Tag: children
Pope Francis Regrets That Cats and Dogs Replace Children
Pope Francis praised parenthood and adoption during Wednesday's general audience at the Vatican and lamented that pets sometimes take the place of children.
“Today we...
Screens And Children: Beware of Christmas Gifts
As the Christmas season approaches, we all start looking for the ideal gift for each member of our family. But if a gift is...
New Law in Costa Rica Would Limit the Use of Fireworks to Protect Children...
Every year-end the debate on the use of fireworks and the negative effects it ends up having on people and animals is restarted. This...
5 Techniques to Support Children in Their Learning Process
Using educational technology tools and including vocabulary seen in class in everyday actions are just 2 of these techniques. The education sector is one...
Costa Rica and the Intention of Educating Children and Adolescents From Home
In Costa Rica there are draft laws that have not been finalized, either due to lack of conversations where the information is expanded, or...
Costa Rica Becomes the First Country to Make the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandatory for Children
Costa Rica became the first country in the world this past Friday to oblige children to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The injection will join...
How To Encourage Children’s Empathy
Empathy is the ability to put yourself in the other person's shoes and understand their point of view, come to understand how they feel, their emotions, and thoughts.
Tico Educational App is Launched to Educate Children About the Importance of Bees in...
Given the little awareness and care of bees, the Tropical Beekeeping Research Center of the National University (UNA), wants to show Tico children the...
Five Keys to the Well-Being of Children
The well-being of children is built from the initial stages of childhood, and in the month of childhood, institutions such as World Vision call...
U.S. Authorities Ban Use of Pesticide Linked to Neurological Damage in Children
The US government, through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced that it will ban the use of one of the most common pesticides: chlorpyrifos,...
Can You Travel to Costa Rica With Babies and Young Children?
Traveling with young children means looking at the world as if you were here for the first time. You are sure to see them...
Protect Your Children! Vaccinate Them against Chickenpox
The World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that immunization is one of the greatest successes of modern medicine. And expanding access is critical to achieving...
How to Strengthen the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents
At times when socialization restrictions such as the current ones that are in place must be maintained, attention must be paid to mental health,...
Excessive Use Of Digital Screens is Like a Silent Drug For Children
Children are more exposed to excess technology right now. Therefore, it is not a question of demonizing its benefits, but rather of supervising and...
Flags At Half Mast In Canada For Indigenous Children Who Died In Former Boarding...
Canada waved its flags at half mast on Sunday in mourning after the discovery of the remains of 215 Aboriginal children on the site...
World Health Organization Director Asks Not To Vaccinate Children against COVID and Deliver the...
The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) this past week asked countries not to vaccinate children and adolescents against COVID and rather...
Violent Games: 8 Suggestions for a Safer Interaction Between Children
Violence surrounds the life of everyone and everywhere. In the case of children, they are surrounded by violent fables, toys and games. It is...
Children with Intermittent Pain in the Extremities
What to do about those annoying growing-up ailments?
It is very common for children to manifest pain in their limbs without having suffered a fall...
Pay Attention to Your Children’s Mental Health during the Pandemic
"We don't have a vaccine for our mental health as we do for our physical health." These are the words of Lisa Carlson, former...
Costa Rican National Children’s Trust Supports Initiative to Prevent Re-victimization of Minors in the...
For the National Children's Trust (PANI), it is extremely important to approve National Law no.22122, which seeks to prevent re-victimization and guarantee the rights...
Tips to Encourage Young Children to Read
When your child is at the age to start reading and then you do not take that step yet, you are overwhelmed with questions, and you worry, it is very normal for you to feel that way
Which Vitamins and Minerals best help the Development of School-age Children?
Scientific evidence suggests that early intervention for a balanced diet is more effective in helping to prevent some diseases related to poor nutrition
Costa Rican National School Day Commemoration
On November 10th of each year, Costa Rica celebrates the National School Day, the date on which the achievement and development of universal public...
Malnutrition Affects the Emotional Well-being of Children
Experts have observed for years that malnourished girls and boys are more vulnerable to having problems in their physical, mental and psychosocial development
The Health of Children and Young People is more important than the Finances of...
The "Costa Rica Saludable" Coalition, made up of citizens whose interest is to defend the public health of all Costa Ricans, spoke out against...
Promoting STEAM Activities at Home for Your Children
After five months of being in confinement, the ideas of activities that can be carried out at home with children and adolescents begin to run out
After a Ten-Year Struggle, Married Homosexual Couple Manages to Register Their Three Children in...
The marriage of Ana Isabel Sanz and Christine Unold received great news this Wednesday, August 12th. The Civil Registry approved the legal recognition of...
Majority of COVID-19 Infections in Costa Rica Occur in People Between 30 and 34...
The young adult population is the one that registers the largest number of COVID-19 infections in Costa Rica, with the age range between 30...
Personal Hygiene Habits Essential For Children`s Health
It is important that both at home and school we can convey to children the importance of hygiene habits. Good hygiene can prevent children...
How to Keep my Child Calm in Quarantine?
Surely you are one of those mothers who do not know how to control their boy or girl at home since for reasons of quarantine they have stopped going to school and the outings are restricted, the truth is a little frustrating
Your Child`s Pediatrician Should Be His First Best Friend
Some babies have a hard time adjusting to routines like cutting their hair or bathing. For this reason, the attitude of trust is essential,...
Diseases that can be Transmitted by our Pets Ill Part I
Pets are our adorable companions, but sometimes they can transmit certain illness that can seriously affect our health. Here we present some of these ailments that can be contracted if we do not learn to adequately handle our pets
Do You Consider Yourself A Good Parent?
Knowing your children well implies a reflection on their actions and establishing excellent communication channels. Parents are constantly looking for ways to better relate...
Learn About Mindfulness Exercises for Children
Mindfulness techniques for children have the potential to increase their attention span, memory, self-acceptance, autonomy, and self-understanding. This is a type of westernized meditation...
The Best Apps With Educational Games For Quarantined Children
During this time when children have to stay in their homes, webring you here some suggestions of apps specifically designedfor children, that will entertain...
My Baby Drives Me Crazy!
The first baby's 2 years is a radical change in his way of being; it is also known as the terrible 2-year period. The...
Self-Esteem: A Key to Personal Success
Self-esteem is the assessment that the person has about the different aspects that make up his/her personality: temper, aptitudes, skills, abilities, attitudes, among others
Benefits of Balanced Diet for Teenagers
Adequate nutrition for the youngest humans is a relatively easy task if it is known how to achieve a well-balanced diet. Parenting when our...
Have You Heard of the Kawasaki Disease?
This strange non-contagious childhood disease causes inflammation of the blood vessels, affecting arteries, veins, and capillaries in the body. We must emphasize that the...
Learn How the Little Ones in the House Say Goodbye to Their Baby Teeth
The fall of our first teeth usually begins around five or six years of age, when a long process of falling and renewing teeth...
