Top 10 Child Care Hospitals in 2022

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Child Care HOSPITALS in 2022

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Nurturing the Globe!

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ife is a gift! A gift that is adorable, cherishable, and one that deserves to be nurtured. And, ideating about life, the best pick to ideate is the vicious circle of birth, survival, and death.

But, the most cherishing moments are the ones when a child is born, the ones when s/he starts to crawl in a safe shelter under the observation of parents.

Well! Imagine the happiness of those caregivers(parents) when their child walks for the first time.

As adorable as it may sound, even a small bruise can be breathtaking for parents and can have a drastic effect, even with a slight alteration of cardiovascular infliction when the same infant goes through any illness.

As an infant of 5 years or younger, the only mode of communication is either laughs, cries, or countenance. Even

though care professionals have focused on parental care through medical education and enhanced technological surveillance, a very important segment that speaks about post-obstetric conduct is Child Care.

With the advancement of care facilities, medicos have introduced multiple ways that ensure a healthy living system for a child, and there are many challenges faced by parents. As a solution, it has become important that child care facility gets high significance and are brought into the prime spotlight.

Understanding these intricacies of child care and acknowledging the efforts put by Obstetricians, we came up with a solution. Our latest edition celebrates the most favorable Child Care Units and features the global medicos who are transforming the healthcare world for the better.

While you flip through the pages, ensure to read the insightful articles opined by our In-house Editorial Team.

I hope you have an insightful read!

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Living Healthy

Eat Well, Stay Well

Effective Ways to Ensure Child Health for Better Living

Importance of Healthy Eating for Children

Contents Interview with Insights care

Kidist Amare

OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois

Dedicated to the Purpose of Serving the Community

Providing Comprehensive Pediatric Care

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Five Benefits of Body Massage for a Healthy Lifestyle

The Role of Fathers in Children’s Mental Health

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Akron Children’s Hospital akronchildrens.org

Harun Rashid VP

Akron Children's Hospital is the largest pediatric healthcare system in Northern Ohio.

BayCare Health System baycare.org

Tommy Inzina Founder

BayCare is a leading not-for-profit healthcare system that connects individuals and families to a wide range of services with the mission of serving through community-owned, healthcare services that set the standard for high-quality, compassionate care.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital rwjbh.org

Barry H. Ostrowsky CEO

Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital under the RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey’s largest integrated health care delivery system, providing treatment and services to more than three million patients each year.

Heights Pediatrics heightspediatrics.com

Katerina Silverblatt CEO

Heights Pediatrics is committed to providing the highest level of medical care to children, tailored as per their needs, from birth through adolescence.

Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital spectrumhealth.org

Tina Freese Decker CEO

Spectrum Health is a not-for-profit health system that provides care and coverage, comprising 31,000+ team members, 14 hospitals (including Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital), currently serving over 1 million members across the state of Michigan.

LANCET Health Services www.lancethealthservices.com

Kidist Amare MD General Practitioner & Medical Marketer

LANCET HEALTH SERVICES PLC (LHS) is a visionary hospital made up of 24 prominent and well renowned specialists with the goal of establishing quality, affordable and accessible health care services in Ethiopia.

Medcare Hospitals & Medical Centres medcare.ae

Andre Daoud CEO

Medcare, a premium healthcare network that operates out of the United Arab Emirates, is a venture of Aster DM Healthcare, a global healthcare group with 317 medical establishments across 9 countries.

MITERA mitera.gr

Vassilios Kelaris VP

Mitera is a telehealth company focused on reproductive health that informs and educates patients about their pregnancy-related risks and options through at-home genetic testing kits, empowering them along their family-forming journey.

OSF Healthcare Children’s Hospital of Illinois osfhealthcare.org

Michael Wells President

OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois is a 136-bed, full-service children’s hospital to provide the highest level of care for newborns to young adults with common and complex medical conditions.

The Children’s Hospital Trust childrenshospitaltrust.org.za

Chantel Cooper CEO

The Children's Hospital Trust is a non-profit organization established in 1994 to raise funds to help advance child healthcare through the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital.

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Our cause is driven by the need to make a difference in the lives of sick and injured children. We are people who work together to save the lives of children. We all have a purpose!

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Chantel Cooper CEO The Children's Hospital Trust

Top 10 Child Care Hospitals in 2022 n a world afflicted by disasters, diseases, pandemic and warfare, the significance of healthcare has become immeasurable, becoming even more of a necessity along with food, clothing and shelter.

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not a single cent is spent on administration costs. The Trust has a longstanding record of sound financial administration and good governance, but whilst it has raised funds to address many pressing needs, much has yet to be done.

For children especially, comprehensive and quality healthcare is essential for their survival, and also so they may thrive into their full potential and make a meaningful contribution to society.

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This edition, the Top 10 Child Care Hospitals in 2021, emphasizes this necessity and highlights those healthcare institutions and organizations who strive ceaselessly to deliver comprehensive and quality care to our children.

About The Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital At the forefront of specialist child healthcare in Southern Africa is the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. Built in 1956, the Hospital is the largest, stand-alone tertiary hospital in sub-Saharan Africa, dedicated entirely to children, and manages 250,000 patient visits each year. Most of these patients come from poor and vulnerable communities from across all nine provinces of South Africa and all over Africa.

The Hospital has active paediatric outreach and support programmes for district and primary care facilities and is regarded as South Africa’s leading centre for postgraduate specialist paediatric, medical, and surgical training and research.

The Hospital is fortunate to have the support of The Children’s Hospital Trust, a non-profit organization established in 1994 to raise funds to help advance child healthcare through the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital.

Working in partnership with the Western Cape Department of Health, UCT Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, and the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital management, the Trust has invested over R1 billion since inception towards improving public health infrastructure, training specialist paediatric health workers, and supporting the establishment of child public healthcare projects.

The Trust relies on the benevolence of donors to realise its aims and objectives. 100% of all donations go directly to the Hospital and prioritised paediatric healthcare needs and

“At the Children’s Hospital Trust, we value integrity, collaboration, accountability, kindness and being dynamic in everything we do,” says Chantel Cooper, CEO of the Children’s Hospital Trust.

