In the new era of corporate hospitals, retail medical clinics and multi-specialty healthcare centres, the tribe of general/family physicians is dying out. But it’s worth the effort for families to maintain ties with caring general physicians
Apart from your parents, spouse, close friends, and colleagues, it is your family doctor who knows you best. Whether it’s […]
It’s well-known that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. According to latest research it can also keep pneumonia away. The Vitamin C found in apples bolsters the body’s anti-bacterial immunity and protects against pneumonia, says a study published in Nature Communications (August). Apples are also rich in antioxidants, flavanoids, and dietary […]
Last year an estimated 1.2 million foreign and 4.4 million domestic tourists visited Punjab, one of India’s most prosperous, vibrant and hospitable states
The great Punjabi diaspora which has scattered the people of this land of five rivers to all parts of the globe — USA, Britain, East Africa, Canada and the Far East — has […]
PW invited parents of the Educon International School, Pune to share their suggestions on how to make festivals meaningful for building family ties
“Nothing brings families together like festivals. In our home, we take great pride in celebrating most of them. Our eight-year-old daughter Shibaani (class III) enthusiastically looks forward to the festival season […]
Do you feel strongly about a cause or idea? Do you want to make others sit up and take notice of it? If so, don’t keep quiet. Take the lead and do what you can to publicise the cause. If you are wondering how to go about it, here are three helpful […]
A little green eye opened, and a furry paw stretched. Rohan was enthralled by the kitten that had just woken up and was blinking at him.
Just then, Devleena and Arnav came running in, each holding a kitten in their arms. Rohan and his friends had rescued the kittens from some street urchins […]
How many times have you dreamed of doing something big? Starting a programme to help others? Starting your own club? We often want to do something new — sometimes we get down to doing it, mostly we don’t.
Taking the initiative to start a project (and continuing it) turns dreams into reality.
Whether you live in an apartment, home with just a small verandah or a large bungalow, families can have fun growing green things/gardening together – Cherubina
Gardening is a wonderful hobby to bond families. It’s fun to watch the wonder on your children’s faces as plants sprout flowers and vegetables. Whether you live in an apartment, […]
Those who haven’t graduated from medical college but still want to be associated with medicine have several options. One of them is pathology.
Until as recently as 30 years ago, it was the physician who prescribed a few tests on the basis of his diagnosis. Today the world over, particularly in the advanced countries, a self-respecting […]
I’m a first-time mother and worrywart. My nine-month-old, who has just begun crawling, puts dirt and small objects into his mouth. I am worried this will lead to a stomach infection. I try to keep dangerous objects away from his reach and keep a close watch but it is not possible to monitor him every […]
The onus is on parents and teachers to help children overcome maths phobia and anxiety by creating stress-free learning environments and stimulating love of math – Jayalakshmi Vaidyanathan
Ravi Saxena, a class V student of a private school in Delhi, is running late for school. He hasn’t finished his math homework, and is anxious and frustrated as […]
Defined as a genre of sports which test the mental strength and mettle of participants, mind sports are becoming popular in upwardly mobile households where parents are becoming aware of the dangers of their children becoming addicted to digital screens and devices – K P Malini, Mini P. & Cynthia John
My 16-year-daughter has been mischievous from young age. There was rarely a day when we didn’t get complaints from her school teachers and friends! But ever since she turned 15, she has become quiet, withdrawn and reticent. She is good at her studies but I am disturbed by this sudden behaviour change. Is this normal?
An important duty of parents is to balance the right of teenage children to privacy with responsibility to ensure their safety
If there’s one issue which teenage children will fight tooth and nail, it’s their right to privacy — the freedom to spend their leisure time as they wish without nosy parents or siblings prying into […]
It’s critical for parents to understand the importance of sufficient sleep during early childhood development and ensure infants in particular sleep for 11-14 hours every day – Vineeta Kumar
Restful sleep is critical for the physical and emotional well-being of human beings of all ages, but in early childhood it is of greater importance because it’s […]
A British teenager has gone blind and deaf after years of living on chips, processed meat and other junk food, says a press statement released by Bristol Eye Hospital, UK on September 2. The 17-year-old, who was reportedly a fussy eater, first went to a doctor’s clinic when he was aged 14, complaining of fatigue. […]
Mothers who are dissatisfied with their male partners spend more time talking to their male infants, say researchers at the Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge. The study published in the Journal of Family Psychology (September) examined the quality of parental relationships and the ratio of parent-infant talk within a group of 93 first-time […]
Adolescent girls who sleep late at night are more prone to weight gain than peers who sleep early, reveals a study published in JAMA Pediatrics (September). The study, conducted by Kaiser Permanente, a leading US-based healthcare company, evaluated the sleeping habits of 804 adolescents (418 girls and 386 boys) between the ages 11-16 who were […]
Pregnant women who take paracetamol, one of the most common over-the-counter drugs, are more likely to have babies who develop asthma and behaviour problems in childhood, says a study published in Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology (September). Researchers from the University of Bristol (UK) studied 14,000 mothers in their seventh month of pregnancy […]
The September cover story about the dangerous consequences of overindulging children was very relevant.
Most working parents believe that they need to make up for not spending quality time with their children by pampering them and acceding to their every demand. Though in the short-term this may bring pleasure to both parents and children, in the […]
Once dismissed as an innocuous leisure pastime of children during summer holidays, mind games particularly scrabble and chess are making a huge comeback within upwardly mobile middle class households. Repackaged as mind sports in the new millennium, scrabble, chess, contract bridge, backgammon among others, which test the mental strength and mettle of participants, are becoming […]
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