Mangalore: The body of a child is the most tender and sensitive of all the living animal world, and should be taken good care at all times, without feeling tired by the elders at home. Well –being of the kid to-day ensures well-being of adults at home tomorrow, as the child is the father of man in a society.
The babies at home need healthy food such as mother’s breast milk in the initial six months to an year, and good sleep in a cradle or a make shift cloth-bound carrier hung above earth. The kid needs a regular check-up when it cries in pain or any discomfort. Normally they need 10 to 12 hours of sleep a day and no noise around. You cannot take chances if they fall ill. So take the kid to a doctor if he is running temperature of 39 degree Celsius or more.
The kids are liable to catch diseases in season, so treat them fairly.

If you found any of the following symptoms, Take your child to the medical practitioner:
If your kid has a temperature over 02.2 °F (39°C) for more than half an hour.
If your kid is excessively cold or excessively hot.
If your kids breathing is very noisy and rapid.
If your baby’s vomiting are green in color and cries uncontrollably as if in pain.
If your kid speaks in a low volume over a 24-hour period.
If your baby has blood in his urine.
If your kid refuses two successive feedings, or does not demand to be fed for six hours
If your kid seems particularly restless or seems abnormally quiet or drowsy.