Children Healthy Care

New year, new life … .. and new questions!: How do I get organized this year?. “Every day at Grandma’s while I work? o all day with me? or maybe it’s time to begin to approach the institution or colored house where everything seems so nice but I very rarely produces sensations: joy, confidence, anxiety, fear and guilt: Is it time to start sending my son to the garden?.

These are some of the questions and concerns faced by many parents as soon as your baby is born and even at times much earlier: from pregnancy when they think about future family planning.
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7 light dinner options and faster for complicated days …

There are days when you do not give more of themselves … they work together, children, shopping … and dinner …

When in one of those days, you may find it desirable light of these dinners that we offer. They are quick and nutritious meals prepared in a short time and are also very tempting to eat for the whole family.
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If your child is overweight, further weight gain can be prevented. Parents can help their children keep their weight in the healthy range.

* In infancy, breastfeeding and delaying introduction of solid foods may help prevent obesity.

* In early childhood, children should be given healthful, low-fat snacks and take part in vigorous physical activity every day. Their television viewing should be limited to no more than seven hours per week (which includes video games and the Internet).

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The disease begins with a symptom. A pain, injury, discomfort, unusual sensations, weakness, slurred speech, movement, etc, are signs that something is wrong in the body of a person. Many mothers, when they perceive that their child has been discouraged or any behavior that is not usual, may mean that the child “is barreling something.” And usually, she’ll be right, but there are diseases that have no symptoms and are therefore difficult to detect. In all cases, if you notice that something is wrong with your child, do not expect to see the doctor. Prevention is better than cure.

In this space you can find information about diseases and disorders that occur more frequently in children during their first years of life. (more…)

If the child is well fed or not during the first years of life, can have a profound effect on their health and their ability to learn, communicate, think analytically, effectively socialize and adapt to new environments and people.

Food is the basis for a good physical, mental and social development of children.

Good nutrition is the first line of defense against many childhood diseases that may be marked in children for life.

Good nutrition and good health are directly connected through the lifetime, but the connection is even more vital during childhood. It is in this period that children can learn good habits for food in regard to the variety, taste, etc. (more…)

The fall of the first teeth do not choose the day or hour. But it is normal to happen after the fifth birthday of children. From that age, around 6 years, anything is possible. Suddenly, without knowing how, the child begins to notice that a tooth is moving and, at one point … Surprise! The tooth falls out. What joy! They are the first milk teeth leave their houses to make way for the new “tenants” definitive, the fact of surprise surely get pinched children and parents. And the tooth fairy, because he probably did not expect that to happen so, so quickly, and had not yet prepared the gift.

Age at which they fall and are replaced baby teeth
GuiaInfantil.com has developed a framework that can guide parents tend to know when baby teeth fall (or temporary), and when they will be replaced by bigger and stronger teeth (known as permanent or permanent teeth). Will also be the time to remember the Tooth Fairy tale for children to feel excited about losing a tooth and the birth of another. A bit of hope is never too much. (more…)

Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchi accompanied by cough and expectoration. Bronchitis is an inflammation of the main air passages to the lungs. Bronchitis may be short-lived (acute) or chronic, meaning that it lasts a long time and often recurs.

Causes of inflammation of the bronchi
It should, in most cases, a cold or the flu. Acute bronchitis usually follows a respiratory infection, and initially affects the nose, sinuses and throat and then spreads to the lungs. Sometimes a person may acquire other bacterial infection (secondary) in the airways. This means that, in addition to viruses, there are bacteria that infect the respiratory tract.

Children at risk for acute bronchitis:
Babies and young children have increased risk of bronchitis for their development. If your parents smoke.

If you have heart disease or lung disease.

Chronic bronchitis in children
Chronic bronchitis is a long-term condition. People have a cough that produces excessive mucus. To make the diagnosis of chronic bronchitis is required to have a cough with mucus on most days of the month for at least 3 months. (more…)

Children in the United States routinely get vaccines that protect them from more than a dozen diseases such as measles, polio and tetanus. Most of these diseases are now at their lowest levels in history, thanks to years of immunization. Children must get at least some vaccines before they may attend school.

Vaccines help make you immune to serious diseases without getting sick first. Without a vaccine, you must actually get a disease in order to become immune to the germ that causes it. Vaccines work best when they are given at certain ages. (more…)

Brain tumors are growths inside your skull. They are among the most common types of childhood cancers. Some are benign tumors, which aren’t cancer. They can still be serious. Malignant tumors are cancerous.

Symptoms of a brain tumor might include

* Headache
* Vomiting and nausea
* Personality changes
* Depression
* Trouble controlling muscles
* Seizures
* Vision or speech problems (more…)

Autism is a disorder that is usually first diagnosed in early childhood. The main signs and symptoms of autism involve communication, social interactions and repetitive behaviors.

Children with autism might have problems talking with you, or they might not look you in the eye when you talk to them. They may have to line up their pencils before they can pay attention, or they may say the same sentence again and again to calm themselves down. They may flap their arms to tell you they are happy, or they might hurt themselves to tell you they are not. Some people with autism never learn how to talk. (more…)