Pinworms develop as a result of an unhygienic habit of not washing hands before having food. They are small worms that resemble small thread pieces and cause itching in the anus area. Pinworms infect humans only and reside in the intestines. Every school-going kid encounters this problem at one time or the other. They can …
Growing pain is part and parcel of the growing phase in a child’s life. When the child stops growing so will the growing pain and when adolescence is reached, they disappear completely. Growing pain can occur between three to five years or eight to twelve years of age. Growing pains are usually experienced in the …
Children usually feel sick in the stomach when traveling in a car, airplane, boat or train. This sickness is known as motion sickness. This sickness is caused by the reception of wrong signals by the eyes, muscles, skin receptors, and inner ears. While traveling, different body parts send different signals to the brain. The eyes …
Children who get frequent headaches and migraine attacks have chronic illnesses. Such children and their parents face problems to adjust with school and its rules. Extra preparations and steps should be taken to cope with such an illness. Pediatric specialists in migraine and headaches exist should be consulted for treatment and other precautionary & preventive …
