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Many health ailments are due to lack of sleep.And, most of us just ignore the fact. There are many benefits of sleep or proper lifestyle having perfect sleeping time. According to a research, day napping would help to boost memory in elders and middle age persons. This is the best way to relax a bit amid tension taking toll on you. Specially, for elders, they need complete rest since they are not physically fit enough to carry any task independently. They also be weak mentally, there may be many sort of medical conditions associated with . For them just taking a nap in the day time or during working would help to boost their memory. Staying fit is the biggest challenge for all including elders. Sleeping meas relaxing, and this will be useful in many ways. So, when you are feeling exhausting, just go to bed - leave all the tensions - relax for a half an hour. After a nap, you will feel more energetic. Try once and see the difference.

Among the many phases of life, becoming a parent and then playing the role of a parent is very challenging for any one. Because this is a phase where you voluntarily take up the responsibility of bring up and molding the life of another human, and doing this is no easy task. There are many qualities that you need to develop as a parent. But one of the most challenging thing is to practice that which you preach to the children. Yes, we all know that children mainly learn from observing, their surroundings the people they come in contact with, friends and others. As a parent, you can command them to do this and to do that. But behavior patterns and communication children learn from seeing the parents and other members in the family. Your behavior pattern right from the way we talk, walk, the way we dress and the way we interact all this leaves a lasting impression on the Childs behavior. Many of the elder’s live under an assumption that they are mer...

Summer is a season which kids enjoy the most, because summer time means travel time, holiday time and fun time. We elders also love to take out children during summer either on a holiday or to some of the relatives or friends place. But when children are exposed to heat during long hours of travelling we need to take extra care so that their health is not affected because of increasing temperatures and change in diet and food intake. Here are some important tips you can follow to take care of the health of the children while traveling or when having a vacation out station. 1. When you are eating out look if the place is hygienic. Is the food stored and served in a hygienic way. 2. It is always best to use filtered and purified water. 3. Avoid taking road side food, as it leads to stomach infections. Food that is stored in unhygienic way and food that is exposed to dust and pollution, food that is cooked long hours back and reheated and served, is not at al...

It is always good to learn the lessons first before going to teach those to children. In most cases, we may fail follow those in our life in practical. Being adult we ignore many lessons that we have learned in our childhood, but try to thrust those on our kids. Kids learn all the activities from us and any wrong we do that would not be left by the children rather they accept it as one of the other lessons. The fact can’t be denied that it is hard to follow the principles in our life. And that reason should not stop us to make our kids teach good lessons in life. Simply for example, we ask kids to speak truth, but in many cases we don’t follow that as well. And even in cases we do lie to kids, and they pretend to be fact. When they came to know that we lied to them, they start following the same trend. Nobody is perfect in this world and we know that kids would follow our footsteps. So it is never late to start a new life with changing ourselves first then we would try to concrete ...

Major concern for parents is to look after their kids, during hard time, particularly when their kids are sick. Often  kids have health aliments, which required prime attention and care from their parents. Being parents, it has been hard time to feel the pain of kids, when they are being under going treatment. Of course, the medical practices are good enough and sure to help you the way you wanted to be. But the process too involves tough judgement and patience. It can't be a regular practice to visit medical for the check-ups or treatment, rather one should also find the home ready made remedies those can be terms are temporary diagnosis or fist-aid support. Never let the kids to take their health, if they report to you then its good indication that you have plenty of time to get well the kids from the ailment. If not, then its you, who need to take the first action towards treatment. Really its very hard to keep up with the check-ups and involving in treatment proces...

When your grilled with financial crisis, let the family members know about it and not share any of such difficulties with kids. As a kid, they have not grown up to the stage where they could assess your financial status. Their world is very limited to toys, fun, chocolates. What will happen if you share your financial burden with kids, at first they may not able understand what it is all about, and why your so tensed with it. And if they understood about the exact problem, then that might hamper their studies and recreation. Which could not be gained or bring back normalcy, once gone out of hand. The financial crisis might not last for long, but the loss to your kids would be much comparing it in financial term. Lets the kids live alike they have been adapted to. You can mange the crisis and let them know they will become adult to understand the society and need of money in life.

Kids and children of all ages need sufficient rest and sleep. Kid’s lack of sleep often results in, crankiness and crying . Kids below three years need morning and afternoon naps though they might sleep in the night. A young baby needs around 14 – 15 hours of sleep in a 24 hour cycle. New born babies and young babies tend to become drowsy while they are feeding, but babies above six months know how to keep themselves awake, so parents have to make new strategies to make them relax and go to sleep. On the other hand toddlers need around 10 – 12 hours of sleep during the night time apart from their afternoon nap. It is always best to put the kid to sleep before they become too tired and need to relax. There are certain symptoms that kids show, when they are tired, if you take the case of the new borns they start staring, clench their fists, they yawn and cry. In case of older babies, they lose interest in playing, show irritating behavior; they cry and rub their eyes. When ...

