What are the Signs of Childhood Depression

Sadness in small children is not an unheard of emotion since youngsters often get sad. However, the signs of childhood depression manifests itself when that sadness becomes a constant emotion. Even though many children have happy and normal childhoods, many of them still have a proclivity to being depressed. The general feeling that children cannot be depressed consequently leads to many youngsters not receiving professional help for their chronic depression

Autoimmune Disorders – What are Autoimmune Diseases

Autoimmune disorders are when an otherwise healthy immune system begins to attack the tissues and organs in the body. It mistakenly believes that these cells are foreign objects and works diligently to get rid of them.

Child Development and Personality Traits

Many people agree that character or temperament is natural, while personality traits are affected by the surrounding environment and lessons learnt by practical experience and observation of society.

Practical Alzheimer Care Tips

If you are caring for an Alzheimer’s patient, then you are not alone. Whether you have been trying to cope, with the Alzheimer care you have been giving or you are just getting started, here are some practical tips to help you during this difficult time.

Homeschool vs. Public and Private School

One of the most important decisions parents have to make for the future of their children is the choice of schooling. Once you have decided to let your child attend a particular kind of school, it is very difficult to change that decision later on. Therefore, carefully analyze all systems of education before admitting your child to any one of them

Is Bacteria Useful for Something

It is all around you and everyday you come into contact with this supposed “monster” that can make your life completely miserable. Walk into any grocery store, pharmacy or major discount retailer and you will see loads of anti bacterial products that have been marketed to combat the effects that bacterium has on everyone’s lives. What is this mysterious thing that drives people crazy? It is nothing less than the tiny, microscopic bacteria that surround us every day.

Preparing your Child for Beginning School

Newer challenges and problems arise when children reach the age of beginning school. Even if they have been attending pre-school before, starting public school education brings a lot of uncertainties and doubts for parents. The whole routine needs to be changed and many parents find themselves thinking of alternatives to public schooling in order to provide quality education to their children or avoid this new change altogether

Preventing Pre Diabetes

Changing eating habits and beginning an exercise program has been proven to be an effective method of preventing pre diabetes. Also called impaired-fasting glucose, pre-diabetes is reversible; that is, sugar levels can be returned to normal with medication, diet, and exercise, meaning that a diagnosis means you can do something to ward off impending, full-blown diabetes.