Posted by Swati Kamath on 6/12/2013 11:30:00 AM
As summer starts parents get stuck with a different set of problems for kids. In summer Kid’s digestive activity or what we call metabolism in the body slows down. Digestive problem could lead to many other health problems. Kids don’t eat food properly. Dehydration is anther problem. Here are some soothing ideas which we could try out. But it is always advised to consult a experienced pediatrician for any small problem in babies, even to follow the below given tips.
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Here are some tips to beat the heat in summer for kids starting with preschoolers and above
- Drink lot of water.
- Sufficient amount of sleep is must for kids, which keeps kids active and healthy.
- Reduce intake of food products which produce heat in our body. E.g. honey, wheat.
- Among fruits also, there are some fruits which produce heat in our body. E.g. Pineapple, Papaya, Mangoes. Reduce the intake of these kind of fruits.
- Fruits like Grapes, Orange, Water Melon, Pomegranate can be consumed.
- Above mentioned fruit juice especially dates juice is very good for this season
- Apply oil to head, which cools down the heat in our body.
- It is ok to have more sweet products in summer.
- Milk and Butter is good. Ghee in small quantity increases metabolism.
- Jaggery is very good for summer. We can use more of jaggery in food preparation.
- Boiled rice or plain rice both are good.
- Soup increases digestive power. Vegetable soups can be taken.
- Liquid intake should be increased.
- Soft, light weight cotton cloths should be used.
- For very young kids, previous night soaked kishmish(dried grapes) can be given the next day morning.
- Ragi is very good for summer. Ragi recipes can be used for kids. E.g. Ragi porridge, Ragi chocolate, Ragi Dosa, Ragi mudde, Ragi roti etc.
Elders say that, in summer, energy of sun is to the highest and human body energy level is to the lowest. Parents should take extra care to towards kid’s health in this season.
Posted by Swati Kamath on 6/10/2013 05:05:00 AM
It is very important for a child to make his first exposure to school as happy and thrilling as possible. And off course the transition as easy as possible. Here are some dos and don’ts for the same.
- Kids thrive on schedules and routines. Explain the about routine well in advance. Tell him, when he will get up in the morning, then he will brush his teeth, then he will have bath, then he will eat his breakfast, then how he will go to school by school bus or you will drop him, then what will be his classes like art class or music class, then how will he reach back home. This will help the child to be prepared for his classes.
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- Don’t scare the child taking school name or teacher’s name. E.g. suppose some vacation or holidays are going on, child is not eating food properly then we might say, “If you don’t finish your lunch fast, I will send you to school”. This creates fear about school in kids.
- Don’t bombard with the questions about school activities as soon as the child comes back from school. They might already be wanting for a change from school hours, and if we start asking questions they will become unhappy about it.
- Have some quite time or give good snack and then slowly let the child speak. Don’t ask questions like “how was the day today at school?” they are too young to answer this question. Ask questions like “What are the three things which you did at school excited you the most” or “which new game did you play today at school?”. Let the child speak up.
- Keep consistency while leaving the house and dropping the child to school. A fun cheerful goodbye while dropping and a big hug while picking up assures the child he would not be missing any thing by going to school.
- Don’t prolong the good bye. The longer you hang around, the harder it is for the child to let go and adjust.
- Never complain in front of the child. It is good to support child’s frustration. Set up a private meeting with the teacher, where child is not around. Try to work out a solution with the teacher separately. If child hears about the complaint, the frustration might get aggravated.
- If you get some negative feedback about your child from school, take it positively for the betterment of your child. Try to fix it taking help from teacher. Don’t keep on asking the child whether he is continuing the misbehavior . Child might start doing it intentionally just to give an answer to you.
- Inform the teacher if some thing is going on with the child, even if it is minor. If the child has not slept at night or papa just went on a business trip. This would help the teacher to accompany the child to over come that event.
