Childhood

Here are three anecdotes about Swami Vivekananda's childhood years. These tales extol Vivekananda's great qualities and his irrepressible spirit while he was still young. 1. Narendra's Encounter With The Tiger Narendra, in his childhood, had lost his father. He ...

Childhood is the vital and sensitive period for the cognitive development of a child. In recent years, there have been several reports of reduced physical activities among children due to an increase in sedentary lifestyle, in which children prefer spending more ...

India ranks second in child obesity. With a whopping number of 14.4 million children affected, the current numbers report rapid hikes. Although the number is lesser than that of obese adults, childhood obesity has grown at a faster rate than adult ...

There is no denying that children are always curious to know about things around them and start asking questions. While some of their questions are easy to answer, others can be really tricky and we adults have to filter the answers, ...

In our busy urban lifestyle, do we pause for a moment and cherish our good memories, or think about our friends and family who shaped us to a huge extent? Well, let us ask you these questions. How much do you ...

Attachment is an emotional bond that develops when someone fills a void in our lives. We develop attachment from the moment we are born. We, humans, are attached to people who justify our beliefs. For the same reason, attraction in humans ...

If you think obesity is a rising concern among the adults and the elderly then you might be wrong. A new study has found that there has been a tenfold increase in the number of obese and overweight children and adolescents ...

A new study claims that there is a huge drop in the sperm levels of men in the past 4 decades. This news is alarming to all men! Well, researchers came to this conclusion after studying more than 42000 men! The ...

We all remember so many things about our childhood that it brings a smile on to our faces every time that we think about them or even discuss about them with friends. Kids, especially of the 90's and late 80's, have ...

Children suffering from chronic physical illness may be at increased risk of having depression and anxiety in adulthood, suggests new research."Our results show that childhood chronic physical illness was significantly associated with adult depression in the total sample of more than ...

If your child is smart and has a higher intelligence quotient (IQ), he or she can look forward to a longer life than children with lower IQs, researhcers say.The study showed higher IQ in childhood is associated with a lower lifetime ...

Individuals with a history of asthma from childhood may be at a greater risk of experiencing shortness of breath, chest pain, fainting and eventually heart failure in adulthood, researchers have warned.The study showed that childhood asthma may lead to thickening in ...