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Encouraging children to get off the couch
Ensuring regular fitness in a child’s life is one way of preventing them from getting overweight or obese, besides other health benefits. However, helping kids find the motivation to exercise is not always easy. Child has some tips.
Keeping an eye on your child’s vision
Detecting eye problems at an early age is crucial to prevent vision complications, says orthoptist Celine Pace
The right nutrition for your child
Nutritionist and dietitian Manuel Attard gives age-appropriate guidance to parents and caregivers in order to better manage their children’s food intake
Explaining the war to a child
Children do not need all the answers, but presence and support, says counsellor Karen Decelis
Big little lies
As children transition into teens, their desire to seem more adult and attain more independence might see them lying to parents and caregivers more and more often. Jessica Arena discusses this phenomenon and gives advice on how parents can avoid such a scenario.
Mending the ties that bind
Marital separation can impact children in many ways but when a child cuts a parent out of their life without justifiable reasons, the long-term effects could be paralysing. Jessica Arena dives into the ins and outs of parental alienation.
‘Vaccination is not a parent’s choice, it’s a child’s right’
Angela Andreinski takes a look at how vaccines developed over the years and quells fears related to their use
Painting pictures with your feelings
As we increasingly warm up to self-care and alternative therapies in the conversation about mental health, art therapy has also been carving its own strong little niche. Jessica Arena takes a closer look.
When children turn on their parents
Domestic abuse does not only involve violence between partners or child abuse, but there are also instances where a child is abusive towards one or both parents. Sandy Calleja Portelli delves into the subject.