Caring for one child is daunting enough for many new parents and the prospect of having two at the same time can be a real jolt. Though, watching twins develop is not only double the fun, it’s also double the hard work. There are two to bathe, two to feed, two to burp, two to love, two to play with and two to smile at. So at times it can be Double trouble!!

Stomachache is one of the commonest problems among children, and pinpointing the cause of a toddler's stomachache is often tricky. The key behind accurate detection isn't just focusing on where the pain is, but looking at the other symptoms the child is complaining of.

having fun with Santa Caluse

Like every year, Mother’s day is here again. Like every year I went to buy a card for my mother and like always I spent an hour in the card shop and also in the one next to it, going through every mommy card they had, to (very unlike the past years!) finally come out with one. Needless to say that I found it absolutely inappropriate from the moment I stepped out of the shop. And needless also to say, that I thought of not sending it at all. Until my small little wonder taught me a lesson I’ll cherish throughout.

Infants exclusively breastfed for the first three months of life or longer score nearly six points higher on IQ tests at the age of 6 than infants who weren't breastfed exclusively, a new study reports.

Neonatal incubators especially designed to shield critically ill or premature babies from external foes and to keep the air surrounding the baby warm, may actually affect the heart rates of newborn babies by their electromagnetic field, results of a small Italian study report.

Babies or young children suck their thumbs to derive comfort which is natural and healthy. We've all seen the ultrasound photos of babies sucking their thumbs while still in the womb, so we can say its baby's natural reflexes.

Children are born with a natural immunity to a number of infections. Antibodies pass through the mother's placenta to the foetus before birth, shielding the baby from illness. Breast-fed babies keep on receiving antibodies from their mothers' milk. Nevertheless, this natural immunity wears off in due course, usually within the first year of life. Off late, a number of severe childhood diseases have reached epidemic magnitudes, sweeping thousands of lives and often leaving children with permanent mental or physical troubles. Vaccination is a safe and effective way to help the body prevent or fight off some of such diseases. In fact the difference between a long healthy life and one shortened by disease can be the few seconds it takes to receive a vaccine.

The internet is the buzz word today. Absolutely anyone who knows how to punch a few keys on the keyboard literally has the whole world at his fingertips. It is indeed a wonderful resource for the children. However, it also gives young children the access to information they may not be yet ready for. As parents, we need to be able to make sure our children are completely safe online.

Very occasionally an apparently healthy baby, usually less than a year old, dies in his sleep. Cot, Crib or SIDS deaths, as they are called, are by definition, deaths that could not have been foreseen (even by a doctor) and never explained (even at post-mortem). In fact when no other cause is found, sudden death in infants is attributed to SIDS. The nastiest part is that it can happen even when the caretaker does everything perfectly. Imagine the plight of people who put their babies to sleep, only to return after a while to find that he/she has slept forever. Horrendous! Gruesome! Horrible! Haunting!