Blog::Dr. Promilla Butani

Common Health Problems in Kids – Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

A Child’s health is the moral responsibility of every parent. Common health issues are part of the life of the growing kids as compared to adults. Health problems incorporate various infections in the body and which stops the child’s growth and development. Parents get worried even if their child is suffering from a mild illness such as a cough, cold, allergies, infections, fever, vomiting, and dehydration. Most of them prefer self-medication instead to going to consult a pediatrician.

Summer Health Tips for Kids

SUMMER is here!
NO Sweaters and Blankets
No more NO to play outside..

Summer season is a favourite time for all the kids to enjoy the activities outside and playing all around with their smiles on but when they do come back from existing high humidity levels and with sweat over the body exhausting the kids and lowering the level of their energy. Kids prefers to play in summer afternoon and evenings because they used to receive long vacations from their studies and classroom activities.

3 Things to do when your child is born

It is no less than a miracle whenever a new baby is born in a family. And as parents, you have the luck and that amazing feeling of pride that comes alongside the great responsibility of making the child be the best the society has ever witnessed.

Never forget these three things that will be the basis for the best start to the beautiful relationship you will hold with your child.

How to support your socially worried child

Some children are shy while some are extroverts. Some children are so involved in their own ideas that they’re simply less interested in social interaction. We all want our children to make friends easily, to feel comfortable asking questions at school, to speak up for themselves.
Most kids can learn to manage social anxiety, all they need is a little extra support.

Dr. Promilla Butani, a child specialist doctor in Delhi, guides you how to support your child if he or she is socially worried. Following are some key points:

Raising a child with Autism: A parent’s guide

Being a parent is a huge responsibility as well as a great joy. The little ones change your life totally. Their happiness becomes your ultimate goal. You always want to see your child healthy. So, compared to an adult, children who have a health issue need more care and attention.
In such case, everyday simple things can make a difference, apart from the medical care and therapies that you may line up to help your son or daughter.

Dr. Promilla Butani, a child specialist doctor in Delhi, guides you how to raise your child if he or she has autism. Following are some key points:

5 Ways to keep your baby happy while you change his diapers!

Most of our little ones hate the stage of getting their diapers changed. Sometimes, just to slow down and connect with the baby before changing his diaper can make things happen easily.

When your child doesn’t cooperate!

What if your child doesn’t cooperate for even something basic like brushing his teeth before going to bed? What if you get annoyed and start setting limits that will worsen the situation even more?
Even if you force and threaten your child, you might just start acting to be too pushy.

7 Essential Tips For Raising A Child With Asthma

Being a parent is a huge responsibility and a great joy at the same time. The little ones change your life entirely; their happiness becomes your ultimate goal. You always want to see your child healthy. Children are sensitive to allergies and diseases as their immune system isn’t fully developed. So, compared to an adult children need more care and attention when it comes to health issues.

Is Your Child Suffering From Mental Illness?

For a child every experience is a new experience. Different experiences and stages in life

Build different perceptions in their minds. There is a really fine line between a child throwing tantrums and a child with symptoms of mental health problems. A number of times, these behavioural changes are recognized only as a stage of a child’s growth by a lot of parents but ignorance is not always bliss. If you just brush it off and your child’s behaviour actually has its roots in a mental illness, you’re only allowing it to grow.

Child Obesity: Causes & Prevention

As per a report published in an International Journal named ‘Paediatric Obesity’ more than 17 million children will be obese, making India second country with highest number of overweight children among 184 countries. Child obesity is a serious health condition which means a child is considerably overweight as compared to his/her ideal weight according to their age.

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