Taking good care of our teeth is part of keeping ourselves in good health. This is because teeth play an important role in digestion. We use our teeth to chew food, which is mixed with saliva in the process. The food, now broken up and softened, is then easy to digest. Healthy teeth need healthy […]

Stress is part and parcel of our life. Everyone experiences stress from time to time. Perhaps most stressful time for students is when an examination approaches. Students are often under great tension and stress from teachers, parents and even themselves. To do well.Stress at the same time of examination is often the result of lack

It is quite common to see people going for a walk with their dogs. The dogs provide them companionship. They are pets kept for pleasure too. People share their lives with them and provide them with care and emotional supportKeeping pets carries some responsibilities, which are listed as under. Firstly, we must be sure that

Eat more than what your body needs and the chances are you will become overwrite. The problem, called obesity, is common among children it occurs when a person consumes more calories than the body burns upObesity once gained is very difficult to overcome. It is therefore important to prevent the problem from happening in the

The sight f school children weighed down with heavy satchels should rouse the pity of anyone. The children might tire easily and even dislike the idea of going to school. Parents should be worried that the heavy satchels might strain their child’s back and even injure their spine.The worry is justifiable. Heavy backpacks do pose

Habits die hard. This is especially true of smoking. Smoking in one habit that is easy to acquire but difficult to give up. Many teenagers smoke only because they believe smoking makes them look cool and adult and thus, give them a kind of social status. Smoking is inhaling tobacco from a pipe, cigarette or

Racial harmony cannot be taken for granted. We need to make a conscious effort to maintain peace. This is very important as people of different races live side by side in housing estates and come into contact in daily life.The starting point in racial harmony is tolerance. We must recognize that different racial groups have

Reading is an important activity in any society. It can be both a source of joy and a means of increasing knowledge. Reading also helps us pass time.There are many who know how to read but do not read enough. They have little interest in reading and do not see much value in it. There

Hand phones are an important means of communication. We see them being used in the bus, train, shopping centre, restaurant and every other place there are people. Now, hand phones have entered even the classroom. There may be checks on students using hand phones in schools, especially in the classroom, but how effective are these

Children often complain about the control that their parents have over them. They feel constrained, irritated and resentful. Do the children have a case? Is the control exercised by parents justifiable?Many parents set up rules for their children to follow. Children are told how many hours they can spend in front of the television, what

We see them at the senior citizens’ corner or in a bus or train desperately in need of a seat. The senior citizens, as the elderly are called, need all the consideration we can give. But do they get it?There are many youths among us who do not show proper care and concern for the

When I grow up I would like to be a surgeon. Surgeons do a wonderful job by operating on people and, perhaps, saving their lives.I have always wanted to study medicine when I leave school. My father is a GP and I am sometimes allowed to go on his house calls with him. Seems how

I had a really bad nightmare last night. My mother says that I woke up screaming. I was trembling with fear.In my dream I was strolling along a road near my home when a car stopped beside me. The driver asked me how to get to the hospital. While I was giving him directions to

My name is Tommy and I am two years old. My owner is a little boy called Haria. I always wake early in the morning. I get out of my basket and run upstairs to find Haria. I nudge his bedroom door open with my nose.I then leap on to his bed and lick his

Last week a group from my class visited an old people’s home. We were hoping to get some help with a school project on the history of our town. It celebrates its centenary this year.There is a lot of written information in the library and in the offices of the local newspaper. However, Mrs. Rashmi,