby yoga are specific to age & involves gradual introduction of posture to growing children. Dangling the child alike rag-dolls is simply flawed. One could only envision what copycats watching the recording may deem carrying out with their little infants. A worrisome matter is that it seems that Lena is impersonating physical activity of animals or primate  [...]

With the flu season in the United States having commenced since Oct. and lasting till May, it is always a prudent policy to boost innate defences by religiously following hand washing routines, maintain optimal hydration, get ample variety of vitamins & sun’s rays & consider alternative approaches such as homeopathy cures. Common cold is a highly pervasive communicable disease among individuals and averages to 2-4 infections annually among the adult populace & close to 6-12 in kids. Issuing of a recommendation just two years back by the United States FDA found that OTC (over-the-counter) cold-&-cough medicines must not be offered to below 2 year old infants. According to Doctor L. Rosen, a child specialist running the Whole Child Center in N. Jersey strongly believes that natural cold remedies are the strongest offence. He’s cited some neat pointers for boosting one’s immune system for tackling the cold and flu season. Rosen points out that taking the initiative is  [...]