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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Office hours
Let's start with Monday through Thursday. On those days, I'm in class, or otherwise occupied, all morning; and I don't get to my emails until afternoon. I try to have them read and answered by 3 PM. I will log on again around 8:00 PM.
On Fridays, I log on in the mid-to-late morning, and I will probably not log back on until Saturday.
I have scheduled most deadlines for midnight Saturday night, and I try to make myself available off and on throughout the day to deal with problems that might arise as students try to meet this deadline. Saturdays nights, though, I like to party with my friends; so don't expect me to get your late-night emails until Monday afternoon.
I take Sundays off. I won't get your Sunday emails until Monday afternoon.
I hope this helps. dld
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why does the time continue to decrease on a quiz after a log off?
- February 3, 2009 at 11:39 PM
- David L. Davis said...
If I understand you properly, you are saying that you begin a quiz, complete a portion of it, and then log off with the intention of completing the remainder later on?
- February 4, 2009 at 9:26 AM
for the Anderson writing assignment do you want us to write one paragraph or write more than one paragraph
Felisa Lazo
- February 5, 2009 at 10:43 PM
Does anyone know where exactly where we are to post the writing assignments?
- February 6, 2009 at 8:57 AM
- David L. Davis said...
Just one paragraph that responds to one of the four prompts I provided. Compose your paragraph in a Word Processing program. Print it. Proofread it (preferably by reading aloud), make your corrections, and then paste into the java window that opens when you click "create message." This, of course, is all located inside the "Anderson" learning module after you click the "Anderson Discussion Post" link.
- February 6, 2009 at 10:45 AM


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(Bloomberg) The U.S. Treasury Department is examining whether it has the authority to bypass Congress and curb corporate inversions, reversing the administration's prior insistence that it lacked power to act.
"Treasury is reviewing a broad range of authorities for possible administrative actions that could limit the ability of companies to engage in inversions," the department said in a statement today.
Treasury said it also was considering "approaches that could meaningfully reduce the tax benefits after inversions take place, to at least provide a partial fix."
The administration didn't say when any changes would be announced or what they might be.
The statement puts companies on notice for possible administrative actions and alters the prospects for at least eight U.S. companies with pending inversions and dozens of others that have already carried out inversions.
In such transactions, a company moves its legal address outside the U.S. to lower its tax bills, often by buying a smaller company.
Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew told the New York Times today that officials are assembling a "very long list" of options to "change the economics of inversions" and that no final decisions have been made.
"If we have to wait for what is the likely period of time before business tax reform can be enacted," Lew told the newspaper, "I think we're all going to regret the number of inversions that have occurred in the interim."
Potential legal changes to address inversions come in two broad categories. One would involve creating higher barriers to prevent companies from changing their legal addresses through mergers.
The other would limit inverted companies from accessing accumulated foreign profits and strip taxable income from their U.S. operations by loading the U.S. subsidiary with deductions for interest and other items.
Former Treasury official Stephen Shay urged the administration to consider the second type of change in a Tax Notes article last month.
Companies including Mylan Inc., Medtronic Inc. and AbbVie Inc. have pending transactions that would move their addresses outside the U.S.
Nina Devlin, a spokeswoman for Canonsburg, Pennsylvania-based Mylan, said today she had no comment.
Eaton and Ingersoll-Rand
Companies such as Eaton Plc and Ingersoll-Rand Plc that inverted before this year could be affected by limits on inverted companies' ability to issue debt in the U.S.
Obama administration officials, including Lew, have previously insisted that Congress must authorize changes to the law to limit inversions.
"We do not believe we have the authority to address this inversion question through administrative action," Lew said July 16. "If we did, we would be doing more."
Congress has deadlocked on the issue and is on a break from Washington until September. In this election year, action looks unlikely, leaving the administration with a choice: press the political issue by pointing to inaction in Congress or attempt to address the problem by itself.
Democrats want retroactive limits to prevent U.S. companies from getting a foreign address by buying a smaller business. Republicans generally want to address the issue through a broader tax-code revamp that won't occur until 2015 at the earliest.
Levin and Schumer
Democrats including Representative Sander Levin of Michigan and Senator Charles Schumer of New York have been writing legislation that would address companies' ability to strip taxable income from a U.S. subsidiary.
"If Treasury has the authority to tackle inversions, by all means they ought to use it," Schumer, the chamber's third-ranking Democrat, said in an e-mailed statement. "But we also need legislation to take on inversions to ensure that whatever Treasury is able to do can't be undone by a future administration."
A spokeswoman for AbbVie, which has announced though hasn't completed a tax-inversion deal, didn't immediately return a call and e-mail seeking comment.
Walgreen Co., the biggest U.S. drugstore chain, plans to say it will buy all of Nottingham, U.K.-based Alliance Boots Holdings Ltd. and won't use the deal to move its tax address abroad, said a person familiar with the matter.
Treasury Authority
Shay, the former top international tax official at Treasury under Obama, has contended that Treasury does in fact have authority that it's not using to make the deals less attractive.
In the Tax Notes article, Shay said the administration could limit inverted companies' interest deductions against U.S. income or their ability to gain access to foreign cash without paying U.S. taxes.
Unlike the legislation backed by President Barack Obama, those changes wouldn't prevent inversions. Instead, they would make the transactions less attractive.
Joshua Earnest, the White House press secretary, said today that the administration hasn't ruled in or ruled out administrative action.
—With assistance from Lisa Lerer in Washington and Drew Armstrong and Cynthia Koons in New York.
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You might be familiar with Pro Supps, a company that makes a ton of different- formulas.
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So as for the advantages, you've got the caffeine, without getting an overload of it. This means you're going to have energy but you aren't going to be all jittery and shaky.
As for the Prop Supps Dr. Jekyll review, we're looking at a lot of positive reviews from real users. A majority of the reviews focus on the clean energy you get from the product and recovery post workout.
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Because sometimes the people that didn't get invited to the actual event come out dressing better than ever!
Emma Stone in Dior Haute Couture
Since I was in the midst of traveling today, I missed the entire red carpet. However, in looking at all of the highlights, I wasn't disappointed by the looks. We're kicking things off with Emma Stone today and it looks like she's falling some sort of a pattern this award show season.
Dakota Johnson in Chanel Haute Couture
On Golden Globe night, I had a very difficult decision to make. I could either watch the award show or grab dinner with some friends and watch Selma. In the end, I chose to let the show go, but only because I was able to watch the red carpet and felt like I got what I needed. Within the first 30 minutes of the E! Live Red Carpet show, I wasn't impressed with any of the looks, but as the program went on, I felt like I had something positive to say about nearly every look. This morning, we're kicking things off with Dakota Johnson. I never read 50 Shades of Grey, but now that I've been seeing more ads, I'm becoming much more curious about the film. I love that she chose this gown because she looks fantastic in it, but if I could change anything about this look, I would've wanted her to go completely sleek with her hair just to make it look like she didn't walk straight out of the movie trailer we've been seeing for the past month.
Kerry Washington in Prada
I may have missed the entire show from being at work and out to dinner, but we'd never miss a chance of covering the red carpet.
I can't believe it's time already for the most fashionable night of the year! It's crazy to think that a year has already gone by. I feel like I was making the 2013 post just last month. This year's theme is White Tie and Decorations.
Of course we're kicking things off with Queen Bey and Jay.
