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An increase in body temperature is the body’s natural way of fighting off illness and infection and it is something that every child will experience at some point. Seeing your little one with a fever can be quite distressing and it generally leaves them feeling restless, irritable and difficult to calm down.
As frustrating as they are, temper tantrums are a normal part of early childhood. Essentially, temper tantrums are your child’s way of dealing with frustration and disappointment and a way for children to establish some independence.
Immunizations, also referred to as vaccinations are specifically designed to help protect you and your child from certain diseases. These immunizations are administered as shots which consist of tiny amounts of dead, weakened organisms (viruses or bacteria) that cause the disease. It causes the immune system to produce antibodies that will attack the organism if you are exposed to it. While immunizations do not completely prevent disease, if you have been vaccinated, you will experience milder symptoms.
It’s a momentous occasion as your new baby enters this world and starts on the wonderful journey of life. It is also a time where you as parent are feeling overwhelmed with emotion, excited at this amazing new life, and probably more than a little fatigued too. Now if you are feeling all these things, just imagine what your little one must be experiencing!
Cradle cap is a common and harmless skin condition that usually affects babies between two and six months. Appearing as flaky skin or yellow, oily and crusted patches on baby’s scalp, cradle cap can be an unsightly condition – although this is bound to concern mothers more than their babies!
Croup is a common viral infection that affects children between the ages of 6 months and three years. The virus causes the vocal chords to swell and results in a “barking cough” and a deep chesty noise when inhaling. Because the virus affects the vocal chords which are the narrowest part of the airways, the constriction may cause difficulties breathing.
Children, like many adults, sometimes have difficulty falling asleep. Sleep problems are a very common problem that parents face in today’s hectic lifestyle. Very often sleep problems become chronic and are cause for concern. We all know that sleep is essential for a child’s overall health and well-being and that it allows the body to rest and function at an optimal level the following day. Lack of sleep not only comprises the immune system, but is also believed to affect growth.
Colic is one of those conditions that affect babies - one that just doesn’t seem fair. Your baby is so very new to this big world and what an introduction to life! Medically speaking, colic is defined as crying for more than three hours a day, three days per week, for longer than three weeks in an otherwise happy and healthy baby.
Nightmares are scary dreams that awaken children and often make them afraid to go back to sleep. They usually occur during the REM (rapid eye movement) period which happens during the last third of sleep and so are most common in the very early hours of the morning. Although adults also experience nightmares, because young children are learning new information and absorbing new experiences at an exceptionally rapid rate, they are more prone to bad dreams and waking up during the night.
This ebook deals with the widely misunderstood topic of mood disorders in children. The more information you have as a parent, the more you'll be able to provide support to other members of your family, as well as effectively cope with the stress that comes from living with a person with mood disorders.
Did you know that in the U.S., 30 million kids and teens participate in one for or another of organized sports and that out of those 30 million children; 3 million of them will experience a sports injury. Out of the injuries sustained by these children, sprains and strains are the most common of injuries.
Children love to play sports. Keeping them safe while playing is something that coaches, and parents can team up to do. Coaches and parents need to be sure that the children on the team are physically fit and capable of the physical demands of the game. Children should be encouraged to stay fit all year by exercising in off-season as well as during the playing season.
All children have little worries and doubts, but when they can’t stop thinking about them and it starts to affect their daily functioning it becomes a problem. OCD is a type of anxiety disorder which is characterized by obsessions and compulsions. Sometimes ocd children will become worried by certain thoughts or images; these are called obsessions.