Perhaps this is the toughest job of parenting. Disciplining kids is a tough task, because, they will not be in an age, where in you can make them sit, talk to them, and make them understand. Nor, can you punish them, and correct their behavior, because of their tender mind and body. We often associate the word discipline, with punishment, or control, but the real meaning of discipline is, to impart knowledge and skill. Discipline should help the child, to cope up with the real world, in an effective way. It should help him build confidence and should make him, competent. Effective and positive discipline, is guiding, and teaching children, not to just force them, to obey us. Parents should correct any misbehavior, but in a way that it has a positive effect, on the child. Even though, you correct them and discipline them, kids should always have confidence that you are there to love them, and take care of them. This is the kind of confidence, you need...

Some years back, a family was a family, and a home was a home, not just a house surrounded by four walls. The scenario has now, completely changed; today hardly you find any homes, and mostly all that you end up finding, are houses. Family has degraded itself, to merely four people living under a roof, and nothing more than that. Every one leading their own personal lives, in the name of privacy, and personal space. And kids ? Parents feel that, their personal relationship problems, are their own, and between the two. But the fact that they don’t understand is that, their misunderstandings, and behavior problems, effect, and influence the kids, in a great way. When kids see their parents quarreling, and blaming each other, they feel insecure. They grow up, developing, the feelings of, hate and insecurity. As parents, it is our fundamental responsibility, to see, that we give a proper positive environment, for our kids, to grow. If there are any mutual d...

Today in every house we find kids watching cartoons. Just to keep them occupied we make them watch cartoons, later on they become so addicted to them. That they hardly allow other to see any other program on television and start crying if we don’t allow them to see. Such is the effect of cartoons on kids. Kids now a day’s no more are interested in playing and outdoor activities, they are more interested to spend their time in front of the idiot box. Most of the time parents are busy in their own work and have no time to see what they are watching and what effect it has on them. If children spend time in playing and physical activities, their body and mind will become healthy. When they associate themselves with the friends of their age group they learn how to mingle with others and learn communication. Now a days we find hardly anyone doing this, if there is anything that is of interest to kids it is just watching cartoons. Today we find so many kids who are obese ...

Here comes the New Year, very exciting and having fun time on the eve of new year 2013. The best thing is that its a good time for having best resolutions to be followed across the year 2013. Also have an analyses of the last year's resolutions and the achievement rate. This is the good time to chalk out some good resolution for kids as well. As they need most attention and love; parents should adopt best ways to education and teach their kids good behaviour. And that makes at the top in the resolution for the new year 2013. If you don't have any resolution and your all set for the year, then just focus on kids activities, you may come across any suggestion that need to be follow up. Some interesting resolutions, those can not be acted are less chocolates, cakes, less junk food; less outdoor sports. But you can thing serious about those if you believe you can act on. 

There have been drastic changes in our society in the recent years. Earlier mothers used to be there at home and take care of their kids and the household responsibilities. But now time have changed like anything, ever increasing prices and high inflation, all these factors are forcing women to go to work. It is not enough in today’s society if one person earns. Both the partners have to go to work if they want to live in a planned way and if they want their children’s future to be secure. Photo Credit: radhikaphotography.com In such a case if both the parents are working what happens to the child ? Even our family system is no more joint family system, so that we can leave the children under care of grandparents and go to work. In nuclear families if both the parents are working, the child has to be left at the mercy of the care takers or creches. As a solution to this problem, some of the companies have made arrangements to the working mothers, by providing baby care c...

It is tedious task for parents to handle and care kids during winter. Parents also try to take proper care of the kids and toddlers during winters, but all their effort go into vein, if kids are naughty enough. In India winter is also hard like hot in summer days. When the mercury does down, chilling winters makes life of parents hard, when they fail to proper care tip working for them. Wearing warm cloths are the best ways to keep yourself warm, but kids seldom understand. It not like that they are not aware about the cool or cold temperature, but sometimes the warm cloths might give experience of irritation  for them. And that is not their fault though. If your having such kids around in your home, so better start planning some different approach than forcing them to wear cloths you like. Rather, you can run the ac with bit high temperature to  keep the room normal temperature. So, there are many more option, just think about it, so many ideas will strike your mind....

Kids love train and train sounds. There is now answer for the question, why they do love? Over the years, the train toys have been entertaining and education kids across the globe. Many kids seen having very keen interest with trains toys, when they come across any train practically may fear to see that gigantic train. Photo Credit: allaboarddfw.com  Some medial surveys suggest that trains help kids with some odd behavior, help them getting educated about letters, colors and numbers, the primary learning series. Lets not get into the specific medical case about the kids loving with train toys. There may be many reasons and theories to justify that statement. If you planning to gift for a kids, I believe train toys might be first choice for many parents. There are many video available on Youtube for kids, and most those also having train graphics with alphabets, numbers, animal and many more series to educated kids. And simply they love trains.

