Managing child’s screen time
Emanuel Maidenberg, PhD :A common challenge of parents is limiting screen time. Screens have become a primary source of not only entertainment, but also learning and communication. In fact, youth ages 8-18 spend about...
Life
Love your kid, love your parents first
Harriet Lerner, PhD :When a child enters the picture, every family relationship is called upon to change.Kids raise the stakes for how you treat your kin, especially parents and in-laws. Your behavior is your...
Thermobalancing Therapy
Golam Rosul :Many men older than 65 years in Bangladesh have problems with bladder outlet obstruction due to enlarged prostate. This causes a need to urinate frequently and frequent urination at night, urinary retention...
Social media takes a toll on mental health
Amy Morin, LCSW :The phrase “keeping up with the Joneses” first appeared in a comic strip in 1913. It was the same year that a camel first appeared on a pack of cigarettes and...
Dental Implants for Longer-Lasting Smile
A dental implant is a modern way of replacing missing teeth. It takes the form of a titanium post that fixes into your jawbone and is topped by an artificial tooth. The crown of...
CDC, Tongi – At a Glance
Taimur Alam Khandaker :Under the provision of Section 59 of the Children Act’ 2013 the Government has established and maintain required number of Child Development Centres (CDCs), based on gender desegregation for accommodation, correction...
The Clash of Civilizations
Scott Atran :In 2019, Brenton Tarrant, who murdered 50 Muslim worshippers in a rampage attack on a mosque in New Zealand, posted an online manifesto that cited as inspirations Roof and Anders Breivik, the...
Hazards to lung health due to air pollution
Md. Sazedul Islam :Dhaka’s air quality worsened alarmingly and the capital ranked No. 1 in the Air Quality Index across the world recently. According to government sources, brick kilns, construction work, road-digging and excess...
Women face social stigma in reporting sexual abuse
Gulam Rabbani :Fear of ‘social stigma’ is still a major barrier in reporting over the gender-based violence in our country. Raising question about the character and dress up of the victim is a common...
Consciousness Questions
Susan Blackmore :Consciousness has been called the deepest mystery facing modern science, which is odd if you think you know exactly what your own consciousness is like and what it does. It was this...
Learning from a Princess
Michael Alcee :A successful career woman who prided herself on her uncanny ability to manage chaos and cross all the t’s of life, my patient was holding back tears. To admit needing something-time for...
The most critical red flag of domestic violence
Joni E. Johnston :October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. It’s a sad reminder that what starts out with intimacy and love can become ugly and tragic. It’s also a reminder that even among abusive...