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Essential Screen Time for Babies: Tips for parents

  Essential Screen Time for Babies: Tips for Parents Screen time is needed only for children, but it should have some boundaries. Potential screen time will improve children's physical, emotional, mental, and cognitive development. According to the American Academy of Paediatrics (APA), no screen time for babies below 18 months old and high-quality as well as essential screen time for babies 18-24 months old. Here are some tips for parents on how we can provide essential screen time for our babies: • We have to limit our screen time while interacting with them. • We have to engage them through activities. We can provide sensory-based activities also. Example: play music, sensory play (sand play, water play, play dough, finger painting, foam play, etc.). • Encouraging their cooing and babbling. And engage them in activities that will build bonding and interaction. • The environment can be designed like a play area, without a screen. • We can motivate them in outdoor games and small...

Recovering from Postpartum Depression

Recovering from postpartum depression Recovering from postpartum Depression  is one of the crucial stages for new mothers. In this blog I am sharing my own story. Yes, I delivered a baby boy 9 weeks back. Now I am in my recovery stage. I was working as a speech therapist as well as a consultant psychologist. Before my delivery. I was counselling for children with special needs, but recovering from this postpartum stage was very challenging for me.  I want to share a few tips on what I am following in my recovery stage.· • I am asking for help from my parents and my partner in all my daily routines, such as in cooking and cleaning work and taking care of the baby, as well as me. It’s normal; only our parents and partner will do all this for us. Here I want to strongly say, “Ask for help; don’t hesitate.”· • I was talking to the people who will understand my situation and who will encourage me to overcome this stage. Because please cut down the people who will put you...