Beyonce and Jay-Z both in Givenchy Haute Couture
Nina Dobrev in Alex Perry
Since 2010, Nina has been on my radar as the one to watch. And now, not only is she on a hit CW television series – Vampire Diaries – she is also making the lists for being a best dressed celebrity. Newly single and with the world ahead of her and her blossoming career, I am excited to see how far she'll push the boundaries with her red carpet looks.
It's the biggest night in fashion of the year and for the past four years, we have been covering the annual Met Gala. This year's theme was Punk: Chaos to Couture and the celebrities did it well. Here – Dakota Fanning looks phenomenal in Rodarte.
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Jennifer Lawrence in Dior Haute Couture
– Lawrence is a Dior girl through and through. Now being the face for the brand, we sure can expect her to be wearing it a lot more than she has already.
[Readers! I'm sorry I missed the live Twitter feed for the red carpet today. I hear this year's stars were on point with their looks. Unfortunately, I had to attend to some personal matters and that was much more important than blogging today. Thanks for your understanding!]
Jennifer Lawrence in Dior Haute Couture
Jennifer Lawrence in Dior Haute Couture
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Nothing welcomes the festive season in more merrily than putting the twinkly lights onto your Christmas tree.
So would you like to watch this but basically supersized? Of course you would. Feast your eyes on the UK's tallest Christmas tree, coming in at a whopping 118ft tall.
The giant redwood is being decorated ahead of the "Glow Wild" festival, where lanterns are dotted around Wakehurst Place for people to enjoy after dark.
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At least eight people have been killed in a shooting at a restaurant in the Czech Republic, the country's interior ministry has said.
Sky News says the shooting took place in the city of Uhersky Brod, which has a population of 17,000 and is located in the east of the country.
Czech television reports nine people have been killed in a shooting in a restaurant in Uhersky Brod in the Czech Republic
— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) February 24, 2015
Via @r0eland pic.twitter.com/2rM5EzysYh outside the Czech restaurant in Uhersky Brod where at least 9 killed in shooting
— Ed Fraser (@frasereC4) February 24, 2015
Czech media outlet Czeska Televiza (CT) reports that the gunman has been killed. The city's mayor, Patrick Kuncar, said that the gunman was a 60-year-old local man who was "unstable", adding that a waitress from the restaurant had also been hospitalised.
Although the motive remains unclear, officials have ruled out terrorism. "According to available information, it was not a terrorist attack," the mayor said in a tweet.


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C++ for dinosaurs
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About the Book
There are certain programming habits that tend to produce unreadable and low-performance code. These habits are inherited from dated code, or passed on from trainer to trainee.
Readability should be the prime aspect of your code, because it has the highest return on effort, compared to other techniques which aim to improve your product's quality.
- Quality: Bugs are found mostly by reviewing other people's code. You can't review somebody else's code if you cannot read it. Bugs are not found by unit-tests, because unit-tests are created to capture errors that we know they exist in the code. Unit-tests only catch bugs that have been re-introduced.
- Efficiency: Maintenance takes about 80% of developers' time. Therefore, spending some time for writing better code will save you up a lot of time when you have to maintain it.
- Performance: Unreadable code is difficult to reason about. Therefore any opportunities for optimisation that may exist are often impossible to notice and fix.
I describe six basic techniques that you can follow in order to eliminate these habits. These techniques can be learned one at a time, improving your coding level progressively. At the end, you will have developed a programming style that
- is more readable,
- leads to more maintainable code,
- promotes reusability, and
- often leads to faster code.
All these qualities are not mutually exclusive, you will often achieve all of them at the same time.
The techniques are easy and therefore
- students can apply them
- it helps smooth transition from C to C++, without having to change programming paradigm
- it allows C++ programmers to write using native idioms, instead of writing like C, Java, or Fortran.
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Hernández-Leo, D.; Abenia, P.; Moreno, P.; Chacón, J.; Blat, J. Let's shake on it: can we support co-edition and sharing using diverse learning design editors within the same platform? Presented at "The Art & Science of Learning Design" Workshop, LKL, London, 13-14 October 2011
Paper available at http://www.slideshare.net/yish/asld2011-hernndezleoabeniamorenochacnbla
LdShake is a Web tool that enables the co-edition and social network-oriented sharing of learning designs created using a general rich text editor. Use cases for LdShake include joint design and sharing of learning designs in projects or communities across institutions, co-design by teams of teachers in charge of teaching the same course with different groups of students or co-creation of designs that require the integration of knowledge and skills developed by students in previous subjects with different teachers. In this workshop paper, we propose that instead of extending the general editor provided by LdShake to enhance specific aspects of its performance support for learning design, it can adopt existing learning design authoring tools which support diverse pedagogical approaches, are compliant with different computational representations or exporting formats, are specific to particular subject matters, etc. On the other hand, these existing tools are usually dispersed in different websites or product providers, and do not typically offer co-edition and social network sharing features. In the frame of this problem statement this paper poses the interest of supporting co-edition and sharing using diverse existing learning design editors within the same platform. As a proof of concept functional implementation the paper presents an extension of LdShake as an integrative platform providing two additional existing tools (WebCollage and eXeLearning) which, as a result of its integration in LdShake, are visualized within the same contextual interface and adopt the co-edition and sharing features of LdShake. The integrated whole has been shown to different stakeholders so that they could point out their opinion about the interest of such an approach and the quality of the resulting integrated interface and features


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When Baby Teeth Don't Fall Out
"Mommy, my tooth is loose!"
Every Mom with a 5-6 year old expects to hear this statement! But what happens when your little one's teeth are still rock steady? When all of your daughters friends have begun losing milk teeth, and your angel's teeth are still in place – should you be worried?
Mom Anita came to us worried about her daughter's dental health. Her precocious 6 year old's milk teeth show no signs of making way for permanent teeth! When all of her friends are proudly showing off gaps in their smiles, she is the odd one out! Anita is worried that her daughter isn't developing the way she should and asked the FirstCry Mommies for their help!
Priyanka Pareek says that it is completely normal for a child to retain her milk teeth at 6 years of age! The general rule is that the younger your child is when her teeth come in, the earlier they will fall out! Some children lose their first tooth as early as 4 years of age or even as late as 7 years.
Noopur Agarwal agrees. She says, "Don't worry at all my daughter is about to be 7 and her first teeth just fell out a few days ago!" There is probably nothing wrong – as some kids even reach the age of 8 years before losing a tooth!
Kaveri Arora Wadhwa advices that Anita should definitely consult both the pediatrician and the dentist – since the issue has her so worried! Get an X-ray done at the dentist's to make sure there are no underlying problems!
Robe Samarth Gaonkar says, "You have to worry if her teeth are damaged in any way. Tooth decay is more important than worrying about something like baby teeth not falling out, which is not so important in the long run."
Dooradarsini Sonita meanwhile recommends a healthy dose of calcium to ensure better tooth health!
We hope our Mommy advice has helped Anita find peace – as the baby tooth problem is one that will easily resolve itself in a matter of time!
We thank all the SOS moms who came to Anita's rescue:
Priyanka Pareek, Noopur Agarwal, Kaveri Arora Wadhwa, Robe Samarth Gaonkar, Dooradarsini Sonita.
It comes as a shock to many parents when they first learn that their toddler has been hitting others. Most times, toddlers start displaying aggressive behaviour when they are exposed to a new environment (read: playschools). This is a common problem and parents need not stress over it.
Your toddler is still struggling with his linguistic skills and cannot properly communicate what he wishes to. This is also the stage when your little one is learning to be independent and begins making decisions of his own. All of this combines with the impulse to try and control the others make children of this age get physical. A little hitting and biting is completely normal for a toddler, but parents should not ignore this behaviour. Parents should let their toddler know that aggressive behaviour is unacceptable through different ways.
