Jun - 11th
What is Chicken Pox?
Posted at 4:21 am | Filed Under Children Problems, General Tips, Health News, Parenting, Skin Care
Chicken pox is a common disease seen mostly in children less than 12 years of age. It is highly contagious. Chicken pox is rarely fatal, even though it causes severe discomfort.
Chicken pox usually affects a person once in his lifetime. The body develops resistance to chicken pox after the first incidence. But sometimes, chicken pox [...]
May - 25th
Easy ways to handle Children’s annoying habits
Posted at 5:32 am | Filed Under Child care, Children Problems, Health News, Parenting
Parenting is the most wonderful thing on earth, and of course parenting also gives you jitters when it comes to your child’s well being. The latter part almost becomes the most intriguing part of your life. So let us consider what can make parenting the easiest task for you. Anyhow, ‘Patience’ is the byword for [...]
Apr - 13th
How to get rid of intestinal worms?
Posted at 8:12 am | Filed Under Children Problems, Home Remedies
Intestinal worms are caused due to contaminated water and food, raw and uncooked meat, and poor sanitation and personal hygiene.
Have a tablespoon of freshly ground coconut along with your breakfast. After 3 hours, consume 60 ml of castor oil with lukewarm water.
Garlic is very effective in treating intestinal worms. Chewing 3 cloves of garlic every [...]
Apr - 12th
Change your dietary habits and find relief from asthma
Posted at 7:45 am | Filed Under Children Problems, Health News, Respiratory System, asthma
Asthma in children has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Although pollutants and contaminants are considered to be the key factors in causing this disease related to the respiratory system, there are studies which relate this increased rate in asthma to dismal dietary habits of children and adults.
Several studies have established link between this [...]
Apr - 11th
Alternative Remedies for Autism
Posted at 7:15 am | Filed Under Alternative Healing, Children Problems, Herbs and spice
Autism is a neurological disorder classified as Pervasive Developmental Disorder. Around 1.5 million Americans including children sand adults are considered to be suffering from autism.
The most common symptom for autism is problem in social interaction. Other symptoms related to this are difficulty in maintaining eye contact, failure to develop peer relationships, problems in verbal and [...]
Mar - 24th
How to Prevent/Treat Your Child’s Ear Infection at Home?
Posted at 6:27 am | Filed Under Alternative Healing, Children Problems, Ear, Nose & Throat, Home Remedies
Ear infection is a very common occurrence among children. Ear infection is usually referred to as “otitis”. Ortitis are of two types called otitis media and otitis externa. It is the otitis media that is most common among children. It is an infection in the middle part of the ear which is situated behind the [...]
Mar - 23rd
Breathing Exercises for Asthma Patients
Posted at 6:33 am | Filed Under Alternative Healing, Children Problems, Home Remedies, Respiratory System
Certain breathing exercises can reduce the need to use rescue inhalers in asthma patients. Just 10 minutes before beginning to exercise take few puffs from your rescue inhaler.
Sit upright and breathe slowly. Take full breaths. Avoid taking short breaths.
Always breathe through your nose.
Use your diaphragm muscles instead of your chest muscles to breathe. It will [...]
Mar - 7th
Poison Ivy Treatment
Posted at 6:28 am | Filed Under Alternative Healing, Children Problems, Home Remedies, Skin Remedies
For those who like to spend time outdoors, beware of poison ivy. It is a three-leafed vine, notch edged, that if found in most parts of US. If it comes in contact to the skin, the plant can cause dermatitis. Children are more prone to this infection as they spend their time outdoors.
If your child [...]
Feb - 26th
Home Remedies to Treat Flu
Posted at 6:19 am | Filed Under Alternative Healing, Children Problems, Health News, Home Remedies
No child likes to visit a doctor. And it is often your care and concern that work miracles than your doctor’s medicines. There are some easy treatments for some common infections like the flu which can be treated at home with the parent’s attention and care.
Flu can make your child dehydrated. Give your child plenty [...]
Feb - 20th
Yoga for Children
Posted at 6:10 am | Filed Under Child care, Children Problems, Yoga, Yogasanas
Though yogasanas are generally practiced by adults, there are certain yogasanas that can be performed by children. It helps them calm their mind and senses strengthens their bodily functions, increases immunity, and also improves their concentration.
Yoga can be practiced by children from the age of eight. In the initial stages they can perform simple asanas. [...]
Jan - 13th
Infections In Pregnant Women Linked To Leukemia In Child
Posted at 3:16 am | Filed Under Children Problems, Female Problems, Health & Nutrition, Health News
Pregnant women who suffer from influenza (flu), pneumonia or a sexually transmitted disease are at an increased risk of having a child who will develop leukemia.
A study found that a maternal history of influenza or pneumonia, that occurs between 3 months before conception through the end of breastfeeding period raises the risk of leukemia in [...]
Jan - 12th
Cough And Cold Medicines Are Dangerous For Kids
Posted at 4:09 am | Filed Under Children Problems, Health & Nutrition, Health News
Cough and Cold medicines might be lethal for kids. The deaths of 3 infants, aged around 6 months has led to an investigation that these kids were given cough and cold medications.
And there were more than 1,500 toddlers who were rushed to emergency rooms in the last 2 years, for adverse events associated with cough [...]