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How important is pretend play for your child's imagination?

Pretend play or role play is nothing but encouraging children to mimic real life people and situations in safety of their environment. Now, we all know that a decade ago, there was no invasion of smartphones and TV’s, thus forcing us to engage in pretend play. I still remember my younger days when me and a friend used to pretend play all the time. Our favorite situation was the bus station.

Postnatal depression: How new mothers can cope?

You just delivered a pretty little bundle of goodness and you’re holding that baby in your hand, but you don’t understand why you can’t stop fighting the tears. Others are looking at you, pacifying you, to let the tears of happiness roll, but deep down you know that these are anything but tears of happiness. This is exactly my situation the very next day my daughter was born. Postnatal depression is real and it happens to all new mothers.

4D ultrasound scan: See your baby before she is out in the world

What if you could see how your baby looks couple of months before she arrives in the world? With the advent of technology it is now possible to see just that. A 4D ultrasound scan can help you visualize what the features of the baby are and how the baby’s body looks. With my daughter, due to some white spots that my doctor saw on her heart, she asked us to go for a 4D ultrasound.