Diagnosing Allergies Some allergies are fairly easy to identify because the pattern of symptoms following exposure to certain allergens can be hard to miss. But other allergies are less obvious because they can masquerade as other conditions. If your child has cold-like symptoms lasting longer than a week or two or develops a “cold” at [...]

Allergy Symptoms Hi I am writing this article in continuation of my earlier post about ‘Allergies in Children – Why, Who is prone and Which all types?’ It’s so important to detect the allergy symptoms soon. The physician will be surely there to confirm the allergy but as a parent you should at least be [...]

Allergies are an overreaction of the immune system to a substance that’s harmless to most people. But in someone with an allergy, the body’s immune system treats the substance (called an allergen) as an invader and reacts inappropriately, resulting in symptoms that can be anywhere from annoying to possibly harmful to the person. In an attempt [...]

As a parent, hearing your child cough may make you feel uneasy, yet an occasional cough doesn’t always mean there is an allergy . Cough protects your child’s body by removing mucus, irritating substances and infections from his or her respiratory tract. Children can cough several times a day and have coughing episodes lasting up [...]

The catch phrase “a gifted child” has become common in education today, raising parental concerns about recognizing a child’s giftedness even before he or she starts a formal education. A few parents even believe that they can “create” a gifted child if they provide a rich enough environment. Gifted child come in all shapes and [...]