Sparsh Mother & Child Care Raipur

09/12/2025

POV: You stay awake so they can wake up tomorrow.
Night duties are never easy, but these little smiles make every hour worth it.

16/09/2025

😔 “Why does my child fall sick every month?”
A question all pediatricians hear almost daily in clinic.

The truth is: it’s not just about germs.
It’s about the environment we are raising our children in.

🍫 Junk Food Culture
Birthday parties every weekend, daily ice creams, cold drinks, processed snacks.
👉 Science shows that just 100 g of sugar can reduce white blood cell activity for up to 5 hours. That means weaker defense against viruses and bacteria.

📱 Screen Time > Play Time
Children spend hours indoors with gadgets, but very little time outdoors.
👉 Result: Vitamin D deficiency, poor lung development, weaker muscles. Studies link Vitamin D deficiency with double the risk of respiratory infections.

🌫️ Pollution – Indoors & Outdoors
Incense sticks, mosquito coils, perfumes, cooking fumes in closed kitchens, plus traffic smoke outside.
👉 Fine particles (PM2.5) pe*****te deep into the lungs, causing chronic airway inflammation. This explains why wheeze and asthma-like illnesses are rising even in toddlers.

💉 Skipping Vaccines to Save Money
Some parents avoid vaccines like flu, pneumococcal, rotavirus, or boosters.
👉 But when preventable diseases strike, the cost of hospitalization, medicines, and missed school days is far higher. Vaccines safely train the immune system, reducing the frequency and severity of infections.

👩‍👩‍👦 Parenting Behaviors Matter

Using junk food as rewards.

Using screens as babysitters.

Prioritizing academics over sleep and play.

These small daily decisions weaken a child’s natural defenses.

✅ What Parents Can Do

1. Serve seasonal, home-cooked meals.

2. Ensure 60 minutes of outdoor play + sunlight daily.

3. Keep vaccines updated.

4. Improve ventilation, reduce indoor smoke/chemicals.

5. Get Vitamin D & iron checked regularly.

6. Teach kids resilience, not reliance on syrups.

💡 From a Pediatrician’s Desk:
Stronger immunity isn’t built in a pharmacy.
It’s built in kitchens, playgrounds, clean air, vaccines, and mindful parenting.

13/06/2025

🍒 LYCHEE & KIDS: SWEET FRUIT, HIDDEN RISK!
by Dr. Prashant Kadhi
👨‍⚕️ Pediatrician | Fitness Coach | Preventive Health Advocate

📍It's lychee season — and while this fruit is delicious, for children it comes with a few important precautions that every parent must know.👇

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🍽️ 1. HOW TO EAT
✅ Always peel the lychee fully
✅ Remove the seed
✅ Eat only the white pulp
🧊 Serve chilled, post-meal—not on an empty stomach!

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🥣 2. HOW MUCH TO EAT?
🧒 2–3 lychees for toddlers
👧 4–6 lychees for older children
🕐 ONLY after a proper meal—not early morning or when hungry!

🔍 Why?
Lychees are high in fructose + contain a natural toxin (hypoglycin A) that can dangerously lower blood sugar, especially in undernourished children.

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⚠️ 3. HYPOGLYCEMIA RISK
😵 Symptoms to watch for:
• Early morning vomiting
• Weakness or unconsciousness
• Confusion or seizures

🧠 This is called Acute Encephalopathy Syndrome (AES) – a serious, preventable condition seen in lychee-heavy regions like Muzaffarpur.

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🥤 4. AVOID LYCHEE JUICE
🚫 Store-bought or homemade juice = ❌
🚫 No portion control
🚫 High sugar load
🚫 Often given without meals – increasing risk!

💡 Pro Tip:
🫙 Stick to whole fruits
🍱 Serve lychees only as part of a meal
🚫 No juices on empty stomach!

🌟 THE TAKEAWAY
✔️ Lychees are healthy 🍇— but only when handled wisely.
❌ Never give lychees to hungry kids before meals
✅ Keep portions small
🚱 Say NO to lychee juices for young children

📣 Save this post 📌
🧒 For your child’s safety
📤 Share with parents, schools & caregivers
👨‍👩‍👧 Because awareness = prevention!

29/05/2023

25/05/2023

Picky eaters are cause of constant conflicts and worries among parents. At every visit more than 50 percent parents seek advice regarding their child's eating problems.However there is no single advice that can benefit all parents, so with the help of these posts we will try to give many tips for the parents.......few of them will definitely work for every child !!

12/04/2023

Enter your pregnancy with normal BMI,
How might a high BMI affect my pregnancy?

Having a high BMI during pregnancy increases the risk of various pregnancy complications, including:

Miscarriage, stillbirth and recurrent miscarriage

Gestational diabetes

A pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure and signs of damage to another organ system, most often the liver and kidneys (preeclampsia)

Heart problems

Sleep apnea

The need for a C-section and the risk of C-section complications, such as wound infections

How could obesity affect my baby?

Having a high BMI during pregnancy has been linked to an increased risk of various health problems for a baby, including:

Congenital disorders

Being significantly larger than average at birth (fetal macrosomia)

Growth problems

Childhood asthma

Childhood obesity

Cognitive problems and developmental delay

06/04/2023

The Truth About Juice

Fruit is packed with vitamins and minerals. It can help reduce the risk for heart disease, potentially protect against cancer, and prevent you from consuming too many calories.

Fruit juice, however, is far from perfect. It doesn’t have fiber, which is found in whole fruits. Fruit juice is also high in sugar, which can lead to weight gain and cavities. And since fruit juice tastes good, it’s easy for kids to take in too many calories from juice, which can set the stage for obesity.

Encourage your children to eat whole fruits.

01/02/2022

Childhood obesity is now an epidemic in India. With 14.4 million obese children, India has the second-highest number of obese children in the world, next to China. Childhood obesity has serious health implications. Obese children are at increased risk of hypertension, osteoarthritis, high cholesterol and triglycerides, Type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, respiratory problems, emotional disturbances, and some cancers. Children see what parents eat! Healthy eating includes consuming more fruit, vegetables, legumes whole-grain, and nuts. Healthy mealtime behaviors are learned by children. Forced and coaxed/coerced feeding often leads to poor self-control and later obesity. Parents need to ensure that children eat when they are hungry, and not when they are bored or tired. Food as a ‘reward’ is to be discouraged.

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13/01/2022

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23/06/2021

Parents guide on how to ensure the safety and immunity of their children during the third-wave corona pandemic.

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21/06/2021

“Recent studies conducted during the pandemic in Michigan and Missouri, among children infected with COVID-19, showed those who had been vaccinated with inactivated influenza vaccine during the flu season in 2019-20 in the US, had slightly reduced risk of catching COVID-19 infection, as well as reduced risk of suffering from severe infection,”

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