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Keeping kids active and healthy is essential for their physical and mental development. Regular exercise helps improve strength, flexibility, and coordination, and promotes overall well-being. These fun and easy exercises into a child’s daily routine can promote physical fitness and help establish healthy habits.

The smooth melt of chocolate along with the nutty crunch helps to create a flavourful contrast, helping kids relish eating healthy. Here is a nutritious guide to tasty yet healthy food for kids by a nutritionist. 

Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs. While it primarily impacts adults, children can also contract TB. Know all about the dangerous disease in kids.

Somatic Stress Disorder is a condition that causes physical distress and can affect any part of your child’s body. It is caused by increased anxiety and suppressed emotions. Learn more about the symptoms, causes, and treatment of this disorder among kids, from an expert.

Early recognition of symptoms and prompt medical attention can significantly alleviate the impact of these illnesses on children's health.

Studies have shown that children under 5 years of age are 7 times more likely to be hospitalised because of the flu. 

The findings of this study provide evidence that secondhand smoke may be a source of lead exposure in children and adolescents.

If you are also addicted to mobile then this analysis is for you. Mobile has become the biggest enemy of mental health. Today, see when and at what age to give smartphones to children.

Kantar is a research firm from Bangalore, in which a report related to children has been presented. According to this report, 85 percent of the parents are worried about the children being engaged in the phone during the holidays.

The real-time air quality index (AQI) for Delhi is 353 AQI is considered 'very poor' from 300 to 400 Apex child rights body said it had taken a serious view of the matter and expressed concern over the 'severe' air quality impacting the health of children

24% of the children had a score that was concerning Lifestyle modifications in children can potentially avert future diseases Odd circadian rhythm disrupts the body clock with adverse consequences

Researchers found that children with persistent sleep problems had the greatest impairments across all outcomes except in their perceptual reasoning skills Children with increased middle childhood sleep problems also experienced greater psychosocial problems and worse quality of life but did not score lower on academic achievement Children with limited infant/preschool sleep problems or mild increases in sleep problems over time also demonstrated psychosocial impairments and had worse caregiver-reported quality of life

Staying glued to screens for long hours might adversely affect the development of young children, suggested a recent study.The time children spend glued to phones, TVs and laptops went up from 53 minutes in a day for 12-month olds to in excess of 150 minutes within just 3 years according to a study from the National Institutes of Health and New York University Langone Medical Center.

For the study, the researchers took data from a cohort of children born in 1997 or 1998. They examined whether consistent participation in organised sport from ages six to 10 would minimize risks associated with emotional distress, anxiety, shyness, and social withdrawal at age 12.

For the study, the researchers analysed data of over 9,000 participants aged 8 to 21 years and found specific associations of low socioeconomic status and traumatic stressful events with psychiatric symptoms, cognitive performance, and several brain structure abnormalities.

The report also says that countries, which have not already done so, should take action to reduce the consumption of the so-called ’empty calories’ that these drinks contain.

Moreover, fish intake 2-3 times per week was also associated with better self-esteem and no emotional and peer problems. Intake of whole meal products was also associated with no peer problems.  

Research shows children who are spanked at age five showed greater increases in behaviour problems by age six and also by age eight.

The finding could help design strategies to prevent asthma from developing, alleviating the burden of this disease placed on millions of people, as well as on their families and communities, researchers said.

Reports suggest that an increasing number of teenagers are being trapped into the deadly Internet game Blue Whale Challenge. A Google Trends report of the past 12 months shows a sharp spike in the number of searches related to the Blue Whale Challenge in India.