Skin Problems in Children: Chapped Skin
Childhood skin complains may be caused by an infection, an allergy, or response to very high or very low temperatures. Most of them are minor and can easily be treated. Rashes occur with a variety of complains, some of which are serious; if [...]
Learning Through Play
Play helps learning in many ways. It improves manual dexterity- building a tower of blocks or doing a jigsaw puzzle teaches a child how to make her hands work for her at tools. Playing with others; she will discover friendship and learn to [...]
Encouraging Independence: Children
With so many new skills to learn at this stage, it is important not to expect your child to develop at a rate that is too fast for her.
All children progress at their own pace, which is determined by the speed that their developing brain and [...]
Tantrums
Young children nearly always have tantrums out of frustration or because they are pitting their will against that of others.
Older children have tantrums because they can think of no other way of showing their determination. In the privacy [...]
Role of Parents
Very few children are developmentally delayed, and equally few are especially gifted, so the chances are that your child falls within the normal range of intelligence. Your task as a parent is to accept his abilities and to help him develop [...]
Parenthood: Communication
During the initial months of parenthood, both of you should make real efforts to keep the lines of communication open between you. No matter how exhausted or disoriented you may be, it is essential that you find the time to explain your feelings [...]
Types of Play
Girls and boys love dolls; dolls are children’s pretend families, helping them create a make- believe world into which they can escape. While playing with dolls, your child id understanding human emotions. She will mother the doll, give it [...]