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7 Crucial Precautions to Observe When Kids Learn to Use Scissors
As your little one gets more involved in craft, he will wish to start using scissors independently and reach for them without you around at times! Therefore, it’s important to follow certain precautions to ensure your child's safety as he learns to use scissors.
Scissors are sharp tools which can harm your dear little one if he uses it inappropriately, but they also help develop fine motor skills in your child as they involve the use of the thumb, index finger and middle finger separately. Thus, encouraging independent use of scissors in a safe way will be beneficial to your child's fine motor skills development. A few crucial precautions will come in handy as your child learns to use scissors.
1. Use Scissors Properly
Train your child to use scissors to cut a paper or any other stuff in forward direction only and away from his body, legs, hands, fingers, and arms. Tell your kid to focus on his cutting activity when using a pair of scissors. If your child is right handed, tell him to cut from right to left. If your kid is left-handed, guide him to cut from left to right as it helps him cut easily. Strictly instruct your child to stop using scissors if anytime he needs to look up during the cutting activity.
2. Hold Scissors In the Correct Way
Tell your child to use his third finger to hold scissors as it is the most correct manner. Middle and index fingers do not provide sufficient support to help you use scissors efficiently and safely, so avoid using them to hold scissors. Placing the shears or scissors against a broad table helps you exercise a better control over your cutting skills.
3. Pass Scissors Safely
Always pass scissors handle first to another kid. Make sure the blades of the scissors are closed and lapping over each other. You can hold the lapped blades of the scissors in your palm by wrapping your hands over it and pass the handle to other kid safely. Instruct your kids never to try to catch a dropped or bounced scissors, no matter whether the blades are lapping or not. Allow the scissors to fall on the ground and then pick it up.
4. Avoid Multiple Uses of Scissors
Tell your kids to use scissors only for the intended cutting task. Instruct kids not to use a pair of scissors for scraping, digging, screwing, or pounding. Initially, the scissors need to be used only to cut paper and thin cloth. Your kid can gradually use them to cut other materials once he gets a better control of using them.
5. Select the Right Type of Scissors
Choose an appropriate type of scissors of every different type of cutting task. For instance, prefer to use pinking shears (special scissors for cloth) for cutting a medium sized cloth and cut small loose threads by choosing small, thin trimming scissors. Guide your kids to cut away from their body in small, regular cutting strokes when using shears.
6. Practice Proper Posture while Using Scissors
Make sure your child sits in a good posture when using a pair of scissors. Prevent your kid from bending over a board or table while performing cutting activity by using scissors. Make it a practice to use scissors by positioning your wrist in a neutral position. Avoid bending your wrist at inappropriate angles and positions. Strictly forbid your kids from running, jumping, and climbing while carrying scissors in their hands.
7. Maintain Scissors Well
Keeping scissors sharp helps your kids to cut using lesser hand force than that would be required with blunt scissors. So, maintain the inner blades of the scissors sharp. Oil the screw slot as well as hinge joint with some oil periodically to ensure its smoothing functioning. Regularly clean the dirt, dust, fluff, and fragments accumulated on the blades and edges of the scissors. Store the scissors in an assigned storage area and not anywhere else for better safety and to avoid the risk of getting hurt.
Do you have any safety tips for teaching kids to use scissors to share with us? Share them with other caring moms by leaving a comment below. Read more
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Helping Toddlers to Manage Anger
Anger is a normal feeling in toddlers. But it can have undesirable consequences if not addressed correctly. Find out the reasons of anger in toddlers, and how to help them overcome anger issues.
Anger is a common behavioural problem during toddlerhood. While it can be challenging for parents to deal with anger issues in toddlers, understanding what makes them angry and counselling them at the right time can help them build anger management skills.
What Is Anger?
Anger in toddlers is the result of feeling disturbed, disappointed or anxious over an unpleasant situation and their inability to cope with these feelings. Angry feelings, if not dealt appropriately, may further trigger aggressive behaviour among toddlers, instigating them to cause harm to a person or property.
What Causes Anger in Toddlers?
Anger issues in toddlers can be attributed to any of the following reasons:
To achieve the desired goal
Lack of adequate and positive attention, especially from parents ||
Physical attack such as hitting or pushing
Verbal harassment such as being mocked or criticized
Feeling rejected or isolated from friends or family
Feeling helpless in meeting expectations set by others
Unwillingness to comply with disciplinary rules
Lack of good sleep
Listening to “no” for a request
Feeling sick, tired or hungry
Changes in the social environment such as, arrival of a new baby, death of a family member or moving to a new house
Invasion into privacy or rights over a property such as toys
How Do Toddlers Express Anger?
Every child has a different way of expressing his or her anger. Angry toddlers may cry, sulk, become silent, get moody, throw tantrums or stop talking. Some may start shouting aggressively or even use physical assault to vent out their feelings. A few others may simply tell their parents or other adult supervisors why they are angry and indirectly seek comfort or advice on tackling the situation.
How Can Anger Affect Toddlers’ Health?
Anger can have adverse effects on the overall well-being of toddlers. It can cause sleep issues, grumpiness, headaches, body pains, low self-confidence and several other behavioural problems. Hence, it is quite essential that children are allowed to vent their anger, albeit in the right and safe manner.
How to Help Toddlers Manage Their Anger?
The children themselves may not understand what is making them angry and which anger management skills can help them cope with the situation. However, waiting for the toddlers to calm down and then talking through angry feelings can be an effective way to channelize their aggression constructively. Here are a few strategies to facilitate toddlers respond to their anger outbursts.
