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Stress: adult thing?
Is stress thing for adults only? Well … not at all. It is true that the word stress is generally related to adults, but is not a problem for them. In fact, children can also fall victim to it.
Stress can manifest itself in children aged 6 years, just when they enter school. In that case, the stress arises as a manifestation of a problem of adaptation, in children who fail to adapt to this great change in their lives.
Consider that for the child, admission to college is the first change of environment facing for a child and this is a very radical change: change of environment, the classes become less personalized, there are greater responsibilities, parents expect more of their children, children themselves are more demanding self, among other things.
However, few preschoolers who suffer from stress. But those few are children who can not adapt to change and begin to reflect on their behavior. One of the most perceivable is poor school performance, from which many parents opt to strengthen extracurricular activities (math, English, language, etc.). And therefore generate even more pressure on the child, starting a vicious circle difficult to detect.
Stress in children can be generated by multiple causes, all related to events that create distress when not afford or too important a child’s self-imposed for:
Accomplish tasks
Getting good grades so as not to disappoint their parents
The stress of exam week
Pressure to keep up with classroom studies
Having parents who demand a lot from their children, who always want to be the first class.
Change a child’s life: the death of a family member or pet, moving, divorce of parents, etc..
Therefore, not all children with poor school extracurricular need a reinforcement. It all depends on what are the causes of these low yields. When the cause is stress, the reinforcement can be counterproductive.
But how can we tell when a child has stress? For we know what are the symptoms of the picture. These are:
• Discomfort: stomach, headache
• Sleep problems: insomnia, nightmares
• Decreased appetite, changes in eating habits
• Anxiety, worries, fears
• Aggressive behavior, regressive behavior
• Sudden changes of mood
• Sadness
• New or recurring fears
• Poor school performance
To tempt, if you notice your child has several of these symptoms and you sense that this stress, it is best to try to talk with him, seeking to share with you the things that concern you. If you do not have good communication with him, try talking with peers or their teachers for help.
For children cope with stress is not only easy, however it has become extremely difficult. However, with the help of family, you can overcome the problem even faster than an adult.
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Child Nutrition – Fruits and Vegetables for Children II
Following these recommendations, however, is not always easy: in addition to time and work necessary to clean and prepare the vegetables, the vegetables may not like the baby.
The first few times (around the sixth month), should propose the pureed vegetables and give preference to those with a sweet flavor, like carrots or zucchini. Here’s what else is there to know:
1. Alternate vegetables of different colors. Vegetables are divided into two categories: those that are rich in vitamin A (those yellow and orange, such as cabbage, carrots, spinach, lettuce …) and those containing vitamin C (such as cabbage, broccoli, cabbage, etc., and some red vegetables such as tomatoes and peppers).
2. Take and make your child eat well, especially “antitumor vegetables.” Recent studies have shown that regular consumption of cabbage, cabbage, broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, etc.. increases protection against tumors of the colon, rectum, stomach, lung and breast.
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Child Nutrition – Fruits and Vegetables for Children I
Fruits and vegetables are highly beneficial foods for children’s health because they provide many nutrients that help prevent and cure many diseases.
As regards fruits and vegetables, experts advise:
• Give priority to season varieties, which have better quality characteristics and the price is always more convenient.
• Give preference to local varieties, not being subject to long transport times, may be more fresh.
• Opt for small purchases and recurring to always ensure a high degree of freshness.
• Buy frozen vegetables: the price has not changed much, as well as its nutritional properties.
Vegetables: How much and what vegetables to children?
According to the World Health Organization, it would be necessary to eat at least three servings of vegetables each day, alternating four or five different kinds of vegetables throughout the week. But, what exactly is for a serving? If we talk about the raw vegetables to be peeled and cooked, a serving is 250 grams. On the contrary, if you opt for a plate of salad, 70 grams are sufficient.
A Child Who Snores Doesn’t Breathe Well
Much parents ignore the children snore because they think it’s an upset passenger. The reality is different and should be a warning sign. Who snores and restless sleep half the night wakes up for air. The child can develop high-risk conditions for cardiopulmonary circuit overload and heart function.
The purpose of the alarm message is not medical, but preventable. If this occurs during a cold, no problem. Children who have difficulty swallowing a piece of meat is likely to suffer from this condition.In the U.S., researchers have made a series of reports on children and adults with obstructive respiratory tract who develop heart failure. Even deaths have been recorded for it.
Referring to the most common cause of snoring infant, noted an inordinate increase in the tissue of the tonsils and adenoids. The only absolute indication for operation is when the tonsils are too large and obstruct the airway. Not by a simple tonsillitis, easily treated with antibiotics was surgically intervene. The excessive development of tonsillar tissue may also alter the facial development.
The specialist warned that continuously breathing through the mouth leads to the palate becomes more narrow and suffers an elevation, such as arched palate. Following are problems swallowing and breathing, they will suffer a lifetime of breathing problems and dental, as well as crossbite, temporomandibular joint disorder, lack of development of the midface and lack of development of the mandible.
Short Leg Syndrome
A direct relationship between nasal breathing and lung development. If for no good nostril breathing, not develop a lung and at this present deviations from the column due to the evolution of one side of the chest. The Americans call “short leg syndrome” who have a nostril always blocked and the corresponding leg shorter as a result of this condition.
If your child has already had their tonsils and adenoids removed, what would be the reason to snoring? These bodies are not the only culprits of snoring, but the most common. A child may have a deviated septum, an allergy and palate problems. Installing an anomalous mechanism of bad breath and swallowing, place the tongue in a certain position in order to breathe during sleep, creates and maintains the habit.
Examiner must bite the child and if you have high arched palate call your orthodontist. The dentist can detect any abnormalities responsible for snoring oral and speech therapist can help with exercises that tackle poor swallowing and incorrect tongue position.
What can I do when it is necessary to intervene surgically to the child?
The operation, which in some cases improves the problem of snoring is called faringopalatoplastia. Before deciding on an intervention of this kind should study the reasons and see if they have neurological problems because of such alteration.
It’s a simple surgery and success is guaranteed in terms of a good diagnosis. The patient was hospitalized in the afternoon, dinner and sleep in a room and, sometimes, you can not make the diagnosis in one night.
The ideal position during sleep is on a normal pillow and is recommended to treat sleeping on your side, because usually in that position does not snore. Alcohol promotes snoring because by ingesting the mechanisms of sleep. A central nervous system alcohol out of hand the normal mechanisms of sleep onset by brain swelling that occurs.
Sometimes children who snore should be allocated a separate room for other siblings to sleep. The important thing is not to despair, because new scientific strategies can eliminate forever this annoying “noise” at night.