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		<title>Vomiting In Children: Handle It Properly.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction
Vomiting in children is mostly caused by gastroenteritis. The cause for this is  usually a virus infecting the gastrointestinal tract. Gastroenteritis is also  referred to as &#8217;stomach flu&#8217; and it can also cause nausea and diarrhea.  Normally, vomiting should not be a cause of much worry as the infections don&#8217;t  last [...]]]></description>
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<p>Vomiting in children is mostly caused by gastroenteritis. The cause for this is  usually a virus infecting the gastrointestinal tract. Gastroenteritis is also  referred to as &#8217;stomach flu&#8217; and it can also cause nausea and diarrhea.  Normally, vomiting should not be a cause of much worry as the infections don&#8217;t  last long. The infections are more disruptive than dangerous to the child. However, vomiting accompanied with diarrhea could lead to dehydration. So you  need to take appropriate measures to prevent dehydration.<span id="more-233"></span></p>
<h4>Signs Of Dehydration</h4>
<p><strong>Parents should watch out for following signs of dehydration in their babies.</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Lack of urine or darkness of urine</li>
<li>decrease in frequency of urine</li>
<li>Thirst.</li>
<li>Decrease in food intake</li>
<li>Loss of weight</li>
<li>Dryness of mouth</li>
<li>Lack of tears while crying</li>
<li>Skin that is less springy or elastic than usual</li>
</ul>
<h4>Dealing With Dehydration</h4>
<p>In case the baby has had several bouts of vomiting or diarrhea, his body will  need to replenish lost fluids and electrolytes. Those mothers who are  breastfeeding should continue to do so. Nature has designed breast milk to  contain all fluids and electrolytes needed to prevent dehydration. The doctor  may also prescribe oral rehydration solution( ORS). Those who feed their babies  formula should try to switch to one that is lactose free. Lactose can worsen the  diarrhea. In some cases, doctors suggest to switch from formula to an ORS for 12  to 24 hours. Babies older than 1 year may also be given clear soups, clear sodas  or juice mixed with water. Plain water and dark sodas should be avoided. The  problem with water is that it does not contain enough salt and nutrients to help  with dehydration. Dark sodas contain sugar in high amount and can cause  irritation in the baby&#8217;s stomach.</p>
<h4>Medicines</h4>
<p>Medicines are not usually recommended. Usually diarrhea lasts  for a very short time. Remember that diarrhea is caused by an infection and is in fact the body&#8217;s way to get rid of infection. Medicines may actually interfere with body&#8217;s efforts to heal. If at all you feel medicines are to be administered, seek first doctor&#8217;s opinion on this.</p>
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		<title>Encephalitis: A Rare Brain Disorder</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alo</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Children's Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction
Encephalitis is a rare disease that occurs in approximately 0.5 per 100,000  individuals — most commonly in children, the elderly, and people with weakened  immune systems (i.e., those with HIV/AIDS or cancer). Encephalitis literally  means an inflammation of the brain, but it usually refers to brain inflammation  caused by a virus.
Symptoms
Symptoms [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>Introduction</h4>
<p>Encephalitis is a rare disease that occurs in approximately 0.5 per 100,000  individuals — most commonly in children, the elderly, and people with weakened  immune systems (i.e., those with HIV/AIDS or cancer). Encephalitis literally  means an inflammation of the brain, but it usually refers to brain inflammation  caused by a virus.<span id="more-215"></span></p>
<h4>Symptoms</h4>
<p><strong>Symptoms in milder cases of encephalitis usually include:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>fever</li>
<li>headache</li>
<li>poor appetite</li>
<li>loss of energy</li>
<li>a general sick feeling</li>
</ul>
<p>In more severe cases of encephalitis, a person is more likely to experience  high fever and any of a number of symptoms that relate to the central nervous  system, including:</p>
<ul>
<li>severe headache</li>
<li>nausea and vomiting</li>
<li>stiff neck</li>
<li>confusion</li>
<li>disorientation</li>
<li>personality changes</li>
<li>convulsions (seizures)</li>
<li>problems with speech or hearing</li>
<li>hallucinations</li>
<li>memory loss</li>
<li>drowsiness</li>
<li>coma</li>
</ul>
<h4>Causes</h4>
<p>The cause of encephalitis is most often a viral infection. Some examples  include herpes viruses; arboviruses transmitted by mosquitoes, ticks and other  insects; and rabies transmitted through animal bites.Encephalitis takes two  forms, categorized by the two ways that viruses can infect your brain:</p>
<ul>
<li class="doublespace"><strong>Primary encephalitis.</strong> This occurs  	when a virus directly invades your brain and spinal cord. It can happen to  	people at any time of the year (sporadic encephalitis), or it can be part of  	an outbreak (epidemic encephalitis).</li>
<li class="doublespace"><strong>Secondary (post-infectious) encephalitis.</strong> This form occurs when a virus first infects another part of your body and  	secondarily enters your brain.</li>
</ul>
<p>Also, bacterial infections, such as Lyme disease, can sometimes lead to  encephalitis, as can parasitic infections, such as toxoplasmosis (in people with  weakened immune systems).</p>
<h4>Treatment</h4>
<p>Treatment for mild cases mainly consists of rest and a healthy diet,  including plenty of liquids, to let your immune system fight the virus. Using  acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) can relieve headaches and fever.  Anti-inflammatory drugs can help reduce swelling and pressure within your skull.  If you&#8217;re having seizures, your doctor may prescribe an anticonvulsant  medication. In some cases, you may also need physical and speech therapy.</p>
