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20 Interesting Human Body Facts for Kids
Children are always curious about learning new things and are open to explore and understand new concepts readily. Reading facts about the human body, space and history is always a good thing.
The human body is a complex composition which has several interesting aspects and capabilities that can stretch beyond our imagination. Here are some fun facts about the human body that will help your child to think about the human body with a better perspective.
20 Fun Facts about Human Body for Children
Here are 20 human body facts for kids:
The human body requires food, air and water. Food provides energy to the body. Air provides oxygen to the body for breathing. Water helps in keeping the body moist.
A human body grows more during the initial two years of its life than during the rest of your life.
The human brain is about three times bigger than any other animal’s brains of our size.
It takes an average human body about twelve hours to digest the eaten food completely.
We know that all human beings have unique fingerprints, but did you know that human beings also possess unique tongue prints.
Infants blink only once or twice in a minute while an adult blinks about 10 times every minute.
The ears and nose of humans continue to grow throughout the entire life.
A human heart beats about 100000 times in a day, 36500000 times in a year and over a billion times in 30 years.
The brain utilizes over twenty-five percent of the oxygen used by a human body.
A sneeze can travel with a speed of more than 161 kmph.
The heart is one of the most powerful organs in the human body. The Blood pressure produced by the human heart is capable of squirting blood about nine metres in the air.
An average heart of a male adult should weigh about 300 grams. While the average heart of a female adult should weigh about 250 grams. The average heart of a baby weighs only about 100 grams.
The largest muscle in a human body is in the buttocks, it is known as ‘gluteus maximus’, which helps us to lift our legs.
The smallest muscle in a human body is known as the ‘stampedius’ and it is only 1.27 mm long. This muscle is situated in the middle ear and it helps in stabilizing the smallest bone in the human body.
The average temperature if a normal human body is 98.4 degrees Fahrenheit or 36.9 degrees Celsius.
A fully grown human body has 206 bones. A newborn baby has more than 300 bones. The bones of the newborn baby fuse together as they grow older. In the end, the count of the bones is always 206.
The fingernails of an average human being grow about 1.4 to 10 cm per year (0.5 to 4 inches per year).
If we line up all the DNA from cells of a human being, it would spread to the moon and back to the earth about 3000 times.
Did you know that 99 percent of the DNA is the same in all human beings?
An average human being can live for about three minutes without the supply of oxygen, three to five days without water, and about forty days without food. Warning: Do not try to test any of the above-mentioned limits.
There are many more facts about the human body that your child might find very interesting. Knowing these fun facts help children in developing the way they think about their own body. It can also help them explore and understand the various parts of their body as they grow and develop.
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Just when you thought your child’s potty training days were over and you didn’t have to spend extensively on diapers, your baby starts backsliding! You may feel disheartened and lose your patience too, but it is a very normal phenomenon for kids to experience or go through potty training regression. Well, there are no fixed reasons for the same, and every child may experience a setback because of a different reason. However, what is important is to get your kid back on track, and if you are thinking how to go about it, well, this article discusses that in detail, read this article to know more!
Why Do Children Regress?
Well, no specific or single reason can explain this phenomenon. But the main reason could be the inconsistency and lack of motivation. Sometimes parents may not even realise that in their eagerness and efforts to train their child, they may hurry up with the process but in reality, their kid may not be ready yet, thus leading to regression. Apart from the parent’s approach, sometimes it may be the child’s negligence or change in diet that may trigger the regression.
What Can Trigger Regression?
As discussed above, not a single reason is responsible for the regression. Here are some common reasons that may lead to toilet training regression in kids:
The child may be suffering from UTI or urinary tract infection.
There may be a new addition in the family, baby brother or baby sister.
If the child has faced some unpleasant toilet experience.
If the child has recently joined a daycare or kindergarten.
If the child is suffering from any kind of anxiety or stress.
If there is some abrupt or sudden change in the child’s routine.
If there is some major change in the child’s life such as change of place or house.
If the child is being bullied or severely disciplined at school or daycare.
These are some of the reasons that can shake your child emotionally, and thus potty training regression could appear as one of the side-effects of such scenarios.
