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This is a question that vexes parents. We are all mostly aware that we should keep sick children home, both for their safety, as well as of other children. Yet, are there are any objective criteria?
Just last evening, I saw Rohan(fictitious), a seven and half year old child. He weighed 33.9 kg and was 119 cm tall and his [simple_tooltip style=’text-decoration: underline;’ content=’Body Mass
Sleeping time? I just dread it every day. Anisha just won’t fall asleep, Doctor! I have tried so many things, and nothing works! There is so much to do and so little time.
We all feel that our children are hyper-active and can easily burn off all the calories that they are consuming.
The first thing to remember is that infants do not have regular sleep cycles till around six months of age. The average newborn sleeps as much as 16-17 hours in a day. That is a lot of sleep!
Baby less than six months of age should be exclusively on breast milk with supplementation with vitamin D3 only.
Most crying in the first months is normal: it peaks at six to eight weeks and settles by three to four months. What helps, and when to call us the same day.
The best thing to use is tap water and a soft cloth. You can add a dab of neutral, soft soapy solution while cleaning but just plain water will do.
A hiccup is caused when the [simple_tooltip content=’A large and strong muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen’]diaphragm[/simple_tooltip] contracts due to some sort of irritation,
Another existential question like:
To be or not to be – Shakespeare
If there are painless vaccines available, why are