Acknowledge that your child is angry and give him an opportunity to explain the reason. Ask him, whether he is a little angry or very angry
Listen calmly to the reasons and feelings of anger, without interrupting or judging
In case you are unable to understand what the toddler is conveying, politely ask him to slow down and explain the situation again
Use the conversation as an opportunity to discuss with toddlers how the problem can be solved and what can be done to make them feel good again. Let them make suggestions
Explain to the toddlers what is considered the right way to deal with anger and set acceptable limits for an inappropriate behaviour. For example, whenever they are angry, they should take a deep breath and count to ten instead of shouting. Tell them that if they throw a tantrum, their weekend outing may get cancelled
Give them a comforting hug or verbal assurance that you are there to support them through their anger
Praise their efforts and positive behaviour in managing anger
Safe and Creative Ways to Manage Anger
You can also help your toddlers vent their angry feelings using following ways:
Read books and tell them stories about anger
Ask them to squeeze a ball or cushion as powerfully as they can
Persuade them to listen to the music, dance to their favourite beats or run round the garden
Give them crayons or paint, and ask them to draw what they are feeling. Play–dough is also a good option
Let them scream their heart out using a punch bag or a pillow
Fill up a water balloon and throw it against the floor or wall outside the house
It is not so difficult to handle anger issues in toddlers, as long as you can help them. Talk about their feelings and provide them support to deal with it. Read more
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Why Breakfast is Important for Kids
The reason that breakfast is the most important meal of the day is because while you sleep for 8 to 9 hours at night, your body continues to function and uses up the all energy produced during the day. To refuel your kid's body every morning, start his day off with a healthy breakfast.
Kids who eat breakfast are more likely to get fibre, calcium, and other important nutrients to kick-start the body’s metabolism. It is the first fuel of the day for our brain and body. It leaves your kids feeling active and productive throughout the day.
All mothers think about what they should feed their child in the morning. It is crucial to choose healthy breakfast foods which are rich in fibre, iron, vitamins, minerals, and proteins, and are also tasty and delicious. Healthy breakfast items like oatmeal recipes, milkshakes, veg sandwiches, paratha, upma, idli, dosa, etc. make for great options for your kids. We really want to make sure our kids get off to a great start in the morning with a healthy breakfast.
The Benefits of a Healthy Breakfast
Makes your child active and smart
Increases your child's strength
Lowers his cholesterol levels
Improves his immunity
Improves your child's mental health
Helps him maintain a healthy weight
Satisfies his hunger
Helps his creativity
Improves his alertness and concentration
Improves his performance and memory
Provides him with energy and nutrients
Helps him score better in academic tests and reduces absenteeism
Moms, make breakfast with food like meat, fish, eggs, lentils, and chickpeas. These are important for your child's growth and muscle development. These foods also contain other important vitamins and minerals. You must encourage healthy eating habits in your child from an early age. Also, involve your child in making dishes as it will get him interested in the food he will be eating.
Skipping breakfast will not only leave your kid fatigued throughout the day, it will also lead to untimely cravings and overeating. Unhealthy snacking habits lead to your child becoming overweight. So make sure your child's eating habits are healthy.
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'Mom' Means 'Magical Love' (God's Choicest Blessing on Us Is 'Mom')
Nowadays our calendars are dotted with busy schedules, and the watches on our hands are running very fast. However, just stop for a moment to remember every moment we've had with our moms from our childhood.
Warm, fuzzy memories are great.They usually bring a smile to our face, a little pep to our step and swing in our hearts! It is amazing to think about our friends, but it is more than amazing when we think about our mom, our best friend who's with us since we started our life in the womb. She is our mentor and best friend.
I just wondered by - the way she loves us, how she gives importance to every bit of our life, how she cares about every step we are going to take, and how she supports us even during our hard times.
For sure she knows everything that makes us happy, and our mom knows the value of every tear we shed. I was just wondering about the way she holds our hand to protect us during every move of our life.
If you ever seek for a love with no conditions, it's only a mother who can give it.
With my whole heart I am saying that no one could replace you, mom. We do not have enough to repay you. All that we have and want to give you is our eternal love. I'm writing this after becoming a mom. After becoming a mom I realised how much my mother loved me. How much pain she has gone through to bring me into this world, and how many sacrifices she has made to give me happiness.
REALLY, THE GREATEST BLESSING THAT GOD HAS GIVEN TO US IS MOM.
Love her. Respect her. I'm wholeheartedly saying 'thank you' to every mom for giving her children the right path to live in this world.
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Q. I used prega news pt kit. first I got the faint line. and day after tomorrow, another time I used prega news pt kit but I got negative. what does it mean? whether I am pregnant or not?
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A. I think it’s better that you have a sonography with your doctor because this way even I cannot suggest you because you’ve got both the test so how can we sure about what the result is going to be going to be for you to check with your doctor regarding this as sonography can actually clear the picture for you
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what does it mean if a faint line was followed by negative line?
Rashmi
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A. Saint Line usually means positive only but for further more if you want to go ahead with a clarity on that then you can get a beta HCG on an ultrasound with your doctor because one line is usually visible and second is faint right so it is positive
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Mera pregnancy ka 9th month 1 hfte me complete ho jaega jb se 9th month start hua hai mujhe 2 bar labour pain jaisa pain feel hua but wo kuch hi time baad shi ho gya. iss condition me kya mujhe kya krna chahiye?
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