The moment when parents find out what is happening to their child sometimes falls on them like a bolt from the blue – unexpectedly and causing great havoc. Other times, the diagnosis takes place after many months or years of consecutive visits to specialists and searching for answers. Then, in addition to fear or anger, the information obtained may be accompanied by relief. Because we already know what to do next, we are already a step ahead.

Scientific studies show that optimists are 5 to 10% less likely to suffer from heart disease, stroke, depression, and cancer because they tend to lead a healthier and more active lifestyle than pessimistic people. That is why it is worth developing a positive attitude towards oneself and the world in children from an early age.

Touch is extremely important for both children and adults. This is the first sense that develops in mother’s womb. Touch is the link between the child and the outside world. As mammals, we have a need to be close to other people from the very first moments after birth. For several months, the toddler was carried and rocked in his mother’s womb all the time, so after being born he needs physical contact just as much to grow up as to be healthy.

350 million. So many people suffer from depression around the world. It is estimated that about 1.5 million people with depression are in Poland. Contrary to harmful opinions that continue to circulate in society, depression is a disease that requires treatment.A person suffering from this condition is far from being lazy, being a weakling, or being mythically in the “comfort zone”.

I think each of us knows that it is worth to read. And for children in particular! Reading develops imagination, broadens the range of words, shows different points of view. However, these are not all the advantages of time spent with a book.

Waiting is not the best thing in life. Mundane situations such as standing in a traffic jam, waiting in a long queue, or the more important ones – waiting for an operation, physiotherapy, tedious training are things that we usually cannot speed up and we only have to be patient. Does that mean passively waiting and surrendering to what life brings? Nothing could be more wrong.

Grandma and grandpa – these two words make the heart fill with pleasant warmth, and the memories return to images of holidays together, carefree play in the garden, or reading bedtime stories. Apart from parents, grandparents are often the most important people in children’s lives. And, although it is worth showing care and love every day, it is in January that we celebrate Grandma’s Day and Grandfather’s Day, and thus we have the opportunity to celebrate in a special way that grandparents are or were present in our lives.

We don’t like to feel pain. When it shows up, we want to get rid of it as soon as possible. And when it happens to our children… then we would most like to take it from them and take it upon ourselves so that they do not have to suffer.

Joining the family of a sick child is associated with an intense wave of various emotions. Anger, fear, and resentment are intertwined with feelings of injustice and loneliness. This often comes with blaming yourself for your child’s illness or critical voices you hear from other people. Lack of information, emotional support, and conflicting information received from specialists can lead to a feeling of confusion and helplessness.