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Steps To A Healthy, New, Academic Year

As we prepare to make our ‘back to school’ purchases and draw up development plans for the new academic year, I want to remind you that this is a good time to focus on some simple measures to improve our children’s strength and stamina as well. It will be fruitful to reflect on the health and fitness challenges your child has faced in the last academic year and mindfully chart out a better course this time. We are raising kids in an era with good standards of healthcare and the emphasis is now on preventive measures in the form of health checks and screening tests. So let us think ahead to ensure a healthy academic year for our children.

Your Child Must Learn Music

Soothing the savage breast: the benefits of music

What is your child hiding from you?

Did you know that toddlers can “hide” information from parents? Yes, the habit starts then and grows through being fed by parenting style, environment, peers, schooling, etc.

Mother tongue in the early years

English becoming the common language for Indians, though welcome in a way, has also led to some questions – What is the place of the mother tongue? When the father and mother have different mother tongues, is it not better to use English as the common language? Will it be easier for young children to adapt to pre-school if they are spoken to only in English at home? I have interacted closely with many multi-lingual families and firmly believe that young children can be quite comfortable with multiple languages at home. Read on.

Common Infections in School Going Children

Many parents often lament increased instances of their child falling ill especially from the time they started going to school. While there are no fool-proof strategies for preventing a school-going child from being exposed to any kind of contagious illness, it is certainly worthwhile for the parents to be informed about the challenges they can handle effectively.

Boarding Schools In Switzerland

Punita Shah is an educational specialist. After working as a teacher with The Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai for more than a decade, she founded Punita Shah Education Services, which provides educational advisory services, specialising in Boarding School selection and admissions abroad. She also organises specialised summer programmes and seasonal camps abroad.

Flu Vaccine and Vaccines for Adolescents - Some Facts

From the time that the child is a few days old, until the age of one, parents make repeated visits to the paediatrician’s clinic for the mandatory ‘shots’. Early childhood and adolescence are also marked by such visits, though they are fewer in number. While some vaccinations are by and large painless, after the pinprick of the needle, some do cause fever, discomfort and pain for a few days after. This often leads parents to wonder, if it is worthwhile for the child to go through this.