Why compliance to vaccination card matters . FP Studio December 17, 2020 13:36:08 IST
Vaccination card is a smart guide for parents to help them keep track of their child’s vaccination schedule and ensure years of immunity to them. It is their Passport to good health.
The pandemic has thrown a lot of our healthcare routines out of schedule. This is especially true of vaccination schedules for young children. In the first five years of a child’s life, there are a slew of vaccinations scheduled, to correspond with stages of immune system development. They are, therefore, essential to give children immunization cover against virulent childhood diseases like pertussis, Hepatitis A, meningitis and polio. While parents are extra careful of their child’s vaccination schedule upto 1-2 years of age, it takes a backseat as the child grows. It is important for parents to remember that
IMHANS, IAP come up with guidelines for teachers, parents
Parents and teachers have a key role to play in ensuring that online education in the time of the pandemic does not trigger mental and health issues among children, according to experts.
The recommendation figures top among the guidelines on online education in COVID-19 times framed by the Kerala chapter of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) and the Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS), Kozhikode. Teachers need to encourage children to talk about their problems and help find solutions. They have to make children understand that they are not alone and teachers are with them to provide help and support.
City docs see rise in obesity among kids during lockdown
City docs see rise in obesity among kids during lockdown
ByVicky PathareVicky Pathare / Updated: Dec 11, 2020, 06:00 IST
Most times they are well past the preventive stage as parents take the matter lightly
Pushed into a sedentary lifestyle in the absence of school and sports sessions, more children have headed into obesity, report city doctors who are now seeing a steady flow of parents seeking help from physicians, dieticians and paediatricians to address
weight management issues with their kids.
The lockdown and closure of schools for the past seven months have taken a serious toll on the health of children, particularly in the age group between eight and 15 years. The worrying fact is that parents are approaching doctors a little too late to prevent the lapse into obesity, they say.
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