Children will be Children

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You may have heard this saying - Boys will be boys. I'd like to extend it saying - Girls will be girls and children will be children. After years of my work among children I can safely assert the truth of these sayings. Boys are different from girls not only in body but also in their mind. They are different in nature and behaviour. Among the smaller children as well the difference appears quite noticable. I have just returned from my friend Dr. Roy's chamber. The youngest boy in my foster family, Akash,8, has fever with cough. Two days ago he got wet as he played in the rain water. I took him to the doctor as I see some congestion in his breathing. Dr examined him and told me to continue giving him cough syrup and paracetamol. I hope he will be fit in two days. These are the days when children are contacting such respiratory diseases. However, I must be watchful against more serious paediatric infection.