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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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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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
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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