Chantel joined the Children’s Hospital Trust in 2013 as the Head of Fundraising and Communication and was appointed as CEO in 2019. For her, 2020 was a year that helped her understand perspective and reinforced the importance of why the Trust exists and the difference they want to make in the lives of children. “Our cause is driven by the need to make a difference in the lives of sick and injured children. We are people who work together to save the lives of children. We all have a purpose!” she says.

Sharing excerpts from her journey, Chantel says: “My purpose in life is to serve those who are most vulnerable: women and children. My career was driven by my passion to make a real difference in the lives of women and children. When I was 18 years old, I volunteered for an organization that provided support for women who had been raped. While volunteering, I started working with women in rural areas in the Eastern Cape where we found opportunities to grow their businesses.”

“My passion to support women led me to Cape Town where I became Director of Rape Crisis Cape Town when I was 27 years old. After giving birth to two children, I moved to an organization called St Joseph’s Home for Chronically ill Children. St Joseph’s is a step-down facility for tertiary hospitals like the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital. It was a profound move for me as I was able to work with children who inspired me.”

“The children at St Joseph’s are from impoverished communities and some have been abandoned by parents who should have been there to provide the love, care and guidance that every child needs. St Joseph’s not only provided an environment that provided excellent medical support, but they also ensured that children were taken to the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital for doctor appointments and that they were able to attend school and play in an environment filled with love and care.”

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At the Children’s Hospital Trust, we value integrity, collaboration, accountability, kindness and being dynamic in everything we do.

“One of the most valuable lessons I learnt is the power of love. You can offer a child the best healthcare in the world, but what a child wants most is for their parent to love them and be by their side. This is the value I most appreciate about the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital.

This hospital believes in child-centred care and knows that a child heals when their parent or caregiver is by their side – even during the COVID-19 pandemic. All other hospitals had restricted access to patients, but the presence of a parent is imperative to their sick or injured child’s healing.”

Overcoming Adversities We asked Chantel about the challenges that the Children’s Hospital Trust faced during the pandemic.

“The COVID-19 pandemic taught our team that life can change in a blink of an eye and that we need to be prepared for all possibilities. The pandemic hit the world with such speed and velocity that we had no choice but to find a way to not only sail through the storm, but also find ways to get out of the situation stronger than before.”

Chantel also states that 2020 provided the Children’s Hospital Trust with the opportunity to learn extraordinary lessons that they would not have normally had the opportunity to learn and some of these include: • The value of deep listening and the importance of demonstrating kindness.

• Working in collaboration created the opportunity for meaningful impact for our beneficiaries.

• Opportunities do exist during challenging times; positivity exposed the opportunities.

• Adapting to change during uncertain times helped to build a resilient team.

“Our Trust team demonstrated ingenuity, compassion, resilience, commitment, and fortitude during a very difficult time. As a result, we surpassed our goals, and this enabled our organization to reach more children and families. We are grateful for the contribution from every individual,” adds Chantel.

“Walking through the corridors of a children’s hospital during a crisis gives perspective on the real value of care, kindness and collaboration. While children were not the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Social Work Department experienced first-hand the profound impact the pandemic had on children’s health and well-being.”

“Unemployment, food insecurity, child safety and schooling were common concerns for many patients and their parents who entered the doors of the Hospital. The Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital values patient and familycentred care which includes care for the whole family from a holistic perspective.”

“In response to the needs of the families, the Trust secured funding to enable the social workers to provide additional counselling services and material support such as the provision of food, hygiene and home-schooling supplies to vulnerable families when children were discharged from the Hospital.”

“In addition, with generous support from donors, the Trust was able to support the COVID-19 Response Plan which helped enhance the safety of staff, patients and their families at the height of the pandemic. The predominantly adult-centred approach to COVID-19 has meant that the impact of the pandemic on South Africa’s children was not anticipated.”

“Public and private stakeholders have the responsibility and opportunity to learn lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure that the voices of children are central to decisions that affect them directly and indirectly. Access to healthcare is critical to the future health of children in our country.”

The Virtue of Compassion We asked Chantel what advice she would impart to budding healthcare professionals. She said, “I am fortunate to be able to meet inspiring people across Africa. The Children’s Hospital Trust raises funds for a project that creates a

platform for improving child healthcare throughout Africa.

The African Paediatric Fellowship Programme (APFP) builds a specialist paediatric clinical workforce, research and training capacity across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Initiated by the University of Cape Town, in partnership with the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, APFP provides relevant training for African child health professionals by Africa, in Africa. The project confirms that Africa has 24% of the global disease burden but only 3% of the world’s health workers. Critically, there is fewer than 1 paediatrician per 100,000 children in sub-Saharan Africa compared to 99 per 100,000 in the USA. As these child health leaders return to their countries, they ensure that they represent the voices of children to ensure that they have access to health care.

“We can learn from these Fellows who aspire to change their systems against all odds. The Fellow who started a child-focused cancer unit. The Fellow who started a vaccination body that included East and West Africa, as far too many children in Africa are dying from preventable diseases. Through collaboration, commitment and support, change happens. Growing children are unique, and their needs are different to adults. As leaders, we need to ensure that all children can access healthcare that focuses on their needs.”

“The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that we cannot lose sight of what children need as they grow up to become adults; they are the future generation. Let us use these lessons and work together to ensure that we, as leaders, continue to build the platform for improved child healthcare for those who need it the most,” adds Chantel.

Redefining Excellence For the Children’s Hospital Trust, it is not about awards and recognition. The Trust has invested over R1 billion of donated funds since inception, including the training for over 600 healthcare workers from Sub-Saharan Africa.

The Trust raises funds for the upgrade and expansion of the Hospital’s buildings, the purchase of state-of-the-art medical equipment, new medical treatment projects and funds the training of medical professionals across Africa – ensuring that the Hospital not only retains its world-class stature, but is able to continue providing life-changing and life-saving care for children.

