I am sharing this news even when I know there is no health check and quality control on drinks and packed food sold in Pakistan. Our rulers after reading this, may start importing Coke and Pepsi and from US but will not bother about rest of the people drinking this coloured liquid full of secret ingredients. Do we have to wait for our government or can some experts step into a matter of public concern without the directions of the ... Read More

Bottled water has become popular in recent years and most of us trust this  water to be safe for drinking. No one would have thought of buying the water for drinking in 80s and 90s but now every other household invests in clean water. The News printed this list of unsafe bottled water available in the markets. Please check out if you are buying any of these harmful brands. The Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) has found ... Read More

Teenage used to be that part of our lives when we had no health issues, not even common cold! Now the teenage girls are facing tremendous pressure to stay slim from a very early age. At an age when they require to build the foundation of a healthy adult life they are ignoring a balanced diet to eat less and stay slim. They are  condemning themselves to a lifetime of ill health by eating fewer than three servings ... Read More

Stay Happy and Healthy with a Good night's Sleep "Early to bed, early to rise.Makes a man healthy, wealth and wise" This may seem old fashioned to many but I always believed that sleeping early makes one healthy and I maintained an early to bed routine for my kids. When kids are young its easier to put them to bed early but as their interests and activities increase with age, they want to stay up late and ... Read More

Today on the "World Autism Awareness Day" I would like to share that observing an autistic child has been a learning experience for me. When I met him first he refused to shake hands and make eye contact.  Treating him like any other child and being an ill-informed person on the subject it took me weeks to realize he is different. Until that time he became quite upset and aggressive. He got admitted in my preschool group when he was not ... Read More

We read such news stories everyday ….like the one below. “Minor raped, killed by brother-in-law By our correspondent (The news) LAHORE : A man raped and strangled his six-year-old sister-in-law in Hudiara police limits on Friday. The victim was identified as Laiba. Her brother-in-law, Rehmat, visited his in-laws house on Friday, took her to the fields and raped her. After committing the crime, the accused strangled the girl and threw her in front of the house of one Ramzan. The victim’s family rushed ... Read More

"Babyglow" is the suit that changes colour when the baby's temperature rises above 37 degrees. Being  a mother I know every mom will go for this product. Its the most valuable addition in kids garments. Named after the babygrows that infants wear, the garments will be available worldwide from October and priced at around £20. They come in three colours, pink, blue and pastel green - all of which turn white as soon as the baby's body temperature rises above 37 ... Read More

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I first heard of eczema when my 3 year old had a skin problem where her skin became itchy and inflammed  on her cheeks, legs and arms. Her doctor said it is child eczema and will subside as she grows. The prescription was, as you may have  guessed, a steroidal cream which works like magic but has many side effects. I decided not to use this cream and go for a alternate medicine(hakeem as we call a herbal doctor in urdu) solution to this ... Read More

Every child, Every time Think of the  agony of the parents and the misery of the child who is effected by polio. When I saw a few months  girl child whose one leg is effected by polio , the innocence in her eyes brought tears to mine. She is not aware of her loss but we as responsible adults are ! We should make effort on our part, at least. Government is trying to eradicate this viral  disease by repeated campaigns. We had around ... Read More