Sri Lanka, April 12 -- Consultant Paediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Colombo has urged parents to be more vigilant with children during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year festive season.

He said that most child-related accidents occur mainly due to parental negligence and stressed the importance of constant supervision to prevent such incidents.

Dr. Perera encouraged parents to introduce children to traditional folk games during the festive season and promote participation in cultural activities, otherwise, he said, children will be stuck on mobile phone screens.

He also highlighted the importance of encouraging children to consume traditional foods such as 'Kavum', 'Kiribath' (Milk Rice) and loca...