Apoorva came to us with the same problem, recently her 2.7 year old tot has developed the habit of hitting his peers at his school and she is looking out for help. Our SOS Moms gave their two cents to Apoorva on this issue.
Deepti Pathak advices Apoorva to simply stay calm, "Wait for another six months. Your problem is very common", whereas Rekha Meena observes, "I just can't understand why today kids develop the habit of hitting others. I'm a mother of 2 kids and both of them are very disciplined. When they misbehave initially, stop them immediately so they come to know what is wrong and right. Mother is the first teacher."
Harsha Rajiv on the other hand has a logic we parents often overlook, "Usually when a kid gets hurt, elders in the house to console the kid say 'Wait I'll hit this thing that hurt you' and thinking the kid will stop crying. This is really bad. Do divert the attention of kid saying something else, I tell my kid to stop crying so the magical fairy can come. I think problem is if the kid doesn't like something he hits, even if it is a person. You have to convey a message to the kid with the support of teacher saying that hitting hurts. You have to keep trying to make him understand, don't give up."
Bhuvaneshwari Narayanan says, "It may be a reflection of what your kid sees around him. Home environment, wordy duels between parents, cartoons exhibiting hitting behaviours or may be he is hit by either of the parents or elders at home when he troubles you. We have to start talking to the kid who exhibits such rude behaviour. Even if you shout at him or punish him, it is not going to help. Don't hit him back, instead take time to spend more time with him. Whenever he is cranky give him something to eat. Again don't feed him with foods loaded with sugar. Give him homemade food. Take him to a park, play area and indulge in physical playing. This will calm him down. Especially swinging him in a swing for 20 minutes minimum daily would definitely calm his aggression."
Toddlers can be a handful to their parents. With all the energy and enthusiasm toddlers possess, it can be difficult to deal with them. But no parent should take their kid's aggressive behaviour lightly, parents should explain to their children the consequences of hitting immediately. Sending quality time and a few measures can solve this problem once and for all.
We thank all the moms who came to Apoorva's rescue:
Bhuvaneshwari Narayanan, Harsha Rajiv, Deepti Pathak, Rekha Meena, Robe Samarth Gaonkar and Rajnideep Sandhu.
Constipation is a very common concern among the moms of toddlers. Some of the common causes of constipation in toddlers are toilet anxiety, dehydration and diet. Swati's two and half your old child has the problem and she came to SOS moms for their advice on the same. Let's take a look at what our SOS moms have to say to Swati.
Moms Noopur Agarwal, Sowjanaya Kumar, Tanuja Karunakar, Anita Rankar, Shaveta Rahajan, Ritu Mishra Tripathi Sahrvani Aneel, Leena Parikh, Ameena Sayeed, Deepshikha Das, Sakshi Batra, Tanushree Ganguli and Sayonee Mishra all agree that Swati's little one should be given ripe bananas and papaya in different forms to ease his problem. Both banana and papaya are rich in fibre and can help with constipation. These two fruits can also be given in the form of milk shakes, juice and any other form to make them seem less boring to your active bub.
Also moms like Tanushree Ganguli, Jyoti Kapil, Mridula Shirwali, agree that spinach and greens will help Swati's child to a great extent.
Moms Sneha Satam, Sathya Ramu, Srividya Mushunuru suggest Swati to feed that the child should be fed black raisins soaked in water every morning. Chetana Suvarana Ganatara suggests that a porridge made of oats and prunes (packed with fibre) will help. Shanti Gupta says dried figs soaked in water overnight will also work wonders.
Preeti Khanna and Manasi Joshi suggest that the little one should be given milk with two drops of ghee in it. Milk may cause constipation but milk with ghee has a reverse impact. Sweta Bharadwaj, Sonia Sonu pipe in with their suggestion of feeding the tot with curd regularly.
Diana Samuel says, "Try 1/2 tsp honey in 1/2 tsp warm water on empty stomach in the morning. It worked for my child when she had severe constipation. Note: water must be warm not too hot nor cold. Give him lots of warm water throughout the day. Hope it might help." Harsha Rajiv suggests, " Water intake should be increased. Fruit juice, fresh fruits in puree form is also effective. Fibrous food like palak and other greens in soup can be given. Also Palak kichdi, carrot soup, carrot milkshake etc work. Do include greens in your baby's diet at least once a week.
Other SOS moms also agree that Swati's little one should be given warm water throughout the day in equal intervals. Also the child should be made to sit on his potty seat everyday even if he doesn't pass stool to build a habit. Constipation can be easily resolved with a few key changes in diet and momma's care of course!
We thank all the SOS moms who rushed in to aid Swati with her problem:
Tanushree Ganguli, Jyoti Kapil, Mridula Shirwali, Noopur Agarwal, Sowjanaya Kumar, Tanuja Karunakar, Anita Rankar, Shaveta Rahajan, Ritu Mishra Tripathi, Sahrvani Aneel, Leena Parikh, Ameena Sayeed, Deepshikha Das, Sakshi Batra, Tanushree Ganguli and Sayonee Mishra, Sneha Satam, Sathya Ramu, Srividya Mushunuru, Harsha Rajiv, Diana Samuel, Pratibha Gautam, Swati Agarwal, Shama Mittal, Nausheen Sharieff, Amrita Singh, Sarika Singh, Dia Bijlani, Namrata Mandowara, Chetna Ganatara, Bindiya Yadav, Sakshi Batra, Simpy Jalan and Reema Verma.
The Best Ways to Pump and Store Breast Milk
It is crazy to go back to work after maternity leaves. Like, the last time your coworkers saw you, you had a happy baby bump,but now, you're all flat out, dark circles and all. We feel you fellow mommas, we know what it is leave your baby and fight off the guilt that is steadily creeping up your throat. One major worrying factor for all new moms returning to work is – How Do I Store my Breast Milk? After all, your little cherub needs it and it is the best gift you can give your child.
Now, the women who want/need to work, take a minute to bless science, because science has given you this wondrous, wow worthy thing called the breast pump. These little gifts from technology lets mothers pump their milk out and store it for their baby's care takers to feed the little one whenever necessary.
One such new mom Veena is returning to work and she came running to us to ask us how she should store her breast milk and our unfailing SOS moms have come to our rescue.
Anisha Rodrigues Pinto hurried in to help Veena, "Well if you are starting work you can always start combining breast and bottle milk ( i.e. more times breast milks and fewer times bottle milk( supplement). But as you mentioned you want to know about breast milk, which is the best to give your baby. Here is what I know. Well, expressing of breast milk can be done in three ways: 1) hand, 2) using a hand pump (available on firstcry.com), 3) using an electrical pump (available on firstcry.com). If you get heavy milk supply it will be quite easy for you to express by hand specially in the morning. However if you find it difficult ask help from doctor or experienced people to teach you or show you in either of the above 3 ways mentioned. At times expressing by hand can also take a long time in this case the pumps are helpful. You must express your milk in sterilised bottles (available on firstcry.com), which can then be capped and stored in the fridge. Don't keep it longer than 24 hours. See that it's frozen as soon as possible. Melt frozen milk and use at once. Never refreeze. You can also keep it in fridge for 5 to 6 hours (in case u get a break and can rush home and get back to work)."
