IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT BABY CARE

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After waiting for 9 months of pregnancy, at-last when you deliver a healthy baby it’s a great thing for you. mostly parents manage to take care of their babies needs, but small things many parents forgets about taking care of their babies.

          Points to be noted while taking care for babies:

 *     Don’t expect that your child will start smiling early. It will happen nicely      only after 5 or 6 month.

 *           It is safe to give sponge bath until the umbilical cord falls off.

 *         Babies cry which is the sign of their communication.

 *       Always feed your baby on time.

 *       When your baby completes his 5^th month then only it is advisable to make a pratice of sitting for few time, gradually you can increase the time.

 *   Don’t be in hurry to make your child sit early, because in early stage their backbone is so soft, it may lead to bend their back or may create any injury in their back.

 *   Always wash your hands or sensitize your hands before carrying your baby, so that they don’t catch germs.

 *   While using dipper, please ensure you don’t make child wear diapers whole day as it would lead to rashes in their skin. If wearing dippers whole day is not avoidable then ensure that every 2 hours the diapers should be changed.

*   Always massage the new born babies smoothly and gently as their skin is very delicate so take care of it.

*   Never introduce more than one food at a time when you start soli foods to your babies.

*   Always check the allergy or any side effect when you start solid food to       babies.

     *   If you find any allergy or side effect about any particular food please                 stop that food or postpone for some time.

     *   If your babies like little spicy food then adjust the spices according to            them, but don't make them over spicy as babies cant tolerate and digest            it.

     *   If possible give homemade food to your child up to 4 or 5 years.

                  Hope this blog helped you to some extent for child care.

HOW TO PREPARE YOUR CHILD FOR THEIR 1ST COMPETITION

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Today is age of competitiveness. Guess if you are going to take part in any competition what will be you feeling?  Your heart beats will be at highest as if they are racing and stomach will be upside down...Right? When this is your position while you are grown up just think how will a child of 4 years or 8 years feel? So for every parent it’s a very big task how to make your child ready for his 1^st competitions. Having your child compete at a young age is a great way to not only build skills but also to develop personal skills such as character sportsmanship and confidence. When the competition wrong than it’s the rarely a child problem…But will be the other way round: it may be bad coaching or miss guided by parents.

 Here are the few tips how to make your child ready for his 1st competition:

1. PRACTICE MAKES MEN PERFECT:

Before any type of competition it is very important to always practice. It’s said that practice makes men perfect. Give your child practice as much as possible before their competition. This doesn’t mean that you should be on high intensity practice. Your kid should be in comfortable position while he or she is doing practice for any competition. Make them practice any particular twice or thrice a day nicely. That will be enough for a child. Don’t give overburden by making them practice whole day. With this the child will lose interest and will feel very tiresome.

2. FUN:

There is a question that how will you develop an interest in your kid for anything?

For that you need to keep the atmosphere light and create fun in teaching them for competition. While you are training your child, keep the connection between you n your child a fun type relation so that child enjoys and can be trained nicely. For example if you are making your child ready for a fancy dress competition, select the character which is interesting fun making. So that the child can understand the character and when you give them lines about that character he will be able to speak on it easily. Thus by making fun only they can learn many things, which can’t be learned by scolding or beating.

3. SELECT YOUR CHILDS TOPIC WISELY:

You should select the topic for competition wisely, which your kid can perform..Select the topic such a way that your child will be able to perform. For example if there is story telling competition, select the story according to your child’s age. If he is 4 years then select that type of story that they can remember and should be short. As 4 year child can’t remember all big and tough stories. Don’t select any topic because your friend has selected. Please it’s a request to all parents don’t join the parent race in this situation. Don’t forget that its child’s competition and not parents! Keep in mind that taking part in competition is more important than to win.

Support your child in his starting of carrier he will always do well.

DIFFERENT WAYS OF DEVELOPING CHILD-PARENTS RELATIONSHIPS

The relationship between a child and parent is one of the sweetest part in anyone s life. It’s said that first of all child gets connected to their parents in this world. So it’s in parents hands to develop a positive relationship with the child right from the birth, which turns out to be good development of a child, they grow with a good decision skills and a child can be independent too.

1. INVOLVE YOURSELF WITH YOUR CHILD:

For developing a good relation with your child, it is very important to involve yourself with your child. For that you have to become same as the age of your child. For example if your child is of 4 years you have to become of 4 years and play and do all activities which they like. You have to play or do any activities which your child is familiar with, so that he enjoys playing with you. If they are playing with any scratching of pencil or colors in any book, play and scratch with them too. Simenteniously also teach them the art of drawing by scribbling colors. This is the best way of conversation with the child of 4 years then to sit personally and teach them.