Tips To Deal with Potty Training Regression
Do not feel disheartened, because there are ways to correct potty-training regression. We bring you some tips that may help you to deal with your kid’s potty-training regression:
1. Be Positive about It
The first and foremost thing for you to understand is that is it absolutely okay for kids to experience this kind of situation. Being positive about the situation will help both you and your kid, however, if any kind of negativity crops up it will only discourage your kid, and this means slow or no progress at all.
2. Be Consistent
Do not worry if you could not achieve it on the first go, there is always a second time. Make sure you are consistent with your efforts, and this means making it a habit and using positive re-enforcement to achieve the same. Also, after you feel your child has been trained, keep sticking to the basics until it becomes a habit for your kid. Never skip or be lenient with your rules.
3. Make Changes in Your Kid’s Diet
One of the main reasons of regression could be constipation, and young children dread to pass a hard stool. They may not want to do potty fearing that it will hurt them. Make sure you include a lot of fibre in your child’s diet. Also, ensure that your kid is drinking enough water and also takes other kinds of liquids too. Refrain from giving more liquids close to bedtime.
4. Watch For Some Medical Issue
Sometimes it may not be you or the child who may be at fault, but it may be some underlying medical issue because of which your kid may be experiencing a setback. It is very common for children to have threadworms, stomach infections, bladder infections or type-1 diabetes and thus experience toilet mishaps. Get your child thoroughly examined to know the exact cause.
5. Do Not React
It is how you react to a situation that may sometimes prove to be helpful to your child or do just the opposite too. If your child exhibits this behaviour, do not make a big fuss out of it. Instead, deal with it calmly. It is quite possible that such mishaps are just a one-time thing and kids bounce back to their progress. However, if you make a big deal out of it, your kid may get adversely affected and may keep repeating the same mistake.
6. Never Punish
Never punish or get angry at your child. It is the worst thing that you can do to your kid. This may scare the child, and sometimes it may cause so much fear that the child may begin resenting going to potty. This may further lead to health complications like constipation and other issues too. Try and understand that it is not in your child’s control and such accidents are common happenings.
7. Reward Your Child
When your child starts showing progress after the episode of regression, you must reward your child. You may shower your kid with some words of appreciation or treat him with his favourite food. Let your child understand that his efforts are appreciated and he is doing a good job.
8. Sympathise with Your Child
Let your child know that you understand their plight and state of mind. Tell them that you are there and you will help them deal with this situation. You can also narrate or share your personal experiences or talk about the similar experiences of the siblings. This will help the child understand that he is not the odd one out and it is normal to experience what he may be going through.
We hope these tips help you in getting your child back on track with his potty training!
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You've got an over-enthusiastic arm flapper, have you? Do not be alarmed, there’s an explanation for this and we’ll tell you the exact reason babies have such restless arms.
You're baby is getting older and really active. Some babies may be constantly moving, even before learning to roll or crawl. At this tender age, babies are in awe of the world around them and are learning with each passing moment. You may notice your baby's eyes move and widen along with restless arm and finger movements. This is just a baby's way of expressing new experiences he/she may be feeling.
Startle/ Moro Reflex
Infants have a reflex called the Moro Reflex that causes them to jerk their arms or legs sharply. Even the sound of their own crying can trigger the Moro Reflex in babies. When a baby is startled their arms will extend forward and then back again, really fast. Any disturbance in sleeping may also cause this reflex.
Excitement
When your baby is awake, you may have noticed non-stop waving of arms, especially if she is looking at something new and interesting. This is a sure-shot sign of excitement. She may wave arms when you talk to her, or when you dangle a toy in from of her.
Enhancing Motor Skills
Your baby increases and enhances his motor skills by moving around to build muscle strength. Common signs of baby's developing motor skills are opening and closing of hands, waving toys around or putting hands in the mouth. This may seem odd and make your baby seems restless but it is a natural and normal method that all babies use to eventually learn to roll over, crawl or sit up. During this phase, placing your baby on the tummy is helpful because it helps build these skills.
Things to Consider
If your baby isn't moving his arms around the age of three months, speak to your paediatrician about it. There are certain milestones most babies reach at certain points in time and lack of these milestones may be due to a slight developmental delay. If the restlessness is preventing your baby from sleeping or resting, try and wrap your baby in a blanket at bedtime, keeping the arms firmly in one place.
Other than that, encourage restless arms and legs because it only means that your baby is learning a lot of new and exciting things and can't wait to express it! Read more
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