Sonal Maner shared her experience of returning to work when her daughter was just three months old, "Use an electric breast pump to extract milk and store in special sterilised bags in d freezer. Use Medela breast pump and bags, they are the best. You can store milk in the freezer for up to 3 moths after extracting, remove from freezer 45 mins before feed time and keep the bag/bottle in hot water so it can warm up. Do not open d bag/bottle until the baby is ready to be fed. I joined work wen my daughter was just 3 months and used to feed her extracted breast milk until she was 1.5 yrs." Medela Breast Pumps on FirstCry.com are available here."
Neha Gaurav puts in her useful tips, "You can use manual breast pump instead of electric one. After extracting milk you can keep it at room temp (27 degrees) for 4 to 6 hours in the refrigerator (towards the corner of tray) for 24 hrs in sterilised bottles only. After taking out the milk from refrigerator , keep the bottle in a pan of warm water for few minutes so that it comes to room temp. But make sure u do not bring the milk in direct contact of heat (gas flame)".
Noopur Agarwal also reminded us to instruct the care taker, "With an automatic breast pump you can extract all the milk in morning before going to office, then store the milk in sterilised baby bottles and refrigerate them. Tell the person who will be feeding the baby to take out the bottle half an hour before feeding the baby".
Radhika Varun Soni also reiterated the best method to store breast milk, "You can use breast pump of your choice n refrigerate the milk in sterilized bottle and warm the bottle in hot water just minutes before he is to be fed."
A lot of advice comes in the way of new moms, but the best ones are from peers who have been mothers themselves. Being a working mom can bring whole host of challenges, but it is also a really satisfying role to play.
We would also like to extend our thanks to the moms who came to Veena's rescue:
Sonal Maner, Noopur Agarwal, Radhika Varun Soni and Neha Gaurav.
My Child Won't Let Me Brush His Teeth: SOS Moms Reply
Swati Iyer wrote to us and told us about a concern she has for her 1 year old son who refuses to let her clean his teeth. She is worried that her child will start getting cavities and wants advice on how to teach him to follow good dental hygiene.
We asked our community of mothers to weigh in on this issue and have included their responses below.
At this age a child may have only a few teeth and may not be ready for brushing his teeth. It takes about three years for the complete set of teeth to come in. However, you can introduce the concept of dental hygiene with gentle rubbing on his teeth using a clean finger and a soft cotton cloth.
You may think that because these baby teeth are destined to fall out anyway, they don't matter. But that's not true because they act as guides for our permanent teeth which may not come in properly if the baby teeth are lost due to cavities and decay.
Dental hygiene is an important concept to teach our kids because a large number of children have cavities by the time they are in kindergarten. This is primarily due to diets that include too many sweets and poor dental hygiene.
Some kids may be defiant about not allowing you to clean their teeth. You can get a soft Baby Training Toothbrush that is fun for your baby to use. Also allow your baby to see you and your spouse brushing your teeth so that they want to imitate you.
You can read your child some children's books that discuss the importance of keeping one's teeth clean. Show them some funny videos, like the one about the adventures of Dr. Rabbit and the Tooth Defenders from Colgate. You can also devise some fun activities or games to play while brushing so your kids learn to associate it with fun. Never mind if it gets a little messy at times.
Each child will have their own time table of when they will learn to use a brush or allow you to clean their teeth. Be patient with your child and be consistent in teaching them to keep their teeth clean. Don't use toothpaste until your child is old enough to rinse and spit it out.
Our thanks go out to the parents below for their advice and suggestions.
Janki Shah, Lipsa Das, InderpreetKaur, AditiJagtapDeshmukh, ShilpaKhandelwal, Rosalin Mishra, ViditaTayal
Image courtesy of Sura Nualpradid / FreeDigitalPhotos.net.
How To Treat Ear Infections In Small Children
Ear infections are one of the most common health problems seen in children. If the kid is very small and cannot even talk, it might take some time to understand that he is suffering from any kind of ear infection.
You will notice that the child might scratch his ears or rub his ears again and again. Sometimes there is inflammation in the ears and they become hot to touch.
In cases of the worst infections, there might be formation of pus inside the ear, which might come out as discharge. The pain in the ear can also be accompanied with slight fever.
Taking the child to the doctor
There might be many factors responsible for the ear infection in children. Sometimes unclean nose and mouth can also lead to ear infections as the ear, nose and throat have a single pathway. So chances of infection traveling fast are quite common.
Taking the child to the doctor will help in understanding the right cause for infection. Some babies have complaints of chronic ear infections and need to be treated by antibiotics quite often.
It is also important to know which part of the ear is infected. Depending upon the kind and extent of the infection medications are prescribed. While some kids might need antibiotics as treatment, some might not.
Home remedies for dealing with ear infections in small kids
Many moms have used garlic oil for dealing with ear infections and pains in their kids. Natural garlic oil is available readily in many stores and you can keep a bottle handy to treat your child's ear infections.
Put few drops of this oil into the infected ear so that it reaches the Eustachian tube of the kid. Usually a single dose of this treatment is enough for combating the infection. But if required, the process can be repeated as well.
Dry heat can also be applied to the ear. This will help in loosening up any liquid deposition inside the ear and drain it out. The heat also helps in providing relief from the pain and discomfort caused by the infection.
Encourage your kid to drink loads of fluids during the infection. Swallowing the fluid will help in moving the fluid deposition in the ear to pass out via the Eustachian tube. Keep your child away from passive smoke as that might cause irritation in the Eustachian tube.
Take your child to the doctor as soon as possible as ear infections can be very painful for a small child.
Image courtesy of Sura Nualpradid / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
My 7 month Old Has Diarrhea And Won't Eat: SOS Moms Reply
Kanika Modi wrote to us and told us about a concern she has for her 7 month old son. She says that her son has lost his appetite and weight since a week. Also, he has loose motions, 10-15 times a day due to which the private area has turned red and the baby has become cranky and irritated. She is concerned and has asked us for some advice.
We asked our community of helpful moms for their suggestions and included their comments below.
If a child is ill, the first thing to do is take him to the doctor immediately to rule out any serious illnesses. Once your doctor has started treatment, you can use home remedies to make the child more comfortable.
Feed the child light foods – like dal pani, rice water, coconut water, apple or banana mash, a few spoons of pomegranate juice – that are easy to digest and will not cause discomfort. Give him ORS (boiled water with a pinch of salt and sugar) and lots of fluids to ensure that he does not get dehydrated because of the loose motions.
Apply a diaper rash cream, like Siloderm, Protectoderm or Mothercare rash cream, on the baby's private parts to prevent the rash from getting worse. Avoid diapers. Apply coconut oil every so often for some relief from the rash. Wash the baby's bottom with water instead of using tissues which can aggravate the rash.
If your child has started teething, it could cause some of these symptoms. For the baby's tummy upsets while teething, you can start a homeopathic medicine called BC21, after taking your baby to a registered homeopathic physician. You can also start homeopathic calcium tablets, called Calcarea Phosphorica.
Rub mugli ghutti on the baby's teeth regularly twice a day. Give your baby safe toys and teethers to chew on to relieve the pain of teething. You might also want to ask your pediatrician if your baby needs the rota virus vaccination.
We are grateful to all the parents below for their advice and feedback.