2. SPENDING TIME WITH YOUR CHILD:

Spending time with your child is one of the most important parts of good parenting. Make a family time a regular and special part of your routine. Have lunch, dinner together and teach them the values of family. Go for outing at their favorite’s place where they enjoy. If you have more than one child, dedicates equal time for your children. You should also set aside a time to focus on each individual child. By this it will help you to focus on your individual child’s strength and weakness. Share your child’s hobbies and help them to fulfill their hobby. For example if one child has interest in drawing and other has about scatting, you can encourage both in their individual hobbies. Stay in touch with their academics, friends and extracurricular activities. Parents who have good relation with their kids are involved in all things of their day to day activities. Whenever you have free time go to their school and meet teachers and their friends and also can invite their friends at home and have surprise party for your kids. Which results in, your kid will feel very happy and will become more close to you as they thinks that their parents are always there for them.

 3. ENCOURAGE FOR WORLDS CHALLENGES:

Parents should always encourage their child to face all challenges in their life and make them independent. When the child has good relationship with parents they will be fully confident to go out in world and can face any difficult challenges. You should push them to do all challenges in their life. By which they develops self confidence in them. It also includes how to stand up in bullies or speak up to teacher who had done injustice to them. Teach them how to take a difficult takes and fulfill them.

Parents should learn grow with their children..

IMPORTANCE OF COLORS AND SHAPES IN TODDLERS LIFE

Mostly in starting of school’s that is playgroup or at home in starting of age kids are taught about colors and shapes…

                 
                                          Why is this? Anyone has any idea?

This is because when kids are very small they are always attracted to different colors and shapes. Generally kids see the bright colors and different shapes and they just keep on staring at that and they feel happy and always play with that colors and shapes. That  might be their own cloth or their moms or any bed sheet of their bed or anything around them… They feel so much happy by seeing the bright colors… You might have seen kids smiling and laughing while seeing different shapes and colors. By seeing it they can identify different things around them.

Colors and shapes in early stage attract kids too much.

IMPORTANCE OF COLORS AND SHAPES:

 So in preschool they start teaching with colors and shapes and not with numbers and alphabets. Children should learn about it  before learning about numbers and alphabets. Learning about colors and shapes will help kids to learn about numbers and alphabets easily. As when your kid develops the ability to differentiate between colors and shapes they will automatically use that skill in how to differentiate between numbers and alphabets.

By learning colors and shapes kids can learn also the names of color and shapes too. You can make flash cards of color by writing the name of color with the color of it. For example: you can write red color letter on flash card with red color pencil or sketch pen only so by seeing the color they can identify that its red color. Same way for shapes also you can write square name in a square box and write circle name in the circle box. So by this child can easily learn identifying shapes and colors. As in starting of age some kids are not ready to eat  specific kind of shapes or color food or fruits or are not ready to play with specific type of toy also. This means they are developing the skill to identifying shapes and colors.

SORTING SHAPES AND COLORS:

Sorting and matching colors and shapes can help kids learn all types of color and shapes.  You can give puzzles related to it. You can give different types of colorful things, for eg. You can give different fruits or vegetable for teaching colors. Red for apple or tomatoes and green cucumber or pear. Like this fruits and vegetables also help in learning shapes also. Animals also can help in learning shapes. You can give different types of shaped animals and ask them to sort out, which will be fun play with learning something new also. When your child is sorting different shapes and colors they are using one of the most basic educational skill that is observing same shape and color. You can play some games related to it with your child. You can take any object and can put it on table and can ask your child to sort different colors and shapes. You can also play different games which are available on internet. They are also very helpful to kids, as they will enjoy playing and will definitely learn the concept of sorting shapes and colors.

I have a very good and educational game of application for you all parents. Just download/install  it and give your child to play with it. I assure you parents, they will definitely learn something new and the will clear the concept of sorting colors and shapes.

Please I request to all parents to try it once, you’ll definitely like it

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mantrasoft.sorting

TIPS TO PREPARE YOUR KIDS FOR EXAM

                   

As its exam time now a days so mostly all parents are in dilemma how to make kids ready for exam….Children in prep sections didn’t had so much to prepare for exams so it’s a very important time for parents to prepare their children for exams when they are promoted to primary classes….Even children also feel anxious or upset about their exams. To help our kids we have to first ourselves get ready for the exam of our kids. You can’t go and attempt exams in behalf of your kid, but can help your kids to study and support in all necessary way you can.

So the most common question for a parent is how I shall make my kid ready for exams?

