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My child is not speaking yet. She is 18 months old. What can I do?

Here are 5 tips which you can do at home to improve your child’s language skills: Help your child understand more by building on his receptive language. Model for the child what a word or a phrase means, like during “Clean up time!” then show the child how to put the toys in the box. Encourage your child to imitate sounds during free play.

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When should I start reading stories to my child?

Reading aloud in the child’s first years builds their vocabulary, their knowledge about the world, and the sounds and patterns of written language—all of which lay a solid foundation for literacy. Reading also is a great way to involve everyone at the same time. Reading allows everyone to cuddle together and bond. Daily reading experience for just 10 minutes a day will do wonders.

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Managing Own Emotions as Parents to Young Children

Managing strong, negative emotions is surely much easier said than done. But it’s worth the effort, because the payoff is huge, for you and your child. Here are 3 helpful guiding principles and strategies: Feelings are not right or wrong. It is what you do with your feelings that can be helpful or hurtful. What’s most important is that you tune in to and

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Should my child attend infant care?

As new parents, we are often overshadowed by guilt of leaving our little one in the arms of a new caregiver for the first time. All of these feelings are incredibly normal and to be expected.  The advantages of infant care have been researched extensively and found to have positive implications that extend far beyond a child’s day-to-day happiness. With the love for play,

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7 Essential Tips to Prevent Diaper Rash in Babies

As a parent, you always strive to maintain the softness of your baby’s skin. But diaper rash often can be challenging for you. There is a lot of research and advancement going on into its design and raw material to be used in manufacturing diapers. Most of these efforts are towards minimising skin irritation and diaper rash in babies. Nevertheless, diaper rash accounts for

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