The Trust relies on donations in order to fund these needs.

When you donate to the Trust, 100% of your donation goes towards funding projects that change children’s lives (and the lives of the people who love them). The operational costs of the Trust are funded from an endowment, so your generous contributions are never used to cover administration costs.

Since April 2019, the Trust has been actively raising funds for the upgrade and expansion of the current Emergency Centre. The project is being delivered in two phases, with phase 1 completed in October 2020, and phase 2 in February 2022. The upgrade and expansion will improve personalised care and flow of patients and healthcare professionals through the extremely busy frontline of the Hospital.

All spaces have been designed with the comfort and safety of young patients in mind. Despite the pressures and inconvenience of construction in progress, Emergency Centre staff have been committed to maintaining the high standard of care needed to minimise hospitalisation and ensuring that the children return home to their families without delay. So far, R121 million has been raised, which means that they are only R1 million away from their goal.

The African Paediatric Fellowship Programme (APFP) saw 16 Fellows complete their training in 2020, bringing the total number of alumni since the start of the programme in 2007, to 131. 92% of alumni are still working in Africa, a testament to the robustness of the programme’s approaches to building capacity for Africa.

The Weekend Waiting List Initiative (WWLI) has been running as an annual project since 2011. The Initiative was established to address the protracted waiting list by adding an additional day of surgeries (Saturday) to the hospital’s operating schedule. By reducing the large volumes of relatively minor cases, more scope and flexibility are provided for more complex cases to be attended to during the week.

During 2020, with most elective surgeries cancelled in the first half of the year due to the pandemic, it was estimated that it will take up to two years to catch up the additional surgical backlog these delays have caused. Resuming in July 2020, the WWLI was therefore central to the Hospital’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Our Trust team demonstrated ingenuity, compassion, resilience, commitment, and fortitude during a very difficult time.

Creating the Silver Lining Talking about her vision for scaling The Children’s Hospital Trust’s operations in 2021 and beyond, Chantel says, “the benefit of a dedicated children’s hospital is that children receive specialised care through multi-disciplinary teams that focus on holistic care where the child is seen as more than just another patient. The focus is on providing specialised care for that child and their family to ensure that they can take care of their child when discharged from the care of the hospital.”

“Not all children are safe in their families and the social workers work in partnership with the clinical team to ensure that the safety and the needs of the children come first.

There are adults in a children’s hospital who are ready to be a voice for children who are not able to speak for themselves.”

“The Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital is a tertiary hospital that provides internationally recognised specialist care for children. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an average of 250,000 (two hundred and fifty thousand) patient visits every year with 45,000 children coming through the Emergency Centre. The Children’s Hospital Trust has a vision to ensure that all children, no matter where they were born, have access to high quality, accessible healthcare.”

“We are currently assessing the child healthcare system to determine where we can make the most difference to ensure that we achieve our vision. We are doing this through collaboration with various public and private stakeholders who believe in the same vision for child healthcare.

Supporting other health facilities in communities that the Red Cross War Memorial Hospital serves, will help alleviate the pressure on the Hospital. We want to ensure that a mother who needs to rush her critically ill or injured child to a nearby health facility that can save the life of her child, is able to do so safely and quickly.”

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“What 2020 also brought to light, was food insecurity.

Many children were not receiving regular food due to COVID-19-related job losses and ongoing poverty issues.

Through the Trust and its donors, snack packs were provided to parents and children whilst waiting for appointments, and food parcels and care packages were provided to vulnerable families upon discharge. Transport funds have also been provided to ensure children are able to attend treatment and follow-up appointments,” Chantel expressed.

The Children’s Hospital Trust has a vision to ensure that all children, no matter where they were born, have access to high quality, accessible healthcare.

“While we were all trying to make sense of what was happening, generous donors continued to support our beneficiaries. We would not be able to make the difference we do without the loyal support from our donors. We are deeply grateful for their belief in our cause and the change brought about by donations is not only visible, but also felt by all staff, patients, and their families, and impact lives for years to come.”

“We thank them for walking the journey with us, and even though we are operating in a different reality, we remain committed to our purpose of ensuring high quality, accessible child healthcare through sustainable funding.

Every child deserves access to healthcare so that they can grow up to live their dreams. Every little one counts,” concludes Chantel.

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Kidist Amare Dedicated to the Purpose of Serving the Community

ucky are those whose life is largely driven by purpose. And, if one has found his/her mission to live by, chances are that they have found the map of treasure for a lifetime.

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weaknesses. I consider myself fortunate to have discovered what I'm passionate about earlier in my career path, and I'm grateful for enjoyable and fulfilling work that allows me to help patients and my community overall.

Yes! the path won’t be easy, but knowing what one really wants always keep them motivated to do everything that needs to be done.

For me, the leadership journey has been an unexpected but life-changing experience that has allowed me to learn and grow in a range of ways. It has helped me acquire the various skills required to execute projects, inspire teams and colleagues, and drive the hospital’s growth and patient satisfaction.

In a world filled with an infinite number of purposes, one that really stands out is serving society. As known globally that nurturing humanity and serving society’s betterment may not only make the world a better place but also lead the globalized village into a harmonious community. And, there are numerous ways and professions through which an individual can serve society.

One profession that enables an individual to be at the service of society all the time is the healthcare profession.

The healthcare professionals these days are working with the utmost dedication to heal the community from all kinds of diseases and keep them well informed as well.

In our quest to find such extraordinary healthcare professionals who are driven by a purpose to be at the service of people, we came across Kidist Amare, MD. She is currently working as a General Practitioner and Medical Marketer at Lancet Health Services.

We had an opportunity to interview Kidist, where she spoke all about her journey, purpose, and passion for helping the community through her profession.

Let’s know more about Kidist in her own words.

Please shed some light on your leadership journey in the healthcare space.

Prior to being promoted to a marketing managerial position a year later, I started out as a member of the marketing team at Lancet General Hospital and focused largely on the digital marketing aspect while also maintaining my clinical practice as a general practitioner. I enjoy preparing medical posts that help promote health and raise awareness for the hospital's 30,000+ Telegram group members and other social media platform followers.

