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Daily activity recorded a fall by three to four minutes each year overall although it remained higher during weekends and on holidays.

Tips to get 'me-time': You cannot turn up for every family gathering or party and other commitments if you want to get some 'me-time'. It is necessary to say 'No' to a few activities so that it leaves you some personal time to enjoy.

Greta Thunberg, Time's 2019 Person of the Year: The teen activist who began her journey with the 'school strike for climate change' or Fridays for Future is a global icon today. She is an inspiration and your kids can learn several things from her journey.

Soha Ali Khan, who welcomed daughter Inaaya in 2017, opened up on how she struggles to carve out time for herself and the kind of influences shaping her child.

Babies conceived through assisted reproduction involving frozen embryo transfer were more than twice likely to develop childhood cancer, particularly leukemia and neuroblastoma, a type of brain cancer, according to the study.

In some cases, the foetus' buttocks, feet or both come out first and this position is called the breech presentation, which occurs in three to four per cent of full-term births. This can lead to complications in the delivery.

Sanna Marin, world's youngest prime minister at 34, of Finland, had earlier talked about feeling 'invisible' when she could not speak openly about her unconventional family.

Beyonce, mother to three kids Blue Ivy and twins Rumi and Sir Carter, also opened up on the challenges of balancing work and parenting.

Pacifiers may help to calm your child but if used for a very long time, they can impact your child's health negatively.

Encourage your child to observe the baby closely with you. Get your older one to describe the baby's actions or watch the baby when sleeping.

"You just get on with it. If you get sick, you get sick. The dishes and clothes won't wash themselves and the kids can't take themselves to school," said a single parent.

For most parents, disagreement is equal to disrespect. Parents love obedience; they dislike defiance. The problem here is a very simple illusion of control.

"Children and adults who were born prematurely may need earlier screening and clinical follow-up for diabetes, and more aggressive lifestyle interventions to help prevent it," said the study author.

The kids analysed in the study got an average of 1,215 calories a day from meals alone, and an average of 1,581 daily calories when researchers looked at both meals and snacks.

Mom Dr Priscilla Chan also talked about how they take their daughters Max and August to work to show them how their parents contribute.

"(My parents) created a very safe environment at home for me. At the time I loved making stories and drawing comics. So my parents commissioned comic books for me," said the author.

Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in pregnancy, affecting up to 13 per cent of them according to the authors of a study. One in three pregnant women with asthma have exacerbation during pregnancy.

The book I'm Very Ferris — A Child's Story about In Vitro Fertilisation initiates a discussion about IVF and makes it relatable through the eyes of a child. Ferris takes you to his little world and its adventures and how he finally came to be.

International Day of Disabled Persons 2019: These apps, available on Android, can help special needs kids with developmental delays and speech difficulties to learn communication skills through fun and interactive ways.

Wearing tight underwear, cycling too much, working in heat can also decrease fertility in men, said Dr Rita Bakshi, gynaecologist and fertility expert.