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Understanding your child's speech development: Insights from a speech pathologist
Parents often worry when their child's speech seems to deviate from typical patterns. In this article, we will explore common parental concerns about speech development, with insights from Toukir Rahman Dhruvo, a seasoned Audiologist and Speech Language Pathologist from Shono Bangladesh.
Parenting 101: How to say ‘no’ without becoming the villain
Parent-child bonding is the most priceless relationship in the world. No one wants to jinx it in life for anything in the world! Yet, there are times when parents are compelled to set boundaries over children’s impulsive actions.
POETRY / Prayers of a mother for the sons and daughters on the street
justice—where is justice?
A new school for your child? What parents need to know
Transitions are hard at any stage of life, but for a school-going child, it can be particularly difficult. Children resist change just like adults and feel stressed about unfamiliar surroundings, the challenges of making new friends and missing the comfort of old ones.
Troubled: Mental health challenges of our school children
Unfortunately, a child suffering from mental health issues is often told, “get over it” or “it’s all in your head.”
Play should be a fundamental right for all children
Play is not a unique human construction: baby animals engage in play, using it to learn a variety of important skills
BOI MELA 2024 / Ekushey Boi Mela: Children's books and what to expect
With only a few days to go, there’s still a chance to take the younger ones to the book fair and check out the wide range of books available
How to dress your kids for school in this cold wave
It’s a cold wave and it will pass, but until then, parents know full well what havoc it can wreak on the lives of young kids. The weak sun and the still, unhealthy air can cause blocked sinuses, congested chests, and runny noses. Come the school season, parents are concerned about the frigid morning temperatures and how to keep children as warm as possible.
#Perspective / How clothing can hurt our children
As parents or guardians of new-borns to 14-year-olds, it is our partial responsibility to ensure their safety and well-being. One aspect that often goes unnoticed is the clothes we choose to buy for them. While outside or local clothing options may seem convenient, they can pose certain dangers which are hardly taken seriously.
50 fall sick after having Panta-Ilish in Bagerhat
At least fifty people including women and children fall sick after having Panta-Ilish at a Bangla New Year celebration programme organised by the Kachua Upazila Parishad in Bagerhat.
CHILDREN HELPING CHILDREN
“I want to be a medical doctor working for the disadvantaged like my dad. I do have to keep bringing everything
Prime suspect of Comilla minors’ killing held
The prime suspect in a case filed over killing of two children in Comilla has been arrested from Dhaka.
4 kids hurt in Ctg boundary wall collapse
Four children are injured as a boundary wall of an under-construction building collapsed in Chittagong city. The boundary wall collapses on the children in Nandan Kanon area of the city when they were playing beside it, police said.
Two children strangled by 'stepbrother'
Two children were strangled to death allegedly by their stepbrother in Comilla city yesterday.
49pc children encounter cyber bullying
Around half of the school-goers in the country have encountered cyberbullying, global mobile phone giant Telenor yesterday said.
Kids trapped in Tobacco Menace
For many struggling Lalmonirhat families, relatively lucrative tobacco farming appears to be a blessing. But cultivating the crop brings significant health consequences. Worse still, with children commonly engaged in tending fields, the health of many youngsters is compromised.
Blackburn archaeological survey: Bodies of 800 young children found
The bodies of about 800 children aged under six have been unearthed by archaeologists ahead of the construction of a road in Lancashire.
4 ‘Adamya Bangladesh’ members acquitted
A Dhaka court has today relieved four members of non-profit organisation Adamya Bangladesh from charges of human trafficking placed against them.
Bar children from high-impact sports: Study
More than a decade after playing a leading role in uncovering the health risks to players in the National Football League, Bennet Omalu hopes his research will lead to a ban on children playing high-impact sports.