Today’s families and family culture has changed very drastically when compared to the previous years. What do we mean by family culture? A sense of belongingness, more of us than I in the family, and strong bondage between the members of the family. Positive vibes or positive and happy atmosphere in the family. Where each member of the family, has a sense of faith and confidence and moral support from other members of the family. Photo Credit: culture.jiva.com Today there are no families and there is no family culture, just four people living under a roof, each leading their own individual life, with so called personal spaces. Parents don’t have time for anything else, except job, children are busy with their routine and studies. Frankly speaking there is no time for anyone to share or to interact with the other family members. Highly competitive world, cut throat competition and tight schedules, very definite and valid reasons. Then what is the solution? Well, there is v...

Every one likes to give a good and sparkling smile and wants to smell fresh, and confident, when talking to others. But doing all this, depends entirely on the way, you take care of the teeth and the entire oral system. By brushing twice a day you cannot be sure that you are having a good and healthy oral system. You need to check on some points that indicate good oral health. Having clean and debris free teeth. Gums that do not hurt or bleed when you brush your teeth or floss and are pink in color, are indicators of good oral health. Photo Credit: wisdomtoothbrushes.com On the contrary poor oral habits, result in the Plaque accumulations around the base of your teeth and gum line. This can potentially lead to the development of empty spaces around your teeth and eventually leads to the destruction of the bone and could loosen your teeth. You can avoid all this by Proper brushing, flossing and regular dental checkups. You can be sure of a healthy mouth when it is plaque free. ...

Most of us the moment we become parents, we tend to become more like teachers and preachers, forgetting the fact that we are parents. We think we are entrusted with the responsibility to teach them how to live life and all the worldly matters. But the fact is that we need to learn from them how to live life and how to be happy and contended as we are.  All we may teach them is how to earn money and to survive in the competitive world. But real things about life we need to learn from them. If you observe a child, you will learn so many things, you give him toys worth 100Rs. he is happy, you buy him chocolate worth 10Rs. it is the same. He takes a stick in the hand and spends the whole morning playing with it doesn’t bother about toys. He is contended and can find joy in everything; he doesn’t need things and comforts to make him happy and peaceful. He is happy as he is and with what he has. If you punish him, the next moment he forgets what you have done to him and comes...

I was swimming in the sea, Waves came one after the other I was swimming and swimming to reach my destination. But one wave, a powerful wave, overpowered me; It took me along in its own direction, I was pulled long and along. When I was about to lose amidst the sea wave power, One thought flashed to me, yes, that is courage Courage to reach my goal, courage to defeat the powerful force and succeed; With courage in my mind, indomitable spirit engulfed me, With indomitable spirit in mind and action, I regained lost confidence I can win, win and win Strength came back to me, overpowered the sea wave I reached the destination, my mission. (This poem was composed during a flight from New Delhi to Bangalore on 28th August 2010. This poem emanated as an answer to a number of questions posed to me from the youth on various issues and problems like, poverty, disorder in the family, invasion on Indian culture, mistrust, corruption, violence, terrorism and Maoism, distrust, uncon...

In this digital age, the method of education or education has been changing rapidly. Most of the educational institutions have been promoting online education for students. The days are gone, students had to wait for long days to get their admission cards on paper. All the colleges own websites to facilitate their students for education and providing important information. By searching on Google, students can also get the details of colleges and schools offering online education. The biggest advantage of the online education is it made the world as a global village, despite geographical distances, college can reach students with just one click. It is obvious that students need internet connection to get the web pages load, but thanks to the advancement of mobile technology and cyber technologies. Internet is not beyond their reach rather it is always with them in mobile, tablet or personal computer etc., Technology not only has helped to develop the society but being proved a ...

Diwali is one of the famous festival being celebrated in India, people belong to all the states enjoy this festival with family members, relatives and friends. What could be the best way to spend good time in winter with bit of crackers and fireworks? A perfect occasion for the people to relax and enlighten their thoughts. The festival of lights, are the real ways for people to overcome from darkness (ignorance) from their life thought lights (knowledge). Though there are mythological incidents are associated as the cause for celebrating Diwali, but one should think of his or her life and enlighten their thoughts. Thoughts make people healthy, I believe and its personal opinion. There are no scientific equations to prove this paradox. Diwali is the most favorable festival for kids in  a family, they enjoy the fun of blasting crackers and fireworks. Really, the diwali festival brings life and light in the family. Most of important thing about this festival is sharing love in ...