In addition, I am serving as the secretary and associate director of the hospital’s CPD (Continuous Professional Development) Center. I genuinely enjoy engaging with people, expanding my knowledge, sharing what little I know, and educating others who might benefit from what I know.

What was the inspiration that prompted you to venture into the healthcare niche?

Perceiving the impact that diseases, in general, and particularly non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, had on my family and community inspired me to enroll in medical school and begin my career as a health professional.

I believe we can all advance in our careers if we can identify our purpose and make the most of our strengths and

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I believe we can all advance in our careers if we can identify our purpose and make the most of our strengths and weaknesses.

Kidist Amare General Practitioner & Medical Marketer LANCET Health Services

But after completing my medical school studies and venturing into the medical field for practice, I came to the realization that caring for individual patients is insufficient to have a significant impact on our society’s well-being, and that is prompting me to devote more time to the public health sector and health promotion.

Being the General Practitioner and Medical Marketer at Lancet Health Services, how do you envision growing your network operations into the healthcare niche?

Our team is working tirelessly to provide comprehensive specialty services to patients who seek our help and support day and night. In the short time it has been in operation, Lancet has managed to grow from a specialized medical and surgical center to a general hospital and has expanded its services significantly.

I believe this growth is owed to the vision and mission it carried from inception and the dedicated staff that helped in realizing them. And in order to continue growing, we intend to continue utilizing natural structural network features that necessitate effective information transmission as well as social and professional interaction within and across networks.

From initiating your career as a medical intern to a medical marketer, what were the challenges you faced, and enlist us the professional hacks that helped you become the grand success that you are today?

I was just starting my journey of self-discovery after completing my internship, so the first thing was, of course, confusion. The only thing I knew about myself was that I was a physician who wanted to learn and grow as a person to become the best version of myself and that I was leaning toward a career in public health. So, I did not know where to begin, like most of us, I’m sure. And when I was unexpectedly presented with the opportunity to become a medical marketer, I took it with a little hesitation, not sure where it would lead me.

One of the challenges I faced earlier was not knowing how to develop and implement medical marketing strategies with the limited knowledge I gleaned from minor online courses. But over time, with the help of my seniors’ guidance, the sharing of experiences, and constant trial and error, my team and I have tried and succeeded in developing the hospital’s brand and growing exponentially.

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The other two significant challenges I can identify are a) the occasional indecision between pursuing other public health initiatives and continuing my clinical practice; and b) the ongoing struggle to maintain social and work balance as my work requires extra time and dedication. But because I'm an ever-growing and evolving person, I’m taking the challenges one day at a time.

The following are some hacks that I can share with all of my medical marketers, healthcare professionals after healthcare leaders. Ÿ

Dedication is key. Devote your time, energy, and resources if you would like to evolve both professionally and personally.

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Learn your trade. Stand out from the crowd.

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Ask questions and keep learning without holding back.

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by offering physicians a chance to practice the latest and most innovative cutting-edge treatments.

For me, the leadership journey has been an unexpected but life-changing experience that has allowed me to learn and grow in a range of ways.

And let me cite a remark I previously found on the James Lind Institute website, which I think captures the advantages of clinical research perfectly, and it goes, “Participation in clinical research gives first-hand experience in medical advancement and fulfills the quest for intellectual curiosity, growing research provisions, and supporting career advancements.”

This also helps individuals in the healthcare niche advance their careers in the sector while giving them the platform to bring about major impact for their community and people around the globe.

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Always focus on the bigger picture.

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Join professional organizations- as this provides an excellent opportunity to connect with people who can provide valuable advice and endorsements at critical points in your career.

When we proceed to healthcare PR, the “love” for searching for medical information online is one of the most significant trends that has emerged alongside the exponential rise of digital adoption--thus using this to an advantage to communicate with the general public , health institutions can benefit a great deal.

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Attend conferences and events - as these offer the opportunity to mingle with a wide range of peers, which can be a powerful networking tool.

Please give us your valuable input about the future of the healthcare niche for the budding enthusiast aspiring to venture into the medical niche.

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Finally, and most importantly, determine your passion and purpose.

The healthcare sector is one that is vast and untouched. I know it has given me a great deal of pleasure to deal with my patients, treat them, and see them get well. At the same time, it has made me vulnerable. It has led me to embrace my emotions, develop more empathy and humility, and helped me get in touch with my feelings and emotions as well; it has helped my personal growth significantly.

What were the lessons from your initial professional years that made you ramp up your growth curve?

What I believe has helped ramp up my growth curve is the realization that is undertaking the challenges and continuing to work through the difficult times when I had little or nothing to show for the effort and time I was putting in helped in the completion of the tasks I was working on. So, I will continue to work hard and persistently by completing each task one at a time until I get results.

As a successful leader in the healthcare niche, what is your opinion on the future of medical research and medical PR, which is currently grabbing the global spotlight?

But like I said, the health sector is vast and also evolving, so for anyone who is planning to venture into the medical niche, all I can tell them is that it’s a field that gets them to help their family, friends, community, and the world and also, at the same time, helps them to have multiple options to advance their careers. So I say, go ahead! Find your passion and go for it!

And finally, I’d like to extend huge gratitude to the Insightcare team for having me. This interview was honestly an experience of a lifetime.

I believe the future of medicine relies heavily on clinical research, as it is a fact that research broadens evidencebased medicine and also leads to patient care optimization

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Child Health for Better Living T

he human species are constantly on a quest to live a better life. To do so, they utilize every possible method presented to them.

It is demand more than a choice. They seek good health for themselves and their children too! While adults possess a good immunity against viruses and germs, infants and children are more likely to catch diseases that can later prove dangerous for their health. This creates a stressful situation for the parents.

Parenthood choices are made even before the birth of the child. The decision of ways to raise them, discipline them, and feed them comes with a variety of options that makes parenthood strenuous. These decisions require statistics of the methods and some serious thinking to ensure the better safety of the child. Parents often make mistakes in the confusion about the methods to raise their wards healthily and effectively.