1. GO THROUGH THE TIME TABLE AND SYLLUBUS OF KIDS:

Generally kids from 1^st standard get exams. And school provides timetable and syllabus before 1 month in advance. So parents needs to go through the timetable nicely and can set the timetable of study on that basis for preparation for exams. Go through the syllabus so that you can come to know that what materials you need to prepare and what materials you have. And if anything is missing you can plan in advance, and get it from the teacher of respective subject.

2. MAKE NOTES FOR KIDS TO LEARN FROM:

First of all when you get the syllabus make some important notes for the work done in class and all revisions work in a single book so that kids can learn form that one notes for respective subjects. It is better to have all notes in one then to search here and there at the last moment.  Make point wise notes which are easy for kids to learn and remember. Also note down some important point which will help your kid in studying for exam. Make a habit of reading whole chapters in each subject again and again, as with this they will be able to answer any twisted questions asked from any corner of the chapter. Make them to learn all formulas and tricks for math’s subjects.

3. MAKE QUESTIONS PAPERS:

While making question papers you can refer to their text books, note books and all revision going on in class…You can make twisty questions from any corner of the chapter…. You can join all this and make a good paper for kid’s exam. And make them do that paper a day before that exam. As now a day’s many website is available where you can get all question papers of all subjects and of all standards….You can even use this websites for making a papers for different subject, so that you can get different and new questions for preparing your kid.

4. SELECT A STUDY AREA:

You need a peaceful environment to make your kid study. The place should be warm and good enough to make your kid comfortable. It should be properly ventilated. The room in which you’re making your child study should be a quiet place. There should be no disturbance of TV or any other things, So that your child can concentrate on their study. When your child is studying there should be pin drop silence, if not possible there should me b minimum noise of disturbance. Always prefer a studying table, so that your child sits erect. Else if you sit on bed or any other place child will feel lazy and will lie down while studying.

5. SELECT STUDY TIME:

It is very important to fix the time of study for kids before exams. Fix any particular time for study. Minimum before 1 month you should start making schedule for regular study in afternoon or evening after your child comes from school. You should make plan to study at least for an hour or two in weekdays, and give them off in weekends as they need some time for relax and can spend some time with their father and younger or elder one. In short weekend should be time spend with family. Set a schedule when your child will study on each day during exams. By making a suitable schedule for kids, it will encourage them to study and won’t get bored with the studying timetable.

6. SUITABLE BREAKS FROM THE STUDY TIME:

When you set time for study, make sure you give kids some break from studies. As continuous studying may be boring to kids and they may lose concentration. A short break of 15 to 20 minutes after every 1 hour is a good idea to improve the efficiency of studying and can reduce stress also. You can give some refreshments juice or milk and something healthy to eat so that their power of studying increases.

HOPE THIS TIPS IS HELPFUL TO YOU PARENTS…ALL THE BEST…

PROBLEMS KIDS FACE WHILE FIRST EXAMS OF LIFE

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As its exams time now days so let’s talk on this topic today….Generally now a day’s kids don’t have exams in prep sections. As in nursery, junior kg or senior kg kids don’t have exams, they only have assessments. Assessments is like teachers take assessments while playing or doing any activities so that kids don’t have pressure about the exams… Then in many schools kids have exams from 1^st standard itself while in many schools kids have assessments patterns like prep section till 5^th standard. So its but obvious that kids will face some common problems related to exams.

Children have hard time to adjust in new atmosphere when they came in primary class, more work load then senior kg and class teacher is new and all that. Let’s talk about some common problems which kids face after coming in standard 1.

1. CONCENTRATION:

Concentration is main part of good studies. Many kids prepare for exams by reading or just going through their subjects and chapters, but they are unable to grasp the main point because they are not able to concentration on that idea, which is a common problem. As they didn’t concentration in prep sections as there they didn’t find any need to concentration. It was like play and learns. So for that kids need proper sleep, food and a good time of playing which will make them fresh and will able to concentration. Kid should be given short breaks while they are studying so that they don’t get bored and get fresh so that they can concentrate.

2. STRESS:

One of the common problems with the student is to get stressed. As they didn’t had any exam system in prep section they are not use to learn many things all together and can take all learning together. They may get fear also that how will they complete the exams in time. They may fear they will fail in exams and this is the reason they will be over stressed and won’t be able to study properly. So parents should make them understand not to taking over pressure which in turn will give them bad result.

3. TIME OF EXAM:

As they hadn’t sat for exam in smaller standards so they don’t have habit of sitting for 2 hours or more. So this is a problem generally kids face. As in today’s generation mostly kids are hyper active and can’t sit in one place. So when kids go in higher standard they will face this problem of sitting for exam for long time. For this parents should make habit of making sit there kids for giving test at home only, so that they can learn how to sit for exams.