Rekha Subramanian, Dolly Singla Bansal,Yamini Arora, Avani Tippani, Ritu Dhingra, Bharti Mudgal, Bharath Kumar, Aishwarya Bharath Kumar, Kuheli Khan, Chandra Negi, DrRitika Gupta, Christine Tan, Poonam Ganesh, Vaishali Chitara, Revathi Phani Krishna, Jizza Sudharsan, Sarika Singh, Ragini Rai, Ratanjeet Kaur, Akanksha Sood Verma, Yamini Arora Kanika Malhotra , Bhaskar, Sabah Riaz, Harman Sehgal, Pallavi Dubey, ViroNica Virender Nisha, Rachana Nanavati, Aarpita Arora, Urvashi Rajan Puri, Anukaul Anand, Anukaul Anand, Janki Shah, Sapna Chauhan, Doc Shruti Bhargava, Smita Goswami Chakraborty, Sabbineni Sravanthi, Anvita Pant, Meenakshi Kimti Sharma, Devpriya Ekka, Jas Saini, Jas Saini, Neha Mehta, Shikha Khanduja Kaul, Astha Aggarwal, Priya Kulkarni, Anu Sabarish, Deepika Agrawal Gupta, Ruchi Sinha Shetty, Ramya Sriram, Aditi Jagtap Deshmukh, Manali Langer, Sharmila Chakravarty, Urvashi Rajan Puri, Vani Amarnath, Shobha Ojha, Sangeeta Chauhan Salve, Dolly Omkar Jha, Hetal Rana, Deepti Gautam Talwar.
My Daughter Has Head Lice: SOS Moms Reply
Debolina Choudhury wrote to us and told us about a concern she has for her 2.5 years old daughter. She says that her daughter has got lice in her hair from playschool and applying Mediker has been of no help. She is concerned and has asked us for some advice.
We asked our community of moms for their suggestions and have incorporated it in the article below.
You can use Perlice cream – it is a very effective and popular lice remedy. Just read the manual and follow the instructions. It works wonders and you can say goodbye to lice.
Licil oil is another effective remedy available at most chemists. Just apply it, cover her hair with a scarf for an hour or so and wash with Mediker. For a more natural way to get rid of lice, try buttermilk and salt mixed in water. Gently rub her scalp with it and rinse thoroughly. Repeat after 7 to 8 days.
You can apply camphor in coconut oil. Leave it on for half an hour and use a fine comb to comb out the lice from the hair. Camphor stuns the lice and they lose their grip and can be combed out easily for up to half an hour. Follow it up with Mediker shampoo.
Neem oil is also a tried and tested home remedy for lice. Or you can make a neem paste and apply it in her hair for 10 to20 minutes. Grind tender neem leaves with a little sour curd. Apply on the scalp thoroughly and leave for few minutes. Rinse well with shampoo. Repeat this once a week for 4 washes.
You can also boil a few methi seeds in coconut oil on a low flame, store it and apply it on a regular basis as a preventative. It is also very good for hair growth. You can try a solution called Kesavardhini, found in the supermarket, in the oil that you use to apply daily.
There is a product called Jungle Formula, that helps elimination of lice as well as eggs. There is also a lotion called Scarab that does the same. You can try that also.
For a more drastic way to get rid of the lice altogether, you can just shave your daughter's head.
Thanks to all the moms below for their wonderful suggestions.
Noorain Yayha, Lopamudra Nayak, Aradhana Mohapatra, Chandra Negi, Pooja Agrawal, Shruti Khanna Soin, Tejpreet Oberoi, Deepti Rahul Singh, Shreya Jiya Vijay, Hima Neeli, Inie Minie, Nishma Aggarwal, Sharmila Chakravarty, Sukoon Jethani Chopra, Toolika Bhatt Singhal, Priyanka Akash Khandelwal, Manisha Rahul Sonawane, Mohita Mathur, Shabana Shaikh, Kavita Mehta, Misha Bhattal, Subharthi Chakraborty, Geet Paryani, Elizabeth Chakma, Jeydevi Venkataraman, Swapna Sahoo.
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How To Treat Heatstroke In Children
Summers can be quite exhausting, resulting in a lot of sweating and fluid losses from the body. Adults become conscious of the climate but kids hardly care about these things.
They play in the heat and might quickly become victims of heat exhaustion, heat cramps and heat strokes.
Summer heat can be very dangerous, going well into the 40s in many places in India, and it is important to take the right kinds of preventive measures for kids to avoid any kinds of problems.
Heatstroke in kids often occurs when the child's body is not able to regulate its own temperature. For instance, if the kid keeps on playing in the scorching sun or does some rigorous physical activity, it will lead to loss of fluids from the body.
There have been cases where kids have been locked inside the car accidentally on a hot humid day and have suffered heatstroke as the body cannot control the temperature as per its needs. The excess rise in body temperature might lead to brain damage and other fatal consequences.
If your kid has been affected by heatstroke, here are some tips on how you can treat them:
• It is very important to shift the child to a cool and shaded area, preferably inside the house where the heat does not reach directly. The fan or air conditioning should be switched on to beat the heat.
• If there is high body temperature, undress the kid and sponge with cold water. Pouring cold water will lower the body temperature quite a bit.
• If the child loses consciousness, do not try to administer any fluids as that will only add to the problem. However, if he is in senses and behaving normally, giving fluids is highly recommended. Ask the kid to take in the fluid in small sips instead of gulping it down all at once.
• Appropriate clothing is an important part for dealing with heatstroke. Make your child wear light-colored and fully cotton clothes. The clothing should preferably be loose fitting, so that there is enough ventilation.
• Drinking adequate amounts of fluids is highly recommended in the summer season. Even if your kids are not involved in any physical activity, make sure that they drink a good amount of water and other refreshing drinks to keep themselves hydrated (Do not give them aerated drinks). Fruit juices are great sources of energy as well as help in keeping the body cool and nourished.
Even if your child starts recovering from the sunstroke with some basic first aid, take them to a doctor for a complete checkup and proper medical treatment.
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Teething Pains: Tips To Make Teething Less Troublesome
Your baby might be one of the lucky ones that gets its teeth without any teething pain or soreness, but in most cases teething can be very painful and annoying for a child.
If your baby is teething, you may notice red gums, swollen gums, flushed cheeks, serious drooling, gum rubbing, gum itching, sleepless nights, irritable, unsettled, high temperature, diarrhea and not wanting to feed at all.
To ease your child's teething pain, consider following the tips mentioned below.
Cold Things:
In the same way that ice works on a sprained wrist to reduce pain, numb the area and decrease swelling, cold compresses soothes sore gums. Place a teether in the refrigerator and let your child suck or bite on it. Do not store the teether in the freezer as the frozen teether might get very hard and would damage the baby gums.
Consider selecting solid silicone-based teethers over liquid-filling teethers that might leak and cannot be sterilized. Alternatively, you may offer them a clean, wet washcloth that has been chilled in the freezer for 30 minutes. The child will love munching on it as the cloth massages the gums and numbs the soreness.
If your baby is eating solid foods, give him or her some frozen fruit in a mesh bag or a teething biscuit, oven-hardened bread, breadsticks or cold carrot stick to chomp on.
Rub the baby's gums with a clean finger until the abrasion makes a whiny noise. This pressure will help soothe the gums. In addition, you could gently rub a cold spoon on the gums to soothe them.
Many parents choose topical medications like a numbing gel or cream to rub on the gums. These medications are available at most drugstores and contain anesthetic and antiseptic properties that help ease the pain.
Ensure your teething gel or cream does not contain benzocaine as it may not be safe for your little one. If you are still breastfeeding, do not give your baby any teething gel before a feed, as they can numb the baby's tongue and make it difficult to suck properly.
Homeopathic Remedies:
Many parents swear by homeopathic remedies that they give to their children to soothe their baby's gums and stimulate healing. Do this under the advice of a registered practitioner only.
If nothing else works, you may have to consider giving your baby painkillers that are prescribed by the doctor. Over the counter medication like acetaminophen are easily available at most drug stores, but must only be given at the right dosage and on recommendation by the child's doctor.