<p>Encephalitis can be difficult to treat because the viruses that cause the  disease generally don&#8217;t respond to medications. However, some viruses,  particularly the herpes simplex virus and varicella-zoster virus, respond to  antiviral drugs such as acyclovir (Zovirax). If you have one of these kinds of  virus-induced encephalitis, your doctor will likely start treatment with  acyclovir immediately. Another antiviral that&#8217;s sometimes used is ganciclovir (Cytovene).</p>
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		<title>Nausea &#038; Vomiting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction
Nausea and vomiting are not diseases, but rather are symptoms of many  different conditions, such as infection (&#8221;stomach flu&#8221;), food poisoning, motion  sickness, overeating, blocked intestine, illness, concussion or brain injury,  appendicitis, and migraines. Nausea and vomiting can sometimes be symptoms of  more serious diseases such as heart attacks, kidney or [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>Introduction</h4>
<p>Nausea and vomiting are not diseases, but rather are symptoms of many  different conditions, such as infection (&#8221;stomach flu&#8221;), food poisoning, motion  sickness, overeating, blocked intestine, illness, concussion or brain injury,  appendicitis, and migraines. Nausea and vomiting can sometimes be symptoms of  more serious diseases such as heart attacks, kidney or liver disorders, central  nervous system disorders, brain tumors, and some forms of cancer.<span id="more-213"></span></p>
<h4>Vomiting In Infants</h4>
<p>It may be hard to decide if an infant is vomiting or spitting  up. If the episodes occur shortly after feeding and only a small amount comes  up, this may be spitting up.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Forceful vomiting:</strong> In the first two or three months, if the  	vomiting is forceful after eating (imagine it flying across the room), this  	may be a sign of pyloric stenosis, or an abnormal narrowing of the area at  	which the stomach empties into the small intestine. The vomiting is  	impressive, and if the healthcare provider suspects this diagnosis, it can  	be confirmed by ultrasound.The treatment is an operation to open the narrowing.</li>
<li><strong>Vomiting associated with pain:</strong> if the infant cries  	uncontrollably, and if the stool is bloody or red, the diagnosis may be an 	intussusception (the pushing of one segment of the bowel into an  	adjacent segment). These infants should be evaluated by their healthcare  	provider.</li>
<li><strong>Viral infection:</strong> If there is associated diarrhea that is not  bloody, then a viral infection is a possibility. Alternatively, there may be  an issue with intolerance to the type of baby formula. Infants and children  	are at greater risk of dehydration if the vomiting episodes last for more  than 24 hours. Contact should be made with the healthcare provider for  further advice in this situation.</li>
</ul>
<h4>When should you call the doctor?</h4>
<p>The greatest risk of vomiting due to gastroenteritis (the &#8220;stomach flu&#8221;) is  dehydration. Call your child&#8217;s doctor if your child refuses fluids or if the  vomiting continues after using the suggestions above. Call your child&#8217;s doctor  for <strong>any</strong> of the signs of dehydration listed below.<br />
Mild to moderate dehydration:</p>
<ul>
<li>dry mouth</li>
<li>few or no tears when crying</li>
<li>fussy behavior in infants</li>
<li>fewer than four wet diapers per day in an infant (more than 4 to 6 hours  	without a wet diaper in a younger infant under 6 months of age)</li>
<li>no urination for 6 to 8 hours in children</li>
<li>soft spot on an infant&#8217;s head that looks flatter than usual or somewhat  	sunken</li>
</ul>
<h4>Severe dehydration:</h4>
<ul>
<li>very dry mouth (looks &#8220;sticky&#8221; inside)</li>
<li>dry, wrinkled, or doughy skin (especially on the belly and upper arms  	and legs)</li>
<li>inactivity or decreased alertness</li>
<li>appears weak or limp</li>
<li>sunken eyes</li>
<li>sunken soft spot in an infant</li>
<li>excessive sleepiness or disorientation</li>
<li>deep, rapid breathing</li>
<li>no urination for more than 6 to 8 hours in infants</li>
<li>no urination for more than 8 to 10 hours in children</li>
<li>fast or weakened pulse</li>
</ul>
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		<title>Co-operation Of Parents Leads To A Successful Child</title>
		<link>http://www.healthwikinews.com/co-operation-of-parents-leads-to-a-successful-child-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>albert</dc:creator>
		
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Diet Rich In Nutrition, Also Plays a Significant Role To Success
Special Nutrition Care Must Be Taken Of Small One&#8217;s And Teenagers
Following Aspects Help In Making The Food More Nutritious
 Breakfast
Meal
 Avoid Enjoying Junk Food

The world is becoming more and more competitive. To compete with it, Education  is the key motive to success. Nowadays, parents [...]]]></description>
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<li>Diet Rich In Nutrition, Also Plays a Significant Role To Success</li>
<li>Special Nutrition Care Must Be Taken Of Small One&#8217;s And Teenagers</li>
<li>Following Aspects Help In Making The Food More Nutritious</li>
<li> Breakfast</li>
<li>Meal</li>
<li> Avoid Enjoying Junk Food</li>
</ul>
<p>The world is becoming more and more competitive. To compete with it, Education  is the key motive to success. Nowadays, parents are fully involved in their  children&#8217;s education. This is the era where everyone is realizing the  significance and quality of education. Countries are spending wholesome of  capital on quality education. Even the local schools are more apprehensive  towards quality education. Parents desire promising dialogue for their  children&#8217;s future. Parents play a key role in motivating their children to a  promising future. It is very important, that parents should pay full attention  to their child&#8217;s educational requirement. They are required to help their  children right through the year in reading, completing assignments, helping them  to make active participation in various events, assisting moral support to  co-ordinate with the teachers and to assort friendly nature with their  colleagues.<br />
