An introduction: Every mother wants the same: A good, healthy baby. 
The baby is the responsibility of the parent, and naturally, the mother and father always want the baby to grow into a strong little child. 
But, how do they help in the development? What should they do? 
And other few questions are always on their mind. Maybe get a powder, but which one will not give rashes?
Which electric heater will give the right temperature? Which....??

It sometimes is quite amusing, to see how different products make a different difference. Amusing , yes, but sometimes, the case is pretty serious too. It absolutely nurtures a young child!

Picture this: 

The baby: It has no clue about his/ her life. It just can't do anything.

His/ her parents have to take the utmost care.

                          

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The infant: Young, it starts getting memories, can have slow thinking abilities. It uses the products it is provided with. 

This is the start of the time it's mind is 'centered', you could say (age - 2 years)

                 

The child can now talk properly and has full understanding. Most vaccines have been taken, and the health, atmosphere,  nurturing, education he/ she has been provided had made him/ her what he/ she is.

The child becomes a teenager, and is now either healthy, weak, strong, anything.

And then the adult

                                  

The child has become an adult. 

What sometimes goes unnoticed, is that the value the products that helped in the growth, were a crucial part in what the child is now.

When I was young, I remember hating drinking milk!! It felt like the worst thing ever!

But, soon, I noticed, every milk powder was the same!

One promised that I would be sharper and stronger and I took it before any exam, another said I would be taller so I took during the time I felt other girls were taller than me (guess that actually, now that I'm this tall). Another just tasted good. 

While talking to my grandfather, he told me they, as kids, were given cod liver oil, not for any particular reason, just because it was healthy, everyone thought. Different thoughts raced in my mind. That's like chawanparash, I thought. Just the fact that I liked it, unlike the taste of whatever my grandfather got.

My late grandfather even taught me the power of choosing. While shopping, he used to always examine everything, the toothpaste, the pulses. He called it examining.

He took all brands of the same thing, and not only checked prices, but brands, the qualities, pros, cons. No wonder my mom never sent me shopping on my own ever!

Parenting and taking care of a child is a first experience. You are always so careful, so ready.

So which product do you get? Which one are you sure will really help your child?

I took a survey. First, the one on the speed dial, my mother. 

Me: How do you buy products, mom?

Mom: ?

ME: How do you choose?

mom: Well, it should be a good brand.

me:that's a start...

mom: it should give the right results and should provided the criteria I need. Now let me bake the cake. 

As I watched her bake the cake and choose her ingredients  I noticed something. What if she used a different product for the baking powder, flour and vanilla essence? Would the cake change completely? Sort of.