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Alternatives: As Indonesia announces a temporary ban on syrup-based medicines and their over-the-counter sales due to a rise in acute kidney injury (AKI) among children, what can parents do to cure their little ones?
Alternatives: As Indonesia announces a temporary ban on syrup-based medicines and their over-the-counter sales due to a rise in acute kidney injury (AKI) among children, what can parents do to cure their little ones?`
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With syrup medicines banned, how are parents treating their sick children?

With a number of syrup-based medicines now banned by the country, parents share their current, temporary solutions for their children’s light illnesses.

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Video games could improve kids’ brains: Study

Parents often worry about the harmful impacts of video games on their children, from mental health and social problems to missing out on exercise. But a large new United States study published in JAMA Network Open on Monday indicates there may also be cognitive benefits associated with the popular pastime.

1 year ago
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Pandemic generation: Developmental issues in young Indonesian learners

It takes a village to raise a child, but what happens to their development when the village is in lockdown? Parents and experts look at what worked and what kinds of problems emerged during the pandemic.

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'Baby Shark Live Musical' is heading to Indonesia

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Teen pregnancy film ignites conversation on sex education in Indonesia

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How to preserve breast milk during a blackout

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Talking to teens about sex could encourage safer sexual behavior

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How to help your child become a strong swimmer

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New study reveals how much weight kids should carry in school trolley backpacks

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High school students can improve scores in math, science, English by taking music classes

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Forty percent of moms get depressed after giving birth, study says

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Being active even at age three can have a positive effect on heart health later in life

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Why year-end school performances are important

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Seven things to know about your child’s swimming lessons

Swimming is considered an important step in a child’s physical development.

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Abundance: A glossy threat to Generation Z

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One in seven babies born with low birthweight: Study

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Tot school is all about playtime

For many parents in Indonesia, the idea of babies starting school at the age of 6 months is unthinkable. But they may change their mind once they step into the classroom of Aerokids Play School in Sunter, North Jakarta.

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Working moms need child care, not fun job perks

Many tech companies offer their employees nearly every perk imaginable, from free meals and booze to on-site doctor and dentist appointments, gyms and haircuts to massages and fitness classes. Everything, that is, except the service that would help moms most: on-site child care.

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Children may be their parents' best climate-change teachers, scientists find

Teenagers in the US coastal state of North Carolina who were schooled in the basics of man-made climate change saw their parents grow more concerned about the issue, scientists said on Monday in the first study of its kind.

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Study: A difficult childhood could have long-term effects

A new study reveals that repeated exposure to stress factors such as poverty, family instability and abuse in children under three years old could have harmful effects on their mental health in later years.

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Dufan to launch seven new rides in June

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Telling lies important milestone in children’s mental development: Study

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Apple says it pulled parental control apps over privacy concerns

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Tummy timetables: WHO has lifestyle advice for kids

The United Nations on Wednesday released its first-ever recommendations on physical activity for children under five, with disputed advice on subjects ranging from screen time to "tummy time". 

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Being born poor affects a child’s brain activity

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'World's smallest baby boy' set to go home in Japan

At 258 grams (9.1 ounces) he was even lighter than the previous record holder, another Japanese boy who weighed just 268 grams when he was born last year.

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The importance of being 'good enough' to prevent bullying

Bullying is a growing problem in our world regardless of socio-economic status. 

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Print books more engaging than tablets for toddlers: Study

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Ancol features ‘Tobot’ show this April

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China to regulate short-video apps, limit screen time for kids

China is stepping up regulations over the country’s popular short-video apps as it seeks to cap the amount of time children spend on their screens.

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