The latest literature studies researched by &#8220;Northwest Regional Educational  Laboratory&#8221; discovered that, primary involvement of parents is very important in  proper development of the child and encourage the school organization to produce  quality skilled scholars. Apart from the moral support there are many factors  responsible for the success; one of these factors is good nourished diet.</p>
<h4>Diet Rich In Nutrition, Also Plays a Significant Role To Success</h4>
<p>When we talk about nutritional diet, we consider fully nourished diet which is  essential for one&#8217;s growth, mentally as well as physically. It is very important  to consume healthy diet as it provides energy to work and to think for longer  hours, also to strengthen the grasping power and help to keep the brain cool in  extreme circumstances. Parents are very much persuasive about their children&#8217;s  health. Considering these aspects parents pay more attention to their diets.  Usually children are very much choosy about whatever food they eat. It is very  important for the parents to include cleverly the nutritional food in the diet,  in such a way so that the children should enjoy it. Parents should take the  extreme steps if required regarding their nutrition diet. Most of the children  in the school have hard time to go, as they have to perform various activities.  And ingestion of nutritional food becomes a major task regarding growth and  development.</p>
<h4>Special Nutrition Care Must Be Taken Of Small One&#8217;s And Teenagers</h4>
<p>Kids &amp; adult are small enough to look after their food nutrition. Therefore  special care must be given to them as it is their primary stage of development.<br />
The diet follows the following routine:</p>
<p>The morning diet includes breakfast, which provides energy to the body early  morning. As the last food intake was the before night dinner, and the body has  been without any food since fortnight. The breakfast will supply required energy  to the body till lunch and will help to gain the power to forward the work  ahead.<br />
Usually in the morning one feel empty stomach, and needs to stimulate the body  by consuming nutritious breakfast.</p>
<p>A child practices various activities, right  from the time he or she is awake. One&#8217;s breakfast can contain a dough nut with a  glass of milk which will stimulate the child&#8217;s brain to attend the morning  arithmetic or mental studies lecture in the school. Therefore it becomes extreme  important to be energized by consuming nutritional diet.</p>
<h4>Following Aspects Help In Making The Food More Nutritious:</h4>
<p>Always see to it that the offered luxurious food is well versed, rich in  nutrition and offer options to the breakfast. As eating habits often depend on  one&#8217;s mood, it is important to offer choice. Make maximum use of nutritious  drinks, like shakes prepared from all types of fruit’s, avoid using essence and  artificial food colors. Fruits like orange, pineapple, banana, etc. may provide  good source of nutrition. Bread with butter imparts good stimulus for the body.  Even breakfast including sandwiches containing fresh green vegetables, and  slices of cheese provide a healthy source of fuel to the body. Try mixed fresh  fruit custard to take after breakfast or even after lunch. Include mostly the  colorful and enjoyable but nutritious food for the kids.</p>
<h4>Meal</h4>
<p>After a tiring time in the school children rush home and are ready to take  anything which is available in the refrigerator. According to the studies this  mentality of the children is found mostly in those children who’ s both the  parents are to the job, and have no other option left to quit their hunger. In  such cases, parents should fulfill their responsibility by preparing good,  nutritious and healthy food, which their children may enjoy as well.</p>
<p>After meal it is important to take nutritious drinks like fruit juices to ease  digestion. Healthy food containing egg, fish (rich in vitamins), meat, can  provide a good source of nutrition. Avoid canned food which may be harm the body  weight, as it may decrease the nutrition value of the food.<br />
One can use some liter foodstuffs for who took heavy breakfast and has little  hunger left. For that purpose one can provide some eatables like popcorns,  smooth salty biscuits, yogurt, even milk products, fruit cocktail, coconut  chips, banana chips etc.</p>
<p>Paste list on the refrigerator giving information about the food, snacks etc.  Let the child help himself or herself to search for the food it want. Prepare  the sandwiches or cookery product of attractive shapes, to fascinate the  children, so that they may enjoy the food.<br />
It is certain that when a child has entered the routine diet, there is  possibility that it becomes accustomed with the regular diet.</p>
<p><strong>Avoid Enjoying Junk Food:<br />
</strong><br />
As junk food is the high source of fats and has a minimum quantity of  nutritional values, one should keep away from it. Though it taste pleasant but  the ultimate result is; increase in fatness; low nutritional intake causes  dullness, inactiveness.</p>
<p>But today&#8217;s first choice for younger generation is this  so called fast food, which is increasing fast in youth. As per the majority  demand, even the restaurants are motivating towards these foodstuffs. The  canteens are loosing the demands of nutritious food. It is very pathetic, to  know that the future generation, is becoming more prone to these junk foodstuffs  rather than the nutritious one.</p>
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		<title>Baby massage-A Touch Therapy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>allen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The new-born babies are very sensitive to the external environment of the  womb. Right from the womb, they develop the sensation of the touch. Hence it is  believed to be the first sense of the embryo. The birth of the young one&#8217;s is  the most heavenly period in the women&#8217;s life.