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My Son Has a Dry Cough That Won't Go Away: SOS Moms Reply
Aditi Sharma wrote to us about a concern she has for her son. She says that her 2 year old son is coughing during the night. She says that all of a sudden he starts coughing nonstop and cries and vomits. His cough is a dry cough and sometimes his nose is runny.
She has been giving him expectorants and cough syrups as suggested by her pediatrician but it's all in vain. She has also mentioned that the medicines are not helping. She is concerned for her baby's health and has asked for some advice.
We approached our parent's community for advice and have included their responses below.
There are many reasons why the medicines are not helping, but the most important fact is that the pediatrician needs to re-examine your child and try another approach. Sometimes the medicines take a few days to take effect, so be patient and continue the treatment that your doctor has prescribed.
You might want to try a home Nebulizer, but only on the doctor's recommendation. This is a medical issue and it must be treated by a registered medical practitioner. You could try homeopathy for preventive care but it takes time to work, so allopathy is better in emergencies.
However, if you wish to try home remedies, along with the prescription medication, to soothe your child's cough, you can try giving a spoon of honey with 2 or 3 pinches of turmeric powder mixed in it. The honey will soothe your child's throat, while turmeric is renowned for its antiseptic properties.
You can mix one portion of ginger juice to 3 portions of honey and give one teaspoon after dinner. This will reduce dry cough. You can also boil 15 to 20 tulsi (Basil) leaves in a jar or water, filter it and feed the baby a little warm water whenever he asks for it.
Zinda Tilismath is an age old Unani herbal medicine, which is used for treating many common ailments like cold, coughs. Add 1 to 2 drops in half a cup of warm milk and feed it to your baby. Pankaj Kasthuri is an Ayurvedic medicine that you can try.
Take 2 Malabar nut leaves in a full cup of water and boil them until the water reduces to half. Then give this water to your child. Tie ajwain leaves in a cloth, warm it on a pan and then apply this on the chest.
Heat some mustard oil and add garlic and methi seeds. Filter and store in a jar. Apply some of this warm oil on your child's feet after sleep. It keeps the baby warm and cures runny noses. You can also rub Vicks for children on his feet before sleep and cover the feet with socks. It helps a lot.
The cough could also be due to pollution or a dust allergy. Keep your child away from agarbattis, mosquito repellents, deodorant and perfume sprays, and avoid areas where construction and painting are being done.
Make sure your child is getting plenty of fresh air. Vacuum the house regularly and dry his bed clothes, mattress and comforter in the sun every day.
We wish to thank all these helpful parents:
Azaad Chaturvedi, Krithika Vijay, Jyotsana Verma, Neha Jalan Agarwal, Akipeed Lawar Magin, Akipeed Lawar Magin, Rose Hu Quadros, Esha Gosain, Lavanya Reddy, Aqueela Syeda, Namrata Thakur, Amitava Pathak, Mainka Vig, Inderpreet Kaur, Neha Dutta, Nandini Rathore, Krithika Vijay, Joyeeta Dasgupta, Janki Shah, Esha Gosain, Poonam Chauhan, Lavanya Reddy, Maseera Husain Ahmed, Shruti Goyal, Niloufer Sharma Mahajan, Bhawna Rai, Sujata Kalandi, Papiya Dawn, Papiya Dawn, Poonam Tejwani, Sonal Singh, Preety Anup Dimri, Amruta Shetty, Kiran Singh, Kirti Jethava, Jheyabharathi Soundararajan, Anitha Thomas, Amruta Shetty, Aditi Sharma, Payal Jain, Sonal Singh, Neha Kharkar, Davneet Kaur, Sheenam Mehra Gupta, Paras Bagchi, Shweta Rustgi Gupta, Ravneet Shahi, Deep Brinderjeet Saini, Deepti Dani.
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Safety For Little Ones: Tips For Newborns To 5 Year Old
Children fall and tumble and this is a part of life. But there are few things which we could do to make sure that our kids avoid major accidents and injuries.
The house can be a very dangerous place for infants if it is not childproofed properly. Here are a few safety tips which parents should implement to childproof their home for infants and young children.
• Try to change your baby's nappy on a changing mat on the floor as they may roll off the bed if not supervised.
• Unless the baby is safely in its crib, don't leave it unattended at any time of the day, even for a second.
• Prevent choking by ensuring nothing goes into their mouth except their own fingers, milk bottle or any safe and chewable teether or toy.
• One of the most common accidents for newborns is falling off high places. Avoid this accident by keeping one hand on your baby at all times or having pillows and cushions around it on the bed or installing a bed guard.
One To Three Year Olds:
• Always keep low furniture away from the windows. Install window locks or safety catches that prevent babies from climbing out.
• Cover all electrical outlets with safety covers and plugs so your little toddler cannot poke its fingers into the plug points and get a shock.
• Attach corner covers on sharp corners of furniture to prevent injuries.
• Don't ever allow your baby to use a baby walker alone, as they are very dangerous and can cause serious accidents.
• Cover all the gaps between the balcony railings with boards or safety nets.
• Attach safety gates at the top and bottom of the stairs, so that the baby is not able to climb stairs without supervision.
Three To Five Year Olds
• Remove all small items that can easily get stuck in the child's throat.
• Keep them out of the kitchen, away from kettles, pans and hot oven doors.
• Attach a safety lock on drawers so your child does not get its hand trapped or stuck in them.
• The backyard should be kept safe by having a soft surface underneath.
• Fence the backyard and keep power tools and garden equipment out of their reach.
• Keep all medicines safely locked away in a cabinet. Never leave them lying around the house.
Child safety continues to be one of the most important issues for parents even before the baby comes home from hospital. Most people think of their homes to be safe for their children, but unfortunately this is not true.
There are many objects and areas that adults can handle but might prove dangerous for kids. As a parent, you need to begin inspecting the house and taking measures for your child's safety.
My Baby's Legs Are Bowed, Will Massage Help: SOS Moms Reply
Swati Shukla Mishra wrote to us and asked us a question concerning her baby boy. She wants to know how many times a massage is required for her 10 month old baby, whose legs are still not straight. We asked our community of mothers about this and incorporated their responses into the advice below.
The first thing to remember is that all babies are born with bow legs, and it's not unusual for bow legs to be present even at two years of age. If, however, the condition persists till three years, you should take the child to a paediatrician to rule out any developmental abnormalities.
In case of rickets, the child would be suffering from a deficiency of vitamin D and calcium, so adequate sun exposure is important, preferable in the morning, in addition to any supplementation that your paediatrician suggests. However, in a child as young as 10 months, this condition is likely to be a part of normal growth and development.
There is no need to massage the child's, but there is no harm either. If you want to massage your child, you can do it once or twice a day before the baby's bath. Use olive oil and be gentle with your touch and pressure.
Thanks to these parents for their feedback:
Shokhi Agarwal, Sneha Rungta, Vidita Tayal, Sonal Chaurasia, Anita Seemar Mahi, Sommya Singh, Jyoti Rathi Toshniwal, Radha Mishra, Lavanya Reddy, Harman Sehgal, Vidita Tayal, Manisha Vij, Aman Tiwari, Srivimal Srivimal, Tarun Kesarwani, Ratnasree Saha Chakraborti, Vani Amarnath, Puneet Gurpreet Sethi, Preeti Jain, Gurbaksh Singh, Archana Srivastav, Shweta Rustgi Gupta, Sorbhi Mehra, Christina Harijan, Navita Sadani, Shilpa Vishal Ranjan, Annu Pattnaik, Malini Sircar, Poonam Gupta Yadav, Priyadarshini baidya, Bhavini Master, Pallavimahesh Halawai, Bhaskar Jayaram, Bhavini Master.
