Child Care
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Data check: India fares poorly on children’s wellbeing, below Sri Lanka, Bhutan and China
India ranked 113 of 176 countries in The End of Childhood Index, a slight improvement from the previous year.
Sana Ali, IndiaSpend.com
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Leave India after age of six: A surgeon’s child-care tips for British parents during colonial rule
‘Hints for the general management of children in India in the absence of professional advice’ by Dr Henry Goodeve was a very popular text.
Margaret Makepeace
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The chubby baby myth: Growth charts may be scaring parents into overfeeding their babies
We want children to eat because they are hungry. Eating for reasons other than hunger leads to overeating and overweight.
Rebecca Byrne, The Conversation
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Learning from kangaroos: How skin-to-skin contact with parents saves newborn lives
Kangaroo mother care is cheaper ṭhan high-tech neonatal care and may be better too.
Lena Corner, Mosaic
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No, India is not a ‘breastfeeding nation’. But it badly needs to be one
Caught between unsupportive health workers and an unethical baby food industry, new mothers are being dissuaded from breastfeeding.
Arun Gupta
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Can babies be toilet trained from birth? It's possible
An increasing number of parents are choosing to toilet train their children from birth, without using nappies. But how effective is this?
Rebecca English, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Newborn babies are being fed formula for their first meals, often without their mothers knowing
A new mother digs into the health risks of not breastfeeding infants.
Aarthi Gunnupuri
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41 million children aged under five are overweight, says WHO
An independent panel on obesity called for effective taxation on sugar-sweetened beverages and school policies to foster good diet and physical activities.
Scroll Staff