Children Healthy Care

Like adults, children need exercise. Most children need at least one hour of physical activity every day. Regular exercise helps children to:

* Feel less stressed
* Feel better about themselves
* Be more prepared to learn in school
* Maintain a healthy weight
* Develop and maintain healthy bones, muscles and joints
* Sleep better at night

As children spend more time watching television, they spend less time to run and play. Parents should limit their time watching television, video games and computer. Parents should set a good example by being active too. Exercising together can be fun for everyone. (more…)

Asthma is a chronic disease that causes airways – the tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs – are made aware and swell. In the United States, approximately 20 million people suffer from asthma. Nearly 9 million of them are children. Children have smaller airways than adults, which makes asthma is particularly serious in them. Children with asthma can breathe wheezing, coughing, chest tightness and difficulty, especially early in the morning or at night.

Many things can trigger asthma, including:

* Allergens: mold, pollen, animal
* Irritants: Cigarette smoke, air pollution
* Weather: cold air, climate change
* Exercise
* Infections: flu, common cold

When asthma symptoms become worse, there is an asthma attack. Asthma is treated with two types of drugs for quick relief medicines and stop asthma symptoms and medication to control it long term to prevent the onset of symptoms.

Your child’s health includes physical, mental and social. Most parents know the basics to keep them healthy children like healthy foods, make sure to sleep and enough exercise and ensure their safety.

It is also important that children have regular medical checkups. These visits are an opportunity to review your child’s development. It is also a good time to detect or prevent problems.

In addition to the screenings, school-age children should see their doctor for:

* Loss or significant weight gain
* Trouble sleeping or behavior changes
* Fever over 102 º F (38.8 º C)
* Skin rash or skin infections
* Frequent sore throats (more…)

2.  KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM THE CIGARETTE SMOKE. Second-hand smoke can make your child gets sick more easily. If you smoke, do not do at home or in the car.

3. CHECK with your doctor about flu shots for their babies and children. Sometimes medical recommendations change.

4. HEALTHY ENOUGH FOOD, WATER AND REST. Good nutrition, adequate hydration and rest are key to the immune system and good health.

5. EXERCISE, LOVE AND PLAY are also vital ingredients for a healthy immune system. When our children suffer a lot of stress, their bodies rebel and become sick.

Do the best you can to raise their children in a healthy environment, knowing that while every effort possible influence colds and visit his family this season.