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When a child acts up
Generally, behaviour that does not comply with social norms and rules becomes a problem. So when does a child's behaviour become a behavioural problem?
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Sleepless tots
Sleep disorders do not just affect adults. They are common in children and should not be ignored.
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Sexually active teen girls at more risk of infection
Sexually active teens are on the rise but many are ignorant of the deadlier aspects of unprotected sex.
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Jailbabes
Prisons make arrangements for eight tiny tots born in jail during mums' sentence to lead as normal a life as possible.
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Could prison stay stunt kids' growth?
Because the babies have to leave prison by age three even if their mothers are still inside, officers and volunteers join hands to break them into the real world 'bit by bit'.
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Your baby smokes through your breast milk
Here is an alarming fact - mothers can expose their babies to nicotine not only through second hand tobacco smoke, but also through their breast milk. -AsiaOne
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Happy meals
Useful tips for moms to help their toddlers enjoy mealtimes. -The Star
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When bones pop out
A strong tug at your young child's arm could dislodge his elbow joint. Prevention is better than cure in such a case.
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Hush girls, stop that angst-y chatter
Young girls who chit-chat endlessly about their personal problems could talk themselves into a depression, warns a new study.
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Breast milk is the best
Breastfeeding is the natural way and human milk - made specifically for this - is the best source of nourishment for the infant.
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Ear wax woes
My 3 1/2-year-old son has been complaining of ear ache. The wax in his ears is the size of a pea and he keeps complaining of 'loudness' in his ears. He refuses to let us or the doctors clean his ears.
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Keeping my girls safe from a child killer
It's a bug which could prove deadly when a child's immunity is down. The good news is that there is a simple solution.
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Treating club foot
A congenital deformity where the foot looks like a golf club affects one in every 1,000 babies.
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Sleepy kids
Nearly half of the primary school pupils polled say they are not getting enough sleep
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Identify gifted children in kindergarten, says expert
He says developing them at age five or six will help them achieve more in the long run.
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Boy racer
You're never too young to run a race - as long as you enjoy it. Just ask eight-year-old Calvert, who is competing in an upcoming triathlon.
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Trouble with the Zzzs...
Parents tend to be more concerned about their child's nutrition and learning abilities rather than sleep.
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Spark of hope
Parents in support group, Spark, have been helping one another understand their kids with ADHD.
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