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namothunam on the child, problems such as cold, cough and other health problems will automatically reduce and disappear without any antibiotics. There can be no greater medicine for physical stamina and mental strength than namothunam. This sadhana will bring a positive improvement in the child's health. Those mothers who have practised this sadhana have reported that their children hardly ever needed any medicine nor did they ever throw up. We have already discussed how throwing up is a reaction to the unwanted. If everything is wanted and welcome, there will be no question of vomiting.
Along with food, the child's health should be energized by other means. There is so much pollution in the environment that vaccines have become necessary.
But only those vaccines should be given to the child which are absolutely necessary and which have been researched thoroughly. Avoid those which are still in the process of experimentation. Consult the family physician and take wise decisions. Do not be impressed by new experimentation.
First Teacher
Nowadays parents give modern
equipment to their children instead of their time. But is this the right thing to do? Can any machine replace learning to walk by holding the palms of your elders? Can a lifeless walker convey the assurance that can be gained from a father's touch? Moreover, children are left alone in the walker and expected to walk by themselves. But a child who does not learn to fall and walk, how will he ever learn that it is natural to fall? That falling is as much a part of life as walking is! If the child never learns to fall, how will he learn to rise? This is an important lesson in one's childhood. If he is deprived of this, he will miss an important milestone in life.
Cleanliness of the Body
If we speak of current trends, one of the most problematic issues is that of diapers. Imagine that a mother stays unworried while her child urinates and passes his bowels in the diaper! It is so unfortunate. When will he learn the lessons of personal hygiene? Earlier the mother took care of the baby, now she is carefree. Can this be termed as progress? If yes, then when years later, the child does the same with the parents, why do they feel sad? When he leaves them alone in
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old age or sickness, or in the care of a nurse, why do they shed tears? Why do they long