But, how healthcare discoveries and medical practices are easing the problems and coming up with effective ways to ensure child health for better living

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Living Healthy

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So, what could be the promising ways to corroborate that?

BEING ACTIVE IS EFFECTIVE

Let's move forward to find out.

Since the day children were introduced to the digital world, they are consistently becoming a slave to it. They love to watch movies, tv shows and seek pleasure in playing online games. This routine is leading the children to become inattentive and inactive. This generates a way for diseases to dive in. Focus on the importance of the physical health of the children should be a priority. At the minimum, routinely, one hour of physical activity is required to maintain proper health.

HABITS EMPOWER THE CHILDREN Good habits forge the way to a good life. Children, from their childhood, must be taught effective habits to gain access to healthy living. Making them learn from an early age has proved to be profitable in ensuring better health for their present and future.

One of the trouble-free ways to educate a child to improve his/her behavior is by enabling them to learn ways to healthy hygiene like how to wash hands attentively to keep pathogenic infections away.

Hence, teaching the children to wash their hands after playing outside, blowing their noses, and using the toilets is essential.

These ways safeguard the children from falling sick and prohibits them from spreading diseases across the surrounding.

KEEP AWAY FROM THE SUN Sunlight is an essential factor for mankind to survive, but it might be troublesome for children. Known for their adorable and playful nature, kids love to play outside in the summer and get exposed to a lot of sunlight.

As in the infant age group, excessive exposure can prove to be a causal agent for ill health. And, understanding the importance of physical activity, the healthcare community did dig deep and researched the impact of sunlight exposure. Studies have shown that ultraviolet (UV) rays possess the power to damage the skin and boost the chances of developing skin cancer in the later stages of life. It is recommended for infants not to come in direct contact with sunlight, as recommended by medicos. The children should be kept in the shade.

Moreover, the use of hats and clothes that are light in weight can act as a shield to protect the child. Children are bound to overheat quickly in comparison with adults. Signs of dehydration should always be looked out for.

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Proper medical guidance can help parents encourage their offspring to participate in activities that intensify their breathing and heart rate. Moreover, indulging in exercises that enhance the strength of their bones and muscles.

Basketball, badminton, swimming, etc. can be a good sources of enjoyment and health.

FOOD IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE The enlarged variety of food often leaves parents puzzled about choosing the correct food for their children. Parents sometimes make mistakes in providing suitable food. The dietary choices for the children affect the kid's dietary routine in the later stage of growth as an adolescent and also as an adult. A good habit in infancy can make miracles happen!

An unstable diet leads the way to harmful diseases.

Attention must be paid to the type of food the children are introduced to, as the wrong type of food can cause diseases related to heart, obesity, and diabetes. Experts advise selecting the sources of food that provide the absolute amount of nutrition that is required for their ward. Some examples of such fruits are fruits and vegetables, whole grains, fresh fish, and poultry.

DIVING TOWARD THE END Better health and living for the children are desires that demand an ample amount of effort to be made. People need to be conscious of the choices they make for the betterment of the kids. Masses are being responsible these days and are taking effective measures for the safety of the children while ensuring the adaption of refined habits encompassing their future.

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Jessica Co-owner The Movement Guild

Five Benefits of

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assage is most often associated with a relaxing spa service. However, just as there are several types of yoga or physical therapy styles, massage therapy varies among practitioners. As such, bodywork can have many benefits and is a great way to support a healthy lifestyle. This is especially true for those that treat soft tissue therapy not as a luxury but as an essential part of self-care. Recovery strategies have become more commonplace recently. They include anything from yoga to vibration guns to heat or cold treatments.

About the Author Jessica is a registered yoga teacher, a licensed massage therapist, and Co-owner of The Movement Guild. TMG is a Chicago-based small business that o ers one on one physical therapy, chiropractic care, personal training, and massage and mobility therapy.

She o ers customized manual and movement therapy to private clients and teaches specialized yoga and kinstretch™ (mobility) classes. She also provides continued education courses to yoga teachers that replace conventional anatomy and memorization with modern movement education and foundational joint mechanics.

Jessica holds certifications in functional range conditioning, kinstretch, integrative movement systems, cranio-sacral therapy, functional movement taping, RockTape blades and myofascial cupping.

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Their goal is to accelerate the natural healing processes our body’s cells undergo after vigorous exercise or physical demands. Massage is possibly one of the most powerful recovery tools because it can accomplish many recovery goals in one session.

1. Relaxation: Higher anxiety levels tend to lower pain thresholds. Or, said differently, the more stressed out you are the more intense your pain might feel to you. Lowering your stress levels can mitigate perceived pain. A massage is a powerful tool that uses mindful touch to soothe the fight or flight branch of your nervous system and helps stimulate its counterpart: the rest and restores branch. In a relaxed state, we sleep better, retain more information, heal faster, and usually report a decrease in pain symptoms.

2. Reduces Muscle Soreness: Regular tissue work can help reduce muscle soreness.

DOMS or delayed onset muscle soreness is what most people experience 24-48 hours after a challenging workout or physical activity. Massage promotes fluid exchange in your tissue. Your tissue, including muscles, relies on this movement of fluid to exchange nutrients for toxins and deliver oxygen to depleted tissue cells. Basically, massage can help you recover faster so you can get back to your active lifestyle. Challenging experience depends partly on how much independence tissue layers have.

3. Increases Body Awareness: Your skin is your largest organ. As embryos, our brain and skin evolve from the same cells and can be considered continuations of each other. You can think of your skin as your brain turned inside out and your brain as your skin

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4. Addresses Scar Tissue: Scars are a result of your nervous system’s response to tissue damage. Whether from an injury or surgery, scar tissue heals wounds and serves its purpose. However, scar tissue fibers, unlike “normal” tissue fibers, are disorganized.