When the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The new-born babies are very sensitive to the external environment of the  womb. Right from the womb, they develop the sensation of the touch. Hence it is  believed to be the first sense of the embryo. The birth of the young one&#8217;s is  the most heavenly period in the women&#8217;s life.<span id="more-122"></span></p>
<p>When the baby makes an entry in  this world, he or she should be provided with the gentle and loving touch.  During birth of a child, the baby progressively comes out from the birth canal  and in doing so the body experiences a good message. Hence, it is believed that  message build a healthy and strong child.</p>
<p>From the centuries people are practicing massage to the babies, usually after  1-2 days after birth. This is practiced usually in most of the Asian countries.  Massage of the babies is daily practiced, in order to keep the baby fit and  strong. Various baby oils are used to perform message. Baby oil used for the  massage enters the pores of the skin and provides required nourishment to the  body.</p>
<p>Massage also increases the blood circulation, as the new born baby  performs very little movement daily. The message is practiced regularly until  the baby starts going to school. Usually grandmothers perform this practice to  the babies, but soon mothers handle this ritual when they feel fit.</p>
<p>Hence while  performing massage to the babies, the baby’s sensation develops more strong due  to frequent gentle touch and the babies identifies the tough apart from the  touch of mother and father.</p>
<p>Great studies revealed that the touch therapy create a fine loving bond and  develops a communication link between the parents and the baby. Babies usually  feel unsafe and cry when any stranger touches them. The babies spend nearly all  time with their mother and hence develop a great affection towards mother than  father. Even when they grow up they develop a close relation between their  mothers.</p>
<p>In cases where fathers are more caring, usually while changing the  nappies, etc, it has been found that the babies develop much close relation  towards their father. It is overall the safe feeling that the baby feel while  being with their parents. Therefore it is very important that both the parents  should give full involvement in bringing up the child.</p>
<p>Babies developed by Caesarean section also need the gentle touch, even though  not massaged during birth through the birth canal. Babies born by fast delivery  by traumatize method are also required to practice massage. Overall massage is  the secondary source to provide strength and energy to the body.</p>
<p>Hence touch therapy is the sensational signals transferred from the cells,  thus transmitting the warmth and energy to the other body. In wider sense, this  therapy is usually used in cases like unconsciousness, paralysis, coma etc.</p>
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		<title>Baby massage-A Touch Therapy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stanley</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The new-born babies are very sensitive to the external environment of the  womb. Right from the womb, they develop the sensation of the touch. Hence it is  believed to be the first sense of the embryo. The birth of the young one&#8217;s is  the most heavenly period in the women&#8217;s life. When [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The new-born babies are very sensitive to the external environment of the  womb. Right from the womb, they develop the sensation of the touch. Hence it is  believed to be the first sense of the embryo. The birth of the young one&#8217;s is  the most heavenly period in the women&#8217;s life. When the baby make an entry in  this world, he or she should be provided with the gentle and loving touch.  During birth of a child, the baby progressively comes out from the birth canal  and in doing so the body experiences a good message. Hence, it is believed that  message build a healthy and strong child.<span id="more-123"></span></p>
<p>From the centuries people are practicing massage to the babies, usually after  1-2 days after birth. This is practiced usually in most of the Asian countries.  Massage is daily practiced for the baby in order to keep the baby fit and  strong. Various baby oils are used to perform message. Baby oil used for the  massage enters the pores of the skin and provide required nourishment to the  body. Massage also increases the blood circulation, as the new born baby  performs very little movement daily. The message is practiced regularly until  the baby starts going to school. Usually grandmothers perform this practice to  the babies, but soon mothers handle this ritual when they feel fit. Hence while  performing massage to the babies, the babies sensation develops more strong due  to frequent gentle touch and the babies identifies the touch apart from that of the mother and father.</p>
<p>Great studies revealed that the touch therapy create a fine loving bond and  develops a communication link between the parents and the baby. Babies usually  feel unsafe and cry when any stranger touches them. The babies spend nearly all  time with their mother and hence develop a great affection towards mother than  father. Even when they grow up they develop a close relation between their  mother. In cases where fathers are more caring, usually while changing the  nappies, etc, it has been found that the babies develop much close relation  towards their father. It is overall the safe feeling that the baby feel while  being with their parents. Therefore it is very important that both the parents  should give full involvement in bringing up the child.</p>
<p>Babies developed by Caesarean section also need the gentle touch, even though  not massaged during birth through the birth canal. Babies born by fast delivery  by traumatize method are also required to practice massage. Overall massage is  the secondary source to provide strength and energy to the body.</p>