My Child Refuses to Drink Water: SOS Moms Reply
Sindhuja Pradeep Kumar wrote to us and told us about her 7 month old daughter who doesn't like to drink water. She says that her daughter just spits the water out and starts crying if you try to feed her water. She is otherwise healthy but Mrs. Kumar is worried about this habit of her little girl's and asked us for some advice.
We approached our community of mothers and asked them what they thought she should do about it. Here is what they said.
Do not force your child to drink water. She will form an unpleasant association with it. You could instead try putting mishri (crystallized sugar lumps), honey or palm candy in the water and reduce it over a period of time, or give your child fresh fruit juice instead of water. You can also soak khajur (dates) overnight, filter them and feed them to the baby.
Try boiling saunf (fennel seeds), mulethi (liquorice) or dalchini (cinnamon) in water to add some flavour. You could also wash a leaf of tulsi in her water bottle. It is healthy and might get her to try it out of curiosity. You can put roasted ajwain in boiled water, filter it and give it to your baby. You could also use Electral if they like the taste.
Ask all family members to drink water in front of the baby and say good things about it. Babies love to observe and imitate their parents. Also use a sipper cup as they might not like drinking water from a feeding bottle.
Thanks to all these helpful parents:
Bhawna Walia, Rutika Sevak Upadhyay, Nisha Sood, Sonal Kapur Sinha, Anita Arun, Jyoti Rathi Toshniwal, Roshani Hitesh Patel, Vinita Yadav, Jyoti Rathi Toshniwal, Rucha Kamble Shedge, Shikha Sourabh Dixit, Parul Sinha, Amtul AS, N Mukesh Vyas, Richa Arora, Sonal Maner, Nidhi Karan Garg, Anamika Mishra Jha, Brindha Karthikeyan, Brindha Karthikeyan, Rashmi Keshri, Vijayalakshmi Shanmugam, Arshiya Khan, Lavanya Reddy, Shilpa Munagavalasa, Neha Saxena, Greeshma Rahul, Pooja Suresh, Swati Shukla Mishra, Radhika Dhanrajani, Tejpreet Oberoi, Alice Bathija.
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My Daughter Won't Stop Sucking Her Thumb: SOS Moms Reply
Yogitha Dhanashekhar wrote to us and told us about her 1 year old daughter, who frequently puts her thumb in her mouth which leads to her thumb getting swollen.
She says that despite trying everything she is unable to stop her daughter from doing so. She is concerned for her daughter's wellbeing and has asked for advice.
We put this query to our community of experienced moms and this is the advice they gave us.
Try rubbing some Pudin Hara on her thumb. The strong taste could make her stop sucking. You can also apply neem paste on the thumb as the bitter taste will prevent her from sucking it.
Castor oil or mustard seed paste also works for it's bad taste. Apply coconut oil for the swollen thumb. You could also try homeopathy as there are medicines to stop this habit.
Try to get your child into the habit of using a soother or teether toys instead of her thumb as thumb-sucking can also become more embarrassing for her as she grows. Distract your child with a toy or put something into her hand when she does this. Or tie a cloth around her hand to discourage her.
You could put some fear of the consequences of thumb sucking into your little one's mind. For instance, stories of thumbs getting cut off because of sucking might scare them into stopping altogether. But make sure you tell them the truth later.
Make sure she is not feeling insecure as thumb-sucking could be a sign that she is feeling neglected. Give her the attention she needs at this age. It is also a comforting habit at the time of teething. Or she may be hungry or need soothing.
All in all, thumb sucking is not really a big concern and goes away as the child grows up. Preventing it could cause her to repress her feelings, which is not healthy.
Thanks to all these super-helpful parents:
Pooja Sharma, Ankita Chandra, Amardeep Kaur Kaur, Ankita Chandra, Ankita Chandra, Swati Mohapatra, Narinder Kaur Hanspal, Yogitha Sundar, Vijaya Reddy, MaKaa Kabilan, Swati Mohapatra, Garima Grover, Yogitha Sundar, Arina Singh, PraTika NarVekar, Subhrajyoti Chakrabarti, Safina Ahmed, Appasamy Pradeep, Saman Farooqui, Ramzia Mohiuddin, Priya Tamang, Solomon Palani, Ramzia Mohiuddin, Nitin Motdhare, Aaparna Das Mohanty, Manvi Suri, Niharika Bedi Bilochi, Supreetkaur Arya, Kirti Jethava, Kavitha Kavi, Harkirat Singh Bedi, Ankita Chaubey, Sakina A Burhani, Sakina A Burhani, JJ Sonia Kathet.
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Learning Disorders: How To Spot Them
Learning disorders in children are not a problem with motivation or intelligence, or kids being lazy or dumb. In fact, most of these kids are as smart as their peers. However, it's just that their brains work in a very different manner from the rest.
Often children being taught a second language show symptoms of a learning disorder as they get confused between the language of communication.
Thus, before any remedial steps are really taken, an assessment should be made to see whether the child is fluent in a particular language and a second language learner.
Here are some common symptoms that can help you figure out if your child has any kind of learning disorder.
Impulsiveness In The Classroom
In some cases, children might get impulsive at situations and tend to shout repetitively. For example, when asked to raise hands before speaking, they tend to get impulsive and shout rather than following discipline.
Additional symptoms include throwing books off tables or other stationary when they don't want to complete a particular task. Such behavior is more indicative of a learning disorder rather than behavioral problems.
Difficulty Learning Numbers
Reading, doing math and writing letters might be tough for your child at first. But when those early troubles don't fade away after a certain age and repetitive trying, it may be possible that your child has a learning disorder.
Some kids may have particularly language disorders, meaning they have trouble understanding language and understanding what they read.
Auditory Processing Disorder
If your child has a problem with distinguishing sounds from background noise and following spoken directions, or may find it difficult to remember things they have heard or have a problem in telling the difference between similar-sounding words, it may be a symptom of an auditory processing disorder.
As children begin doing print based work in kindergarten and have trouble focusing or paying attention to what is being taught to them, they tend to get distracted and avoid tasks.
Moreover, some also become aggressive and tend to behave as if they just don't want to follow instructions. Distraction is a major symptom of a learning disorder.
Visual Disorders
If your child has trouble interpreting visual information, he or she will not be able to read or tell the difference between two things that look similar. These children usually have trouble with hand-eye co-ordination, which explains their visual processing disorder.
In simple words, children with learning disorders can see, hear and understand things in a different way as compared to their peers. These disorders are very difficult to diagnose because there is no definitive list of symptoms that fits every child. To add to the difficulty, many children also try to hide these problems, making it very difficult to diagnose.
However, if you sense a learning disorder in your child, it is important to take proactive measures about your child's learning difficulties. The quicker you are able to diagnose, the sooner you would be able to deal with the child's problems.
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Baby Proofing Your House: Putting Safety First
An important task when you have a baby in the house is to make it safer for your child. When it comes to baby proofing your home, all you need to do is employ these simple child safety starters and you are on your way to creating a safer environment for your little one.
Pay a visit to the nearest superstore with a baby-proofing aisle and you are sure to find many products that are available to ensure safety for your baby. All you need to do is to include these simple child safety products and implement simple safety measures in your house.
