Children Health

These fun, easy, and simple mindful activities are designed to help kids become more mindful. Mindful Walking Take a journey in your neighbourhood or in a nearby park. Ask your child to take some time to notice and name 5 things they see, 5 things they hear, and 5 things…

Since March 2020, when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO), billions of lives have been impacted. However, one group that I think have been most affected by this dynamic situation: children. My previous article spoke about working as a Teaching Assistant during the pandemic but…

Once William Wordsworth exclaimed, “Child is the father of the man”. What an observation! So relevant for today’s world. From their initial period of life, children are now offered a slew of food options. What are the options? Pizza, burger, pastry, French fries, deep-fried rolls, sugary condiments, packeted chips, and…

I am an ICU pediatrician, working at a medium sized pediatric trauma center. Gun violence is a routine part of our lives at the medical center; in 2020, we admitted fourteen gunshot wounds to the pediatric ICU. Yet that number is misleading since it doesn’t count the number of children…

One of the growing fields in the study of nutrition is child nutrition. This is extremely important, as teaching a child nutritional habits will enable them to practice good nutrition for the rest of their lives. A popular method of teaching children nutritional values is the food pyramid, supplied by…