<p>Hence touch therapy is the sensational signals transferred from the cells,  thus transmitting the warmth and energy to the other body. In wider sense, this  therapy is usually used in cases like unconsciousness, paralysis, coma etc.</p>
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		<title>Co-operation Of Parents Leads To A Successful Child</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Diet Rich In Nutrition, Also Plays a Significant Role To Success
Special Nutrition Care Must Be Taken Of Small One&#8217;s And Teenagers
 Following Aspects Help In Making The Food More Nutritious:
 Breakfast
 Meal

Avoid Enjoying Junk Food
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<li><strong>Diet Rich In Nutrition, Also Plays a Significant Role To Success</strong></li>
<li><strong>Special Nutrition Care Must Be Taken Of Small One&#8217;s And Teenagers</strong></li>
<li> <strong>Following Aspects Help In Making The Food More Nutritious:</strong></li>
<li> <strong>Breakfast</strong></li>
<li> <strong>Meal</strong></li>
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<h4>Avoid Enjoying Junk Food</h4>
<p>The world is becoming more and more competitive. To compete with it, Education  is the key motive to success. Nowadays, parents are fully involved in their  children&#8217;s education. This is the era where everyone is realizing the  significance and quality of education. Countries are spending wholesome of  capital on quality education. Even the local schools are more apprehensive  towards quality education. Parents desire promising dialogue for their  children&#8217;s future. Parents play a key role in motivating their children to a  promising future. It is very important, that parents should pay full attention  to their child&#8217;s educational requirement. They are required to help their  children right through the year in reading, completing assignments, helping them  to make active participation in various events, assisting moral support to  co-ordinate with the teachers and to assort friendly nature with their  colleagues.</p>
<p>The latest literature studies researched by &#8220;Northwest Regional Educational  Laboratory&#8221; discovered that, primary involvement of parents is very important in  proper development of the child and encourage the school organization to produce  quality skilled scholars. Apart from the moral support there are many factors  responsible for the success; one of these factors is good nourished diet.</p>
<h4>Diet Rich In Nutrition, Also Plays a Significant Role To Success</h4>
<p>When we talk about nutritional diet, we consider fully nourished diet which is  essential for one&#8217;s growth, mentally as well as physically. It is very important  to consume healthy diet as it provides energy to work and to think for longer  hours, also to strengthen the grasping power and help to keep the brain cool in  extreme circumstances. Parents are very much persuasive about their children&#8217;s  health. Considering these aspects parents pay more attention to their diets.  Usually children are very much choosy about whatever food they eat. It is very  important for the parents to include cleverly the nutritional food in the diet,  in such a way so that the children should enjoy it. Parents should take the  extreme steps if required regarding their nutrition diet. Most of the children  in the school have hard time to go, as they have to perform various activities.  And ingestion of nutritional food becomes a major task regarding growth and  development.</p>
<h4>Special Nutrition Care Must Be Taken Of Small One&#8217;s And Teenagers</h4>
<p>Kids &amp; adult are small enough to look after their food nutrition. Therefore  special care must be given to them as it is their primary stage of development.<br />
The diet follows the following routine:</p>
<p>The morning diet includes breakfast, which provides energy to the body early  morning. As the last food intake was the before night dinner, and the body has  been without any food since fortnight. The breakfast will supply required energy  to the body till lunch and will help to gain the power to forward the work  ahead.<br />
Usually in the morning one feel empty stomach, and needs to stimulate the body  by consuming nutritious breakfast. A child practices various activities, right  from the time he or she is awake. One&#8217;s breakfast can contain a doughnut with a  glass of milk which will stimulate the child&#8217;s brain to attend the morning  arithmetic or mental studies lecture in the school. Therefore it becomes extreme  important to be energized by consuming nutritional diet.</p>
<h4>Following Aspects Help In Making The Food More Nutritious:</h4>
<p>Always see to it that the offered luxurious food is well versed, rich in  nutrition and offer options to the breakfast. As eating habits often depend on  one&#8217;s mood, it is important to offer choice. Make maximum use of nutritious  drinks, like shakes prepared from all types of fruit’s, avoid using essence and  artificial food colors. Fruits like orange, pineapple, banana, etc. may provide  good source of nutrition. Bread with butter imparts good stimulus for the body.  Even breakfast including sandwiches containing fresh green vegetables, and  slices of cheese provide a healthy source of fuel to the body. Try mixed fresh  fruit custard to take after breakfast or even after lunch. Include mostly the  colorful and enjoyable but nutritious food for the kids.</p>
<h4>Meal</h4>
<p>After a tiring time in the school children rush home and are ready to take  anything which is available in the refrigerator. According to the studies this  mentality of the children is found mostly in those children who’ s both the  parents are to the job, and have no other option left to quit their hunger. In  such cases, parents should fulfill their responsibility by preparing good,  nutritious and healthy food, which their children may enjoy as well.</p>