This creates two problems. On one hand, this tissue cannot function as well as undamaged tissue and does not yield as well to stretch or compression which is necessary for your muscles (and its connective tissue) to function efficiently.

Secondly, this disorganized tissue provides a blurrier picture on your brain map. This makes it so that your brain cannot activate that area as well or as quickly as other muscular regions. Concerted and frequent scar tissue (especially when started soon after an injury or surgery) work can help dampen this effect and maintain good tissue health.

turned outside in. Input to your skin, e.g., through massage, stimulates your brain. More specifically, your brain has a map of every part of your body so input to each region of skin can increase your brain’s awareness of that region. The more aware your brain is of your body, the better it can judge where you are in space and where your body parts are relative to each other. This is pivotal for movement coordination and even injury prevention.

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5. Increases Range of Motion: Massage promotes blood flow to muscle tissue. This increase in circulation alone can allow you to move further at joints like hips and shoulders. (Pain-free) Massage also positively affects your brain’s awareness of your tissue which essentially makes you feel safe. Your brain is always unconsciously scanning for threats. If you have ever been startled, you know what it feels like when your muscles reflexively get stiff. Similarly, stress and anxiety can contribute to “stiffness” on an unconscious level. Massage can help bring on a state of calm which can often help you move more freely.

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OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois Providing Comprehensive Pediatric Care

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s one might assume that working in the pediatrics department of healthcare is easy and wonderful, but it isn’t always like that. Despite the patient population being all children, there are several challenges that pediatricians face while working in a children’s healthcare unit. These challenges range from managing the family members to dealing with emotional trauma.

OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois is an organization situated in Peoria, IL that understands these critical challenges faced by the pediatrics department. As a premier children’s hospital, it addresses all these challenges and takes care of the spiritual, emotional, and physical needs of the pediatric patients.

With an army of compassionate healthcare professionals, the hospital is spearheaded by Michael Wells, the President of OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois.

In the following interview, Michael expresses how the hospital has been delivering the highest quality of healthcare services since its inception.

Please brief our audience about OSF HealthCare, its values, and its Mission.

Our mission is to serve with the greatest care and love in a community that celebrates the gift of life.

OSF Children's Hospital is to lead pediatric health through clinical excellence, innovation, research, education, and family-focused care. Our core values are justice, compassion, teamwork, integrity, employee wellbeing, supportive work environment, trust, stewardship, and leadership.

What is your opinion on the impact of the current pandemic on the global healthcare sector, and what challenges did your organization face during the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns?

OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois is a 136bed, full-service children’s hospital. With more than 140 specialists representing more than 40 subspecialties, we provide the highest level of care for newborns to young adults with common and complex medical conditions.

Relative to the adult population, the impact of the COVID19 pandemic on pediatric patients has been less severe in terms of symptoms, the need for high-end inpatient care, and death. As a result, we did not experience the severe surge of COVID patients in our children's hospital and related impact on bed and ventilator capacity, nor did we experience the negative toll on the workforce that the adult hospitals experienced.

Our Mission is to serve with the greatest care and love in a community that celebrates the gift of life. Our vision at

However, there are a few areas that have significantly impacted our organization. First, early in the pandemic,

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Top 10 Child Care Hospitals in 2022

Compassionate Leader

Michael Wells President OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois

elective procedures were suspended, and the public was advised to consider alternatives to visiting emergency departments. As a result, our surgical volumes and emergency department visits dropped to about 50% of typical volumes.

In addition to concerns about the potentially negative health impact of delayed procedures and postponed emergency department visits for those in need, the sudden and drastic drop in patient volume created a significant gap in revenue and challenge in managing staffing that required some furloughs and redistribution of pediatric staff to other roles.

Second, during the lockdown and subsequent months with significant precautions in place, we saw an overall decrease in the types of issues that most commonly result in children utilizing the healthcare system; primarily infectious illness, injuries resulting from recreational activities, sports, and motor vehicle accidents as well as routine visits to physicians for back-to-school physicals and routine follow up for chronic conditions.

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Michael Wells began his career as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor providing mental health counseling to children and families.

Soon after beginning practice, his path shifted to non-profit administration.

He has been with OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois since 2005 and has served in various leadership roles, including program and business development, system-wide quality improvement, strategic planning, and, immediately prior to becoming president; he served as vice president of operations. Wells has served as president since 2019.

Pediatric volumes were slower to recover than in adult healthcare, only seeing a return to pre-pandemic volumes in the past few months. In addition, along with most other children's hospitals across the nation, we continue to see an increase in behavioral health concerns. We can assume that the stress of the pandemic contributed to an increase in depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues.

The result has been a higher number of children in the hospital for medical reasons with co-occurring mental health issues. The need has far outpaced the availability of medical, psychiatric hospitals. As a result, patients are in our children's hospital, sometimes for long periods after their medical issues are resolved, waiting for an inpatient bed at a psychiatric hospital.

Finally, and on a more positive note, during the pandemic, we deployed new digital tactics to ensure patients could receive care safely, such as telephone and televideo medical visits. At one point, nearly half of all visits were done via

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televideo, enabling us to improve our systems and processes to support virtual care.

With constant development in medical technologies, in your opinion, what could be the future of childcare services?

Medical technology is advancing more rapidly than at any time in history. OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois recently developed an innovation discovery lab through which we scan the market to identify and test innovative products to improve the way we deliver care.

Two examples are the adoption of a virtual reality platform to allow surgeons to interact with 3-D images of the heart and other organs to help plan surgical intervention and a new product we are exploring for use in post-acute care that allows for remote monitoring of patient vitals from anywhere.

In addition to the adoption of new technology, no doubt the use of televideo will continue to improve and be utilized as a means of convenient access to care. We are likely to see further advancements in medical imaging and treatment,

such as cardiac and neurological imaging and procedures that can be done via a catheter as opposed to invasive surgery. These advances will continue to drive the shift of care from inpatient to outpatient settings.

Finally, treatment advances are resulting in a higher survival rate among children with chronic, complex illnesses. More and more, children with complex congenital illnesses are thriving. As they become adults, they require the care of subspecialists who specialize in caring for adults with congenital illnesses.

