Lisha looked on with a smile as her elder sister, Rana, helped her son, Brian, to his feet again. The youngster was almost a year old and had learned to crawl around, but standing was still a challenge.

"Okay, Mister. Now let's give it another shot."

His mother let go of him as carefully as she could and for a second, it seemed as if he could stand on his own. He turned around and flashed a toothy grin at her, clearly proud of his new achievement.

"Good job! Woohoo! That's my boy!", Rana praised excitedly. "Now, walk over to Aunty Lisha. Can you do that? Come on, try it."...