<p>After meal it is important to take nutritious drinks like fruit juices to ease  digestion. Healthy food containing egg, fish (rich in vitamins), meat, can  provide a good source of nutrition. Avoid canned food which may be harm the body  weight, as it may decrease the nutrition value of the food.<br />
One can use some liter foodstuffs for who took heavy breakfast and has little  hunger left. For that purpose one can provide some eatables like popcorns,  smooth salty biscuits, yogurt, even milk products, fruit cocktail, coconut  chips, banana chips etc.</p>
<p>Paste list on the refrigerator giving information about the food, snacks etc.  Let the child help himself or herself to search for the food it want. Prepare  the sandwiches or cookery product of attractive shapes, to fascinate the  children, so that they may enjoy the food.<br />
It is certain that when a child has entered the routine diet, there is  possibility that it becomes accustomed with the regular diet.</p>
<h4>Avoid Enjoying Junk Food:</h4>
<p>As junk food is the high source of fats and has a minimum quantity of  nutritional values, one should keep away from it. Though it taste pleasant but  the ultimate result is; increase in fatness; low nutritional intake causes  dullness, inactiveness. But today&#8217;s first choice for younger generation is this  so called fast food, which is increasing fast in youth. As per the majority  demand, even the restaurants are motivating towards these foodstuffs. The  canteens are loosing the demands of nutritious food. It is very pathetic, to  know that the future generation, is becoming more prone to these junk foodstuffs  rather than the nutritious one.</p>
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		<title>DNA Bond Between Diabetes And Obesity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 06:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Up till now there is no specific reason as how diabetes is caused. There are  certain positive risk factors that make the possibility of being diagnosed with the disease.  The main risk factors that you have command over is your weight. If you are over  weighted, the only best thing you can [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Up till now there is no specific reason as how diabetes is caused. There are  certain positive risk factors that make the possibility of being diagnosed with the disease.  The main risk factors that you have command over is your weight. If you are over  weighted, the only best thing you can do for your health and the avoidance of  diabetes is to lose weight. Even if you loss 1 pound weight you are increasing your health profits.<span id="more-79"></span></p>
<p>This is very easy to say and practically tough, when performed. Today the  studies and researches are showing that there is a link up of obese people who  are diabetic with genetic factors. This genetic malfunction affects the bodies  energy and insulin – two key basics things in the functioning of your body and the cause of diabetes and  obesity.</p>
<p>The studies also state that this is not a cause and effect case. It is also  not sure that if you have genetic disorder you will be diabetic with obesity or  not. But some how the  link up is there and it can be avoided. You may have to work harder at it than  others to maintain a healthy body weight and put off diabetes but it can be  done. Discuss with your general practitioner the options and ways to prevent or put-off the  arrival  of diabetes.</p>
<p>The gene that researchers have discovered as an ancestor of diabetes has been  found in immature children. It is terrifying to know that children in their  primary school age are being diagnosed with obesity and type 2 diabetes due to genetics. But  parents can lessen or can totally prevent these things from happening by giving their  children healthy lifestyle alternatives. Now that a DNA link has been found, the  research can concentrate on finding a way to fix or prevent this from happening at  some point in the near future.</p>
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		<title>Anxieties and Fears in child</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 10:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Experiences of anxieties and fears is possible at the same time or different  time. Everyone, whether he is youngest child or he is oldest adult. It is not  good to feeling anxious in a particularly uncomfortable situation . In spite of  this, with children, such feelings are not only normal, they&#8217;re also [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Experiences of anxieties and fears is possible at the same time or different  time. Everyone, whether he is youngest child or he is oldest adult. It is not  good to feeling anxious in a particularly uncomfortable situation . In spite of  this, with children, such feelings are not only normal, they&#8217;re also necessary.  Undergoing and dealing with anxieties can groom young people to handle the  unsettling experiences and challenging situations of life.<span id="more-58"></span></p>
<h4>Anxieties and Fears :  An Ordinary Feelings</h4>
<p>Anxiety is distinct as &#8220;nervousness without perceptible cause.&#8221; It typically  occurs when there&#8217;s no immediate threat to a person&#8217;s safety or well being, but  the danger feels actual. Anxiety makes a person require to escape the situation  fast. Due to the fast heart beats , the body might begin to perspire. On the  other hand, a minute anxiety can in reality aid people continue to be aware and  attentive.</p>
<p>Fears or anxieties proves to be helpful as it makes kids perform in a safe and  sound way. For example, a kid with a fear of fire would stay away from playing  with matches.</p>
<h4>The growth and development in child changes the nature of anxieties and  fears:</h4>
<h4><strong> </strong></h4>
<p>Toddlers around the age of 10 to 18 months encounter separation anxiety, becoming  emotionally distressed when one or both parents leave.<br />
Children ages 4 through 6 have uneasiness about things that aren&#8217;t based in  actuality  such as fears of monsters and ghosts.<br />
