Is your child falling sick more frequently? Has s/he ever developed a severe chill or a stomach ache in the middle of the night? These are some common questions which arise in parents’ minds or which parents have to deal with frequently. It would, therefore, be beneficial if parents knew more about preventive measures to avoid common ailments.
Although in most cases there is no substitute to a good doctor’s advice or prescriptions, its always best if parents knew more about common illnesses that can affect their children. After all, all children are likely to have many different health problems during their infancy and childhood.
If your child is sick with minor ailments such as the common flu, abdominal pain, coughs etc. read on and learn how you can help them in times of their illnesses.
Your child is probably not ill if s/he:
will coo, make eye contact, smile or reach for an object. (For babies)
will pay attention to activities, smile, walk around to get things. (For toddlers)
will engage in quiet activities like coloring or reading. (For older children)
Your child is seriously ill if s/he:
is not making eye contact, refuses to feed, cries or cannot be comforted. (For babies)
refuses to play, cries inconsolably, moans, appears very weak, turns away and stares repeatedly or is very hard to awaken if sleeping. (For toddlers)
refuses to talk, interact or keeps dropping off to sleep without periods of activity. (For older children)
The Sindh Education Foundation, a technical partner of the Releasing Confidence & Creativity: An Early Childhood Development Programme, releases various publications to stimulate a meaningful discourse on the theories and practices of educational and developmental efforts.
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