Bachon Ki Sehat

Children’s home care done safely: coughs, colic, tummy aches, first foods and fevers, with age bands, exact amounts and the signs that mean a doctor today.

122 posts in this series

Humidifier vs Steam Bowl for a Baby’s Cough and Dry Winter Nose

Humidifier for baby cough and cold: why steam bowls scald, why cool mist is safer, the cleaning routine that stops mould, and…

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Growing Pains (Bachon Ki Taangon Mein Dard): Normal or a Visit?

Growing pains at night in both legs? A checklist to confirm them, what helps tonight, the calcium myth, and the signs that…

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Fake Diapers, Wipes and Baby Soap: First-Copy Signs, Rash Risks

Fake diapers: how to identify a doubtful pack, baby wipes side effects, choosing a newborn soap, and how a product rash differs…

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Baby Formula Tins, ORS Sachets and Syrups: Seals, Expiry, Fakes

Does baby formula go bad? Tin, seal and expiry checks, why sweet drinks are not ORS, how to buy syrups safely, and…

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Homemade Baby Wipes and Nappy Cream: Safe Recipes, What to Avoid

Homemade baby wipes need only boiled, cooled water and cotton. Coconut oil as a barrier, pharmacy zinc cream for red skin, and…

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Is My Child Growing Well? Height, Weight and Head at Home

How to measure your child's weight, height and head at home, read a growth chart and centiles, and know when crossing lines…

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Newborn Jaundice Check at Home: Where to Press and When to Rush

Newborn jaundice check at home: the daylight press test, day-of-life rules, feed and nappy counts, and the signs that mean hospital today.…

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Sleepwalking, Sleep Talking and Night Terrors: Kids and Adults

What's normal at each age for sleepwalking, sleep talking and night terrors, how to safety-proof the night, the waking myth, and when…

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Teenagers Who Can’t Sleep: Late Phones, Late Bodies, School Nights

Why a teenager can't sleep before midnight, what the phone, chai and weekend lie-ins do, and a school-night plan that moves bedtime…

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Choking First Aid (Gala Band Hona): Adults, Children and Babies

Choking first aid by age: back blows and abdominal thrusts for adults and children, the infant method, what to do if they…

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Calming a Stressed Child or Teen: Exams, Bullying, Screen Fights

Signs of stress in a child by age, listening scripts for exams, bullying and screen fights, when to involve school or a…

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Knee Pain in Children (Bachon Ka Ghutna): Growing Pains, Osgood

Knee pain in children and teens: growing pains pattern, Osgood-Schlatter, kneecap pain, the limp and fever red flags, and what never goes…

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Headache in Children (Bachon Mein Sar Dard): Causes and Red Flags

Headache in children (bachon mein sar dard): everyday causes by age, the red flags that mean a doctor today, home steps and…

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Exam Night Sleep: Should You Pull an All-Nighter? What Toppers Do

Should you pull an all-nighter before an exam? No. The 6-hour minimum, when to stop revising, caffeine limits for teenagers and a…

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Sleep After Delivery With a Newborn: Real Rest in Family Shifts

How to get real sleep after delivery with a newborn: a family shift rota, safe room-sharing without bed sharing, and the postpartum…

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Calcium and Iron Together: Milk, Dahi and Pregnancy Tablets

Calcium and iron together absorb less well. A desi day plan, pregnancy tablet spacing, vitamin D with calcium, and why toddlers on…

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Laooq Sapistan Khiyar Shambari for Cough: Kids and Adults

Laooq sapistan khiyar shambari for cough: what's inside, the age rules for children, honey never under 1, side effects and cough red…

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Energy Snacks for Kids: Exam Mornings, School Days and Sports

Energy snacks for kids that avoid the sugar crash: fruit with dahi, egg rolls, chana chaat, match-day timing, water, and the age…

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Soaked Almonds, Nuts and Seed Water for Babies and Kids by Age

Soaked almonds for baby and child by age: ground paste from 6 months, no whole nuts under 5, no saunf or munakka…

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Herbal Tea for Kids by Age: Saunf, Ajwain, Babuna, What to Skip

Herbal tea for kids by age: milk only under 6 months, never star anise tea, ajwain water limits, weak babuna after 1,…

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Summer Vacation Routine for Kids: Sleep, Screens and Heat

A kids daily routine time table for summer vacation: wake time, outdoor play before 10 am, a screen time schedule, and shifting…

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Newborn Baby Care in Summer: Bath, Clothes, AC and Feeds

Newborn baby care in summer: no water under 6 months, one cotton layer, AC at 24 to 26 C, a daily lukewarm…

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New Mom Sleep Advice Autopsied: ‘Sleep When the Baby Sleeps’

New mom sleep advice judged: sleep when the baby sleeps, night shifts, expressed milk, visitors, chilla rules and why the cot beats…

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Sleep Hours by Age: A Chart From Newborns to Over-65s, Explained

Sleep hours by age chart from newborns to over-65s: what each range means, whether 6 hours is enough, naps and qailoola, and…

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School Day Routine for Kids: Morning, After School, Bedtime

A school morning routine for kids aged 5 to 12: night-before prep, 10-minute breakfasts, an after-school timetable with homework and play, and…

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Baby Feeding Schedule by Month (0 to 12): How Often, How Much

Baby feeding schedule by month: how often newborns feed, rough formula amounts, wet-nappy checks, and a sample 6 to 12 month day…

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Poisonous Plants for Kids and Pets: Kaner, Money Plant, Aloe