Kids of the ages of 7 through 12 often have worries that reflect real  conditions that may  take place to them, such as bodily injury and natural disaster.<br />
By the growth of child , one fear possibly will disappear or it can replace the another  one. For example, a  child who couldn&#8217;t sleep with the light off at age 5 he may enjoy a ghost story at  a siesta party years later. And some fears may lengthen only to one particular  variety of stimulus. By explaining differently, a child may would like to pet a lion at the zoo but  wouldn&#8217;t dream of going near the neighbor&#8217;s dog.</p>
<h4>Distinguishing the symbols of Anxiety</h4>
<p>It is very natural that childhood fears change with age. They consist of fear of strangers,  heights, darkness, animals, blood, insects, and being gone alone. Children  usually  learn to fear a particular object or situation after having an unpleasant  experience, such as a dog bite or an accident.</p>
<p>Disconnection of anxiety is frequent when young children are starting school, whereas  adolescents may experience anxiety related to social acceptance and academic  achievement.</p>
<p>In case if there is feeling of anxiousness, they can take a charge on the child&#8217;s sense of well  being. The anxiety connected with social avoidance can have long-term effects.  For instance, a child with fear of being discarded can not succeed to gain  knowledge of vital social skills, causing social isolation.</p>
<p>Numerous adults are plagued by fears that twig from childhood experiences. There  are adults who fear of public speaking because of the feeling of embarrassment  which they had faced before . It&#8217;s essential for parents to recognize and identify  the signs and symptoms of their children&#8217;s anxieties so that fears don&#8217;t get in  the way of everyday life.</p>
<h4>Symptoms of child&#8217;s nervousness</h4>
<ul>
<li>sweaty hands</li>
<li>increased heart rate and breathing</li>
<li>nausea</li>
<li>headaches</li>
<li>stomachaches</li>
<li>becoming clingy, impulsive, or distracted</li>
<li>nervous movements, such as temporary twitches</li>
<li>problems getting to sleep and/or staying asleep longer than usual</li>
</ul>
<p>Keeping aside from these signs, parents can frequently tell when their child is feeling  extremely nervous about something. By giving a sympathetic ear is forever  supportive,  and occasionally just talking about the fear can help the child move beyond it.</p>
<h4>Anxiety Causes Phobia</h4>
<p>When anxieties and fears continue to increase, problems can occur. As much as a parent hopes  the child will grow out of it, sometimes the contradictory occurs, and the cause of  the anxiety looms larger and becomes more prevalent. The anxiety becomes a  phobia, or a fear that&#8217;s extreme, severe, and persistent.</p>
<p>It is hard to tolerate phobia , both for kids and those around them,  specially if the anxiety-producing stimulus (whatever is causing the anxiety)  is hard to avoid (e.g., thunderstorms).</p>
<p>Phobias which are truly critical can be one of the top reasons children are recommend to mental health  professionals. But the good news is that unless and until a child&#8217;s phobia  disturbs his or  her everyday capacity to function, the child sometimes won&#8217;t need treatment by a  professional because, in time, the phobia will be resolved.</p>
<h4>Concentrating on Your Child&#8217;s Anxieties, Fears, or Phobias</h4>
<p>In case your child&#8217;s fear and the behavior he or she is inculcating is typical for your  child&#8217;s age. It&#8217;s not bad because your  child&#8217;s fears will resolve before they become a serious cause for concern. It  doesn&#8217;t mean that the anxiety should be ignored ; rather, it should  be measured as a factor in your child&#8217;s normal development.</p>
<p>Numerous children experience age-appropriate fears, such as being afraid of the  dark. A good number kids, with some encouragement, and perhaps a night-light, will overcome  or outgrow it. However, if they continue to have trouble, or there&#8217;s anxiety  about other things, the intervention may have to be more intensive.</p>
<p>If symptoms can be known and measured  in light of your child&#8217;s everyday activities, adjustments can be made to lighten some of the stress factors.</p>
<p>If  you feel that your child&#8217;s fear seems out of  comparison to the cause of the stress, this may be indication of the need to seek outside  help, such as a counselor, psychiatrist, or psychologist.</p>
<p>If an inaccessible incident is  set on parents shouldn&#8217;t make it more noteworthy than it is. However, if a  pattern that&#8217;s constant or pervasive emerges, you should intervene. If you  don&#8217;t, the phobia will most likely impact your child over time.</p>
<p>You can contact your child&#8217;s doctor and/or a mental health professional who has  skill in working with children and adolescents.</p>
<h4>The way to help your child</h4>
<p>Parents can impart a hand of help  to children to increase the skills and confidence to  defeat doubt so  that they don&#8217;t grow into phobic reactions. Here are some steps that may aid  channel you in helping your child deal with his or her fears and anxieties:</p>
<h4>To find that the anxiety is actual.</h4>
<p>As unimportant as a fear may seem, it feels real to  your child and it&#8217;s causing him or her to undergo through anxious and afraid. Being able to  talk about fears helps - words often take some of the power out of the negative  feeling. If you will discuss about it, it can be converted into less powerful.<br />
In no way put down the fear as a means of forcing your child to triumph over it.  If you will tell your child that &#8221; It is ridiculous to think about monster. It  is just part of your imagination. It is a complete nonsense. It may help to your  child to go to bed, but it is not necessary that he will be free from fear.<br />
Avoid to accelerate the fear. If your child doesn&#8217;t like crackers, then you also don&#8217;t  try to avoid it, to keep your child away from the fear . This will just  emphasize that dogs should be  feared and avoided. bestow support and gentle care as you approach the feared  object or situation with your child.<br />