4. HURRY IN FINISHING EXAM:

Mostly all kids have a competition of finishing exams first, as if there is any award of finishing exam first. So kids are in hurry of finishing exams as soon as possible, so that they can tell their friends that they had finished the exam before their friends, no matter how he wrote the exam. So in this hurry they don’t skip many questions and write wrong answers.

5. PLAYFULL NATURE:

Kids age of 5 to 8 years are still of playful nature. They always think of playing games and going out for playing with friends so they are unable to study which results they face problems in exams…Its but natural that kids of this age will like playing more, but its parents duty to turn them slowly towards studies. To overcome this situation you can start with lots of time of playing and sometime of studies. Slowly and steadily you can increase the time of studies.

Problems are difficult to solve but not impossible

VEGETABLES FOR TODDLERS AT STARTING AGE OF 6TH MONTH

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 When a baby comes at the age of 6th month he is ready with his digestive system and also can sit erect with holding his head and neck properly. Always start with a single food. Either fruits or vegetables or grain. Avoid mixture of all foods. You can start with mashed fruits as I mentioned in my previous article. The presence of digestive enzymes in fruits helps baby to digest them better.

 After a week or two you can start vegetables along with fruits. It is very    important to feed your baby lots of vegetables for nutrition’s and getting them used to all flovours.In starting you may face some problems by feeding different foods and you need to see to the food allergies if your babies have any. There are many ways to introduce vegetables but choose something which tastes good so that babies accept it fast. It’s very exciting time for babies when they get to experience their first tastes of solid foods. There are some good vegetables that baby will surely enjoy eating. Also consult your babies’ child specialist before starting fruits and vegetables.

1.SWEET POTATOES

 One of the best first vegetables to start with is sweet potatoes. As it’s soft and easy to mash and also sweet in taste. They have very high amount of beta carotene and vitamin C which helps babies’ immune system to become strong. Sweet potatoes are full of fibers which helps babies digestion become strong and easy. And as the taste of it is very sweet baby will easily accept it. You can either just boil and mash and feed your baby or can make sabji as normal subji with ghee and feed the baby with rice also.

              2.   CARROTS:

           

              Carrots are other famous first vegetables among new eaters. It’s because carrots also has sweet taste. Carrots are full of vitamins A, B, C and calcium to help make their bones stronger. It also contains potassium. Carrots are good for babies’ eyesight as they are developing all organs. Carrots also make immune system strong. You can either just boil and mash and feed your child, or can make subji with some ghee. Adding carrot in tomatoes soup is also a good option.

            3.   CAULIFLOWER:

Cauliflower is high in vitamin C and K. Steamed or boiled and mashed cauliflower can be feed to babies. Baby will love this taste of boiled cauliflower. Best part is to steam it and feed your baby to retain most of the vitamins.

             4.   GREEN BEANS:

When you feel that your baby is ready to move forward to green vegetables, green beans are good place to start. Green beans can be cooked and make puree and can be mixed with some boiled and mashed rice. Green beans are full of vitamins A and K to help in develop strong immune system of your baby. Make these green beans the first green food to help baby to get used to the taste of green vegetables.

              5.   SPINACH:

Spinach is an amazing source of calcium. Just 1 cup of cooked spinach gives your baby 42 mg of calcium. It also contains vitamins A, and iron. Spinach is truly a wonderful leafy green that packs lot of nutrients. Introducing spinach to babies at the age of 7^th to 8^th month is recommended by doctors. Introducing spinach to babies at 7^th or 8^th month should be homemade and nicely cooked and mashed. You can also add spinach in tomatoes soup, And can feed your baby.

             6.   TOMATOES:

Tomatoes include vitamin A and good source of antioxidants. It also contains vitamins C. It helps in building strong bones, and strengthens immune system. Its right age to introduce to babies is from 8^th month and above. You can make tomatoes soup which babies love the taste.

             7.   BOTTLE GOURD:

Bottle gourd is perhaps one of the first vegetables that can be introduced to babies’ diet. It is easily digestible vegetables. It is an excellent source of vitamins and minerals which are very important for your babies’ growth. It also protects liver of your baby from starting age if you introduce this vegetable. You can either boil and mash and feed your child or make juice of it and also give your baby. Regular subji can also made and feed the baby. Also you can add bottle gourd in tomatoes soup and babies will surly like it.

You can make a soup mixing tomatoes, carrot, spinach, bottle gourd. Just boil it and blend it and strain it and give add some salt and jaggery for taste and feed your baby. It has all vitamins and minerals and is very nutritious for growing babies.