Poisonous plants for kids and pets: kaner, datura and castor are emergencies, money plant burns the mouth. What to do at once,…

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Best Millets for Kids: Ragi, Bajra, Jowar (Sorghum) and What Age

Best millets for kids and babies by age: ragi, jowar and bajra from 6 months, texture, no salt or sugar under 1,…

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Screen Time for Kids by Age: Daily Limits and a Family Schedule

Screen time for kids by age: none under 2 but video calls, about an hour at 2 to 5, steady limits after…

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The 7-Day Bedtime Routine Reset for Kids: Bath, Book, Bed

A kids bedtime routine built in 7 days: bedtime by age, screens off, bath, story and the same words, plus late dinners,…

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Rice Arsenic: Draining (Pasa Chawal) vs Absorption vs Cooker

Rice arsenic explained simply: how draining (pasa chawal), parboiling, absorption and the pressure cooker compare, plus safe rice habits for kids.

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Toddler Daily Routine (1 to 3 Years): A Sample Day That Works

A toddler routine that works: sample days for 1 to 2 and 2 to 3 year olds, the toddler eating schedule, milk…

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Brushing Teeth for Kids by Age: Toothpaste Amount and Routine

A brushing teeth routine for kids by age: when to start, how much fluoride toothpaste, who brushes until 8, toddler tricks and…

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Teenager Daily Routine: Sleep, School, Study and the Phone

A teenager daily routine built around 8 to 10 hours of sleep: a school-day timetable, the phone rule, caffeine limits and signs…

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Puberty Hygiene for Boys and Girls: A Daily Routine to Teach

A teenage body care routine to teach at 8 to 15: showers, deodorant, feet, first shave, the period kit, and how to…

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Cornflakes, Chocos, Muesli: Are Breakfast Cereals Good for Kids?

Are cornflakes healthy for kids? How to read a cereal box for sugar, iron and fibre, age rules, muesli vs oats, and…

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Teenage Skin Care Routine: What 12 to 17 Year Olds Actually Need

A teenage skin care routine in three steps, plus the one acne ingredient to add, the trends teens can skip, and when…

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Baby Bottle Cleaning and Sterilising: Routine, When to Replace

Baby bottle cleaning and sterilising, step by step: boiling, steam or cold water, safe formula making without a fridge, and when to…

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Bachon Ka Pehla Roza: What Age Kids Start Fasting, When to Stop

What age should kids start Ramadan fasting? Practice fasts by age, sehri and iftar plates, water in the heat, and the signs…

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Baby Nail Cutting and Newborn Grooming: Nails, Cord, Ears, Nose

Baby nail cutting tips: file or trim while asleep, how often by age, plus safe cord, ear, nose and eye care with…

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Baby Bath Routine (Nahlana): How Often by Age, Winter Tips

Baby bath routine by age: sponge baths till the cord falls, 2 to 3 baths a week after, water at 37 °C,…

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Bachon Ke Teeke: Child Vaccination Schedule by Age, EPI and UIP

Child vaccination schedule by age for Pakistan EPI and India UIP, what to do if a teeka was missed, normal after-effects, red…

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Baby Sleep Schedule by Month: Naps, Night Sleep and Safe Sleep

Baby sleep schedule by month: total sleep, awake windows and naps by age, the 4-month change, a bedtime routine, and the safe…

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Moong Dal Chilla for Kids 1 to 5: Chilla, Tikki and Daal Paratha

Moong dal chilla for baby and toddler meals, soft kala chana tikki and daal paratha, with salt limits, bite sizes, choking rules…

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Which Dal Is Best for Babies? 6 to 12 Months and Daal Ka Pani

Which dal is best for babies? Dhuli moong and masoor first, textures from 6 to 12 months, why daal ka pani is…

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Dry Fruit Powder for Babies and Kids: Homemade Recipe, Age Rules

Dry fruits powder for babies made at home: roasting, grinding, kitchen amounts by age, nut allergy signs, veg powders and the truth…

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Raw Banana Powder (Kache Kele Ka Atta): Baby Porridge and Roti

How to make raw banana powder at home: peeling, drying temperatures, yield, a plain porridge for babies from 6 months, roti and…

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Dry Fruits for Kids: Safe Amounts and Forms by Age

Dried apricots benefits for kids, almonds and makhana for babies: safe powder and soaked forms by age, toddler portions, and introducing nuts…

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Every sabzi, phal and dry fruit: benefits, side effects, who should skip it, and myths checked.

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Atta, chawal, daal and chana: soaking, cooking, protein and blood sugar, explained plainly.

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What really happens when you chop, soak, cook, reheat and pair food, with viral claims checked.

Fact or Myth

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Zero-Waste Kitchen

Peels, seeds and leftovers turned into powders, compost and plant food, safely.

Diabetes and Blood Pressure

Sugar and BP on desi food: readings explained, habits that help, and when the doctor must decide.

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Skin care for desi skin and desi weather: what works, what irritates, what is a waste of money.

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Hair fall, dandruff, oils and greying, with honest answers on what helps and what does not.

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Screens, dry eyes, children's eyesight and the eye signs that mean a doctor today.

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Sehri, iftar and fasting safely with diabetes, BP, pregnancy and medicines.

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Monsoon and flood-season health: dengue, typhoid, safe water, food, skin and home care.

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TikTok and WhatsApp health hacks tested: what works, what wastes money, what is risky.

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Blood, urine and scan reports in plain words, and which numbers mean see a doctor now.