Teach your child how to rate fear.<br />
Train to cope with strategies. Make an effort to execute this techniques.  The child can learn some  positive self-statements, such as &#8220;I have the power to fulfill it.&#8221; and &#8220;I will be  alright,&#8221; which your  child can say to himself or herself when feeling worried. Relaxation techniques  are coperative as well, together with hallucination<br />
The solution to defeat fears and anxieties is to triumph over them. By means  of these technique, you can aid your child better handle with life&#8217;s situations.</p>
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		<title>Mental Retardation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 06:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you want to know about retardation it is necessary to know about   intelligence . Intelligence is a means of describing someone&#8217;s capability to  judge, study, and solve tribulations. If someone is suffering mental retardation  then it means that he/she has lower than average intelligence.<span id="more-56"></span></p>
<p>The patient who is suffering from mental Retardation   may have  difficulty in learning and might require longer to gain knowledge of social  skills, such as how to be friends or how to speak with others. It is possible  that people with mental retardation also might be to a smaller amount proficient  to care for themselves or incapable to subsist on their own as adults.</p>
<p>Occasionally kids who have psychological retardation get bullied or teased .  This is mainly sad for the reason that these kids truly need friends and they  also lack people who will be sympathetic to them. because of lack of learning  problems, it doesn&#8217;t mean they don&#8217;t have feelings. Simply like you, these kids  desire to be liked and to have fun at school.</p>
<p>A kid in school with psychological retardation will perhaps need a hand of help.  A few quantity of kids may have aides that stay with them during the school day.  exclusive education and other services are accessible to help out with learning  and behavior.</p>
<p>With your support they can also obtain help in learning &#8220;life skills.&#8221; Life  skills are the skills people require to obtain care of themselves as they get  older. Maximum, people with mental retardation are proficient to retain jobs and  to live independently.</p>
<h4>Causes Mental Retardation</h4>
<p>It is wrong that Mental retardation is a disease. It takes place when something  injures the brain or a problem forbids the brain from developing normally.  Several times we are unable to know why a person has mental retardation. These  problems can take place while the baby is developing inside his or her mom,  during the baby&#8217;s birth, or after the baby is born.</p>
<h4>When Baby Is Growing</h4>
<p>If a pregnant mom is suffering from certain infections or sicknesses, it can  origin problems with the baby, such as mental retardation. Some medicines, which  are acceptable to take when a woman is not pregnant, can effect serious problems  if a woman takes them when she is going to have a baby. A woman also can put her  baby at risk of mental retardation if she drinks alcohol or takes certain drugs  during her pregnancy.</p>
<p>Although the baby is growing inside the mom, there is possibility of problems with genes  . Genes are the responsible factor for every cell ,They will decide that how the  cells  going to be  and what are  the prospectus of  body&#8217;s development. Mental retardation is one problem that can be caused  by genes. Children have a amalgamation of genes from both their parents, so it  is possible that   sometimes they obtain genes that are abnormal or the genes change while the  baby is developing.</p>
<h4>At the duration of Birth</h4>
<p>If the baby&#8217;s brain doesn&#8217;t receive  enough oxygen during childbirth it can cause the problem of mental retardation.</p>
<h4>When Baby takes birth</h4>
<p>Sometimes the baby is born without any problems, but he or she gets a serious  infection as a young baby. This kind of infection can make a baby very sick and  affect how the brain develops. A serious head injury also can cause mental  retardation in a baby or an older kid.</p>
<h4>How can doctor recognize mental retardation?</h4>
<p>Doctors can identify  that a person has mental retardation by testing how well the  person thinks and solves problems. If a baby or kid has mental retardation,  doctors and other professionals can take some effort with the family to make a  decision that what type of help is required.</p>
<h4>Is it possible to prevent Mental Retardation?</h4>
<p>In many cases it is not possible to prevent mental retardation. Though, a couple can have tests  done to conclude if they are at risk of having a child with certain medical  conditions that may contain mental retardation as part of the condition. At the  time of  pregnancy for a  woman, is essential that she eats healthy foods and nullifies alcohol  and drugs. And after a baby is born, blood tests are done to check for definite problems.  Various of these troubles can origin mental retardation, but if they are treated  right away, mental retardation can be prohibited</p>
<p>As well, it&#8217;s vital for kids to do what they can do to avoid brain and head  injuries. With babies, it&#8217;s important that they are protected by car seats and  that great care is used so that they don&#8217;t fall from changing tables or other  places. Older kids can guard themselves by wearing seat belts in the car and  wearing helmets while riding bikes, in-line skating, or using scooters.</p>
<p>Precisely like all kids, those with mental retardation desire to build up their  skills to the top of their abilities. They necessitate to go to school, play,  and feel sustain from loving families and good friends. So! Be a friend with the  person around you who is suffering from mental retardation</p>
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