As a result, at OSF Children's Hospital, we are expanding our adult congenital programs as well as transitional programs so that children and families experience a smooth transition from pediatric to adult care.

As an established leader, what would be your advice to the budding healthcare professionals aspiring to venture into the childcare niche?

While leadership in healthcare in and of itself is rewarding, there is no work more rewarding than that which makes a difference in the life of a child. In children's healthcare, we

have the opportunity to help change the trajectory of life by helping children at any stage of health or illness live beyond limits.

How do you envision scaling your organization’s operations in 2022 and beyond?

We will leverage resources and expertise to respond to two strong trends in pediatric healthcare. The first is the shift from inpatient care in community hospitals to children's hospitals. We are unique in that there is no other hospital within a 3-hour radius that provides the level of complex care for children that we do.

We plan to leverage that expertise to support care close to home where safe and appropriate and expand programs to ease the burden for families that need to travel to the children's hospital for inpatient stays or procedures. We provide televideo consultation to a dozen community hospital emergency departments and hold outpatient specialty clinics in 15 communities. We plan to expand both strategies.

of hospital stays and readmissions. There is a growing body of evidence to support the implementation of AI and ML in developing effective algorithms to improve patient engagement and adherence to treatment for long-term, chronic issues. This is something we have begun to explore, especially related to social determinants of health.

Finally, there seems to be growing evidence and interest in the incorporation of AI and ML into genomic medicine. We have had very positive experiences in our NICU with the use of genomic sequencing to support diagnosis and to fully inform parents in making decisions regarding care. It seems like a natural progression to incorporate AI into this process for effectively planning treatment in settings like the NICU and even in other settings such as cancer care.

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The second trend is the shift from inpatient to outpatient care. To strengthen the quality of care as well as referral channels across the continuum of care, we are deploying strategies to formalize partnerships with pediatricians across the state of Illinois to provide medical education, informal physician to physician consultation, patient navigation, and establish best practice care guidelines for common childhood conditions such as Asthma.

What is your opinion on the adoption of modern technologies such as AI and ML in the healthcare space?

There are a lot of opportunities and much to be learned about the effective implementation of artificial intelligence and machine learning in healthcare. Our industry has been slower to adopt AI and ML than other industries. Some of that may be due to the emphasis on clinical intuition in the treatment of illness as well as the challenges with keeping up with changing protocols and best practices in AIsupported clinical decision-making.

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State-designated Level I Pediatric Trauma Center – the highest level of care available.

The first state-designated Pediatric Critical Care Hospital.

Proven world-class outcomes in the NICU as a member of the Vermont Oxford Network.

Most comprehensive downstate Perinatal Center (postbirth care).

Level IV NICU - the highest level of care available. The NICU also offers a Small Baby Unit – one of the first in Illinois – caring for babies born before 30 weeks gestation.

Home to the only Pediatric Diabetes Resource Center and Congenital Heart Center in downstate Illinois.

Cares for more children in Illinois than any hospital between St. Louis and Chicago, with 7,000 admissions, 2,500 new-born deliveries, and 18,000 emergency department visits annually.

Ranked one of the most technologically advanced children's hospitals in the world by Top Master's in Health Care Administration.

OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois was recognized among the top three children's hospitals in Illinois and among the top 25 in the Midwest region for 2021-2022 by U.S. News & World Report.

OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois is one of the first ten clinical research centers to join the ASH Research Collaborative Cell Disease Clinical Trials Network.

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Eat Well, Stay Well

Importance

Healthy Eating for H H

umans consider childhood to be the most crucial part of its existence. From the time an infant is born until it takes a step toward adulthood, the child is kept under intensive care. The needs of the child for their betterment are never neglected.

With intensive care, food has been an ultimate source in the upliftment of the health of a child. The right amount and correct choice of food keep a child healthy and possess the best nutrition within the body, but children tend to like outside food and do not hold the capacity to understand what's good and bad for them.

This uncertainty has become one of the major concerns while taking care of a child. There is an active need to be conscious of the eating habits of children because wrong

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choices may leave the door open for hazardous diseases.

MAINTAINING BODY WEIGHT

Also, healthy eating has its own set of benefits.

The ideal weight of each person varies from each other.

Maintaining the perfect weight is a task that requires dedication. For keeping the children within their recommended weight range, nutritious food lends itself to having the appetite of the child in control. The medical sector duly noted this issue and came up with an analysis that showed children's dietary changes in the years of preschool. There was a massive incline in sugar intake of the children, which continued until adolescence. At the growing age, intake of low-nutrient food has been linked with problems such as obesity. Rather than focusing on increasing the child's weight, the consciousness of eating the right food should be the correct choice.

Hop on to find out.

KEEPS DISEASES AT THE BAY Consumption of unhealthy food is the most significant cause that invites diseases. Food that does not provide the proper amount of nutrition to the body must be avoided to have a healthy lifestyle for the children. These improper food choices, later on, turn into ill health in adulthood and later stages of life. Diseases related to heart, obesity, and cancer can be some examples.

However, opting for the correct type of food can eliminate all these risks and help in maintaining a healthy body which directly leads to a healthy lifestyle for the child.

MENTAL STABILITY A healthy diet not only provides the betterment of the body but also ensures to boost in mental health. Studies have shown that children's mental health is related to the food choices they make. There is a lower risk for mental disorders such as anxiety and depression if the dietary habit of the child is potentially rich in vitamins and minerals. The option of high vitamin food diminishes the chances of mental illness in the future. It helps the kids to perform easily and have a good focus in their educational institutions. Fish, eggs and their yolk, peanut butter, etc., can be a good source of nutrition.