Make sure that the kitchen cupboard, drawers and fridge have locks. Put sharp utensils and cutlery away to where they are not easily accessible by babies.
Don't let your baby touch the oven door and make sure you do not push any hot drinks and knives to the back of your workup surfaces. If possible, keep your dustbin in a cupboard with a child resistant catch and store plastic bags out of your child's reach.
Create Safe Havens
Make sure that your baby's bedroom is well protected with electrical outlet covers, drawer latches, and furniture brackets and definitely with stairway gates. Your baby can then play safely in these spaces without you having to be around always.
Likewise, you may want to mark out certain rooms, like the formal living and dining rooms as baby free zones, so you can still enjoy some adult décor.
Always turn your home water heater down to 120 degrees to prevent the risk of burns on your baby's soft skin. Never ever leave a child unsupervised in the bathtub with any kind of liquid.
Install toilet seat locks to prevent drowning and place all the medications and cleaning liquids out of your child's reach. Keep the bathroom door closed when not in use to prevent your child from crawling inside.
If you have a pool, surround it with a fence that has a child resistant gate. Lock away all the garden equipment and pesticides in a secure shed area and check that there are no gaps in your fence or else you may find your little one finding their way out.
In addition, always ensure that low-level windows or doors have safety grills. The carpets shouldn't be loose and make sure you tie up all blinds and curtain cords, keeping them well out of your baby's reach. Install smoke detectors and fix latches and fly screens on the windows so they cannot be fully opened.
Even though child proofing is a never-ending task, how much or how little you do is completely up to you. But more than anything, it is constant supervision by one or more members of the family that is the finest safety measure of all.
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My Daughter Has An Eye Infection: SOS Moms Reply
Manvi Suri wrote to us and told us about her daughter who, a few days back, woke up with a little green stuff coming out of her eye, which was closed shut.
It went away but left her eye swollen and now her left eye is infected and the green mucus is coming out throughout the day. She is concerned for her daughter's wellbeing and has asked for some advice.
We asked our community of moms for advice and these are the suggestions they came back with.
Don't waste time in taking the child to a good doctor. Do this as soon as possible. Your doctor may prescribe eye drops to help clear the infection. If one eye is infected, the other one is bound to get infected.
You can also clean your child's eyes with cotton dipped in clean water. Or you can use warm water to clean the child's eyes.
Thanks to the moms below who made the time and effort to give their valuable advice:
Jyoti Dixit, Ishita Bishnoi, Arti S. Peter, Rekha Vaz, Garima Grover, Vanela Kohli, Nivedita Bose Chakraborty, Alekhya Suresh, Siya Borkar, Amrita Singh, Bhavana Shukla, Annavarapu Ahuja, Aditi Sharma, Sangeeta Apoorv, Sharmila Chakravarty, Christina Harijan, Janki Shah, Monika Guleria Mukheja, Sewanti Ghosh
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Washing Away The Monsoon Myths
Mums, how many times have you worried about the monsoon season, so much so that your worries have by far been more than your child's enjoyment of the season?
If you too have fallen prey to these common myths that surround monsoon and the health and safety of your kids, here are some facts that will help wash away those very common monsoon myths:
Myth 1: Getting drenched in the rain means you'll catch a cold
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N.T. Philippines, Inc.
Representative Nobuyuki Takahashi
- 1948
- Japan
I was born and raised in favorable circumstances, taken good care of by my parents. One day, my mother gave me a book written about some alumni of Keio University. I was very impressed to read the book and became motivated to become a great businessman someday just like the people in the book and entered Keio University.
After graduation, I went abroad to seek some tips on starting a business. First, I went to Singapore and drifted from one job to the next for a while and then I got interested in the trade business. I founded a trading company handling goods and products from Southeast Asia and focused on exporting mangoes. However, the firm went bankrupt after being affected by laws revised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan.
After the bankruptcy of the trading company, I decided to start a phone parts manufacturing business as the demand for cordless phones increased at that time. The business went very well in concert with the trends of cordless phones, beepers and mobile phones. Then the collapse of Lehman Brothers suddenly changed the situation in 2008 and we had to reduce personnel levels from about 2,300 to 1,600. I think, however, it was a good chance to reconsider the proper cost and personnel arrangements. Now our company produces as many parts as before with fewer employees.
To be successful in a foreign country, it is important to be humble and to keep in mind that we are given a chance to work abroad. Our factory operation goes well thanks to the hardworking staff in the Philippines. I am very sure that we can make it work in a foreign country as long as we keep such a feeling in mind.
- N.T. Philippines, Inc.
- Philippines
- 1993
- 1,400
- Production of electronic parts
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High time for trees in towns
Systems are slow and it can take time to see any impact. But we do break through…
A big part of our work is about persuading policy-makers to prioritise trees. But the cogs turn slowly, so much so that it can be years even before we see any headway.
Our 'Trees in Towns' campaign is a great example. We launched a petition in May 2015 in response to Natural Resources Wales' report 'Tree Cover in Wales' Towns and Cities' which showed:
• 55 of 220 Welsh towns show overall decline in canopy cover between 2006 and 2009
• at least 11,000 large amenity trees were lost over 3 years
• urban tree canopy in Wales less than 17% in 2009 – mid range in World rankings
A recent case study in Wrexham highlighted how trees were responsible for saving the local economy £1.3m per year, while reports by Natural Resources Wales showed that the benefits range from the obvious – slowing surface water run-off, and removing pollutants from the air – to the downright fabulous – increasing property values, and improving community cohesion. You might say that trees are a no-brainer.
Our petition called for at least 20% tree canopy cover in every Welsh city, town and village. Assembly Members, who have a role in planting and caring for the next generation of woodland as well as protecting Wales' existing assets, were asked to urge the Welsh Government to help by establishing a challenge fund to support native tree planting close to where people live.
The road has been long and winding:
January 2016
After a summer collecting signatures at events and online, our petition was formally handed to the Petitions Committee, boasting more than 2,200 signatures. Thank you to everyone who took part.
March 2016
The petition received a response from the Minister for National Resources, Carl Sargeant, who expressed agreement, pointed out that the Well-being of Future Generations Act places a statutory duty on public bodies to pursue and set of well-being goals and therefore recommended Coed Cadw work with local authorities across Wales, to help deliver this on the ground.
October 2016
The Committee considered the petition again, the Cabinet Secretary invited Coed Cadw to join the Trees and Design Action Group in her response, and highlighted the multi-benefits of urban green spaces and would go on to inform the Welsh Government's National Natural Resource Policy.
May 2017
The Committee considered the petition again, with the knowledge that Wales had fallen to only planting 400 hectares of new woodland in one year. They highlighted these failures to the Cabinet Secretary who concurred "increasing tree canopy coverage in Wales' towns and cities is a priority for the area statement process that will be contributed to by Natural Resources Wales" (more about Area Statements later.)
July 2017
The petition was utilised by the Welsh Assembly Environment Committee to lodge the recommendation of 20% tree canopy cover in towns in the Inquiry into Forestry and Woodlands in Wales. The Committee released recommendations at the Royal Welsh Show, and the Welsh Government has a duty to respond. We expect ambitious commitments from them on this in the autumn.
At each stage, we've been working behind the scenes to keep this petition alive and have provided further evidence and comment to back our call. So we're delighted to see this very positive outcome, especially after so long. But there's still more to do.
Putting trees on the agenda
While the Government moves ever nearer to action, we've got our eye on the bigger picture too. Our latest campaign aims to see more trees planted in all of our landscapes. Combined, our hard work has been paying off!
We won't stop standing up for trees in policy.