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May182018 by Ruchi Gupta1 Comment

Playground Safety and Parental Supervision

General, Lifestyle

Going to the playground or play park is a big part of a young child’s life. It is through play at the park that kids pick up more motor skills and make new friends. It is also where their parents regularly meet up and have playgroups. However, a trip to the playground can easily turn tragic if the playground equipment is faulty or there is a lack of parental supervision. National Safety Council data reveals each year over 200,000 children end up in hospital emergency rooms because of playground injuries. These injuries are preventable if playground safety is observed. Here’s what parents can do to prevent playground injuries. Check Playground Equipment Before letting a child play in a playground, check that the playground equipment are safe for use. Playground safety surface - Falls to...

How To Keep Kids Away From Overuse Habit Of Smartphone

Technology

Parents in this tech world are highly concerned about the health of their kids due to excessive use of smartphone or other similar devices and due to more time spend on social media instead of physical activities. However, the big question here is what qualifies as "excessive" and there is no evidence-based guideline, but there are some advice from scientists and public health officials to follow. Below are some precautions to be followed at home to discourage kids to be overly inclined towards electronic devices: Don't keep smartphone in kid's bedrooms There's sleep loss cases across the world due to bedroom screen time apart from variety of risks and so it is strongly recommended the parents should keep the electronic devices out of their kid's bedrooms. The same is applied to adults t...

Why Students May Not Complete Homework

Career

Doing homework is important in ensuring good grades at school. However, not all students do their homework or get to complete it. Personally I don’t have fond memories of what I faced when I failed to do my essay it is the case with most of us. For a fact, most students may not be aware of the negative academic consequences of not doing their homework. The consequences of this are however seen on the side of teachers who end up getting frustrated and parent-children relationships having rifts. There are some reasons why students do not accomplish their homework and steps that may be taken to ensure they complete their tasks. Reasons Why Students Don’t Complete Homework When students fail to complete homework, it could be their teachers’, parents or students fault. However, teacher...