RIGID IMMUNITY After the world has been impacted by the COVID-19 virus, the masses have understood the concept of immunity. A stronger immune system leaves no place for diseases to enter the body, which means fewer risk for children to catch infections like cold and flu. To avoid these situations, good nutritious food is the solution. Fresh fruits and vegetables are a good source of immunity for children. Keeping this in mind, in 2017, some researchers associated high vegetable and fruit consumption with a shrunken risk of rhinoconjunctivitis, which leads to nasal symptoms, eczema, conjunction, and red eyes. They also found out that these types of conditions were mainly caused by the consumption of burgers.

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HEALTHY GROWTH In the middle of their growing age, the intake of food that is high in nutrition in children has been the fuel for the efficient development of their body. A child's body requires a sufficient quantity of vitamin D and calcium for healthy and strong bones. Daily, at average,1,000 milligrams of calcium is recommended for children aged between 4 to 8, and the age group of 9 to 18 requires an increased amount of 1,300 milligrams. Nutritious food is the applicable source for these requirements. Low-fat dairy products provide the perfect quantity for better growth. Moreover, salmon and dark leafy green vegetables also contain calcium.

THE FINAL WORDS The health care industry is advancing in every aspect of providing the best solutions for a better life, from an infant to the old. Research has been conducted from time to time to look for problems, and efforts are made to come up with solutions in a short span. Dietary choices have played a vital role in keeping a child healthy, physically and mentally too!

Physical and mental health both have an important aspect in the early years of life. None of these could be neglected for a better future. Awareness campaigns are being held by the health care industry to ensure their vision of better health to reach out in the world.

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The Role of

Fathers in

Mental Health

Children’s

By- Rajeev Thakur

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ental health has gained sudden prominence after it became the biggest fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, especially amongst children & adolescents, who have been shuttered down amidst the growing virus spread. They have been unable to access an essential social safety net as they were prevented from learning, playing, intermingling with friends, and moving outdoors. Children also suffered from unimaginable grief & trauma over the loss of near ones. The severity of the mental health challenges has the potential that can lead to disability, disease, death, or cause impairment leading to anxiety and depression.

Mental health, especially in children, impacts their ability to succeed in school, college, at work, and in society. Their overall health, a combination of physical and mental health, affects how they think, feel and act on the inside and outside. It is a fact that mental health is important throughout childhood—from the prenatal stage through the transition into adulthood.

In the past, a child’s developmental stage had been considered a mother’s responsibility, as reinforced by Abraham Lincoln, who said, “All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother.” In the field of psychology, too, a mother's influence on a child's mental health has been given prominence, but over the last few years, there has been a significant shift in our culture around family structure and parenting roles. Psychological studies & research have confirmed the huge influence that fathers have on the mental health of their children. Evidence suggests that responsible and involved fathering, starting

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from the prenatal period into adolescence, has huge positive effects on the well-being of children right up to adulthood.

High levels of father involvement are correlated with higher levels of sociability, confidence, and self-control in children. Children with involved fathers are less likely to act out in school or engage in risky behaviors in adolescence. Fathers provide a positive male role model for their children and help to promote better behaviors. As a result, children with more involved fathers tend to have fewer behavioral and impulse control problems, longer attention spans, and a higher level of sociability. Studies have also shown a huge impact of good fathering on cognitive ability, educational achievement, psychological well-being & social behavior of children.

One of the most important influences a father can have on children is indirect, through the quality of his relationship with the mother of their children. A father who has a good relationship with the mother of their children is more likely to be involved and to spend time with their children and to have children who are psychologically and emotionally healthier. The quality of the relationship affects the parenting behavior of both parents, who are likely to be more responsive, affectionate, and confident with their infants; more self-controlled in dealing with defiant toddlers; and better confidants for teenagers seeking advice and emotional support. Parents who show their affection for each other openly in front of their children provide a greater feeling of security and closeness to the children.

Fathers who treat the mothers of their children with respect and deal with conflict within the relationship in an adult and

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appropriate manner are more likely to have boys who understand how they are to treat women and are less likely to act in an aggressive fashion toward females. Girls with involved, respectful fathers see how they should expect men to treat them and are less likely to become involved in violent or unhealthy relationships. In contrast, research has shown that husbands who display anger, show contempt for, or who stonewall their wives are more likely to have children who are anxious, withdrawn, or antisocial.

On the flip side, a father can cause great harm to children through maltreatment which could primarily be any one of the following: Physical abuse like punching, beating, kicking, biting, or shaking a child. Ÿ Sexual abuse like any sexual contact with a child, the simulation of such conduct with a child, or exposing a child to sexually explicit material or conduct. Ÿ Child neglect, which is a failure to provide for a child's basic needs like health care, food, clothing, adult supervision, education, and nurturing. Ÿ Psychological maltreatment, which could be ridiculing, terrorizing, corrupting, or denying affection to a child. Ÿ

About the Author

Rajeev Thakur Director Grassik Search Pvt Ltd. Rajeev is the Founder and Director of Grassik Search Pvt Ltd, one of India's nest Executive Search rms, which he established in 1993. Amongst the pioneers of the executive search industry, he is a respected career coach, guide, and mentor who has helped people transition careers successfully across industries & roles. An expert change and innovation driver, he has been instrumental in making GRASSIK the most relevant and successful search rm in the country today.

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These are the main factors emanating from broken homes, stepfathers, unemployed fathers, or fathers who are under substance abuse or suffering from depression. The abuse and neglect of children can have profoundly negative consequences for the social, psychological, and physical health of children, e.g., depression, low self-esteem, antisocial behavior, juvenile delinquency, adult criminal behavior, suicidal tendencies, promiscuity, aggression, and difficulty in dealing with others.

The importance of effective fathering on the mental wellness & health of children cannot be undermined.

Fortunately, most fathers today have realized this fact & despite what they do, they have started focussing on building a close-knit relationship with their children right from childhood to adulthood. Their main contribution as part of co-parenting is to play a key role in nurturing children, disciplining them appropriately, serving as a guide to the outside world, protecting & providing for them & being a role model. Children are known to be impacted more by what they see rather than what they are told, putting the onus of appropriate behavior on a father to create mentally healthy, kind & responsible human beings who will follow in their father's footsteps to create the next generation of mentally strong children that will contribute positively to the society.

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