Children increasingly cold and coughing: the specialist highlighted three ways that can improve the health of young children

When they start to go to school or kindergarten, children start to get sick more often, so it is very important to constantly take care of their immune system. Vilmantė Uselienė, a pharmacist at Eurovaistinė, says that it is important for children to consume fish oil, which strengthens the immune and nervous systems, vitamin D, which is needed most of the year, and vitamin C.

It is also important to remember to ensure a balanced and regular diet for children. Make them healthy and your favorite snacks. Otherwise, no matter how nutritious they are, children will seek out what they like in school and may be tempted by unhealthy fast food.

Hear silent signals

While children are often outspoken and simply say that they no longer want to go to school, in fact this can also be seen in their unusual behavior, the media report said.

V. Uselienė advises paying attention to children’s changed habits and reacting to them. “Sometimes children sleep badly, at night they don’t ‘look’, even though they feel tired. Also, sometimes children can not defecate, constipation. Without expecting anything, help the children and look for tools that make them feel better, ”says the pharmacist. According to her, it is useful to strengthen the nervous system, consume fish oil, magnesium preparations and, of course, talk more with your children.

Parents should try to find out what causes the anxiety that has begun, it may be difficult for children, they are not making friends, they may not find common ground with the teacher. V. Uselienė says that parents should teach their children to see good things, to positively evaluate learning and school attendance.

It is often important to rejoice together that children are learning something new, remind them that they come home from school even smarter each day, and add that you may even be jealous of such opportunities. Experts say that it is very important to create a positive image of the school in the family.

Find time for sports and the great outdoors

At the beginning of the school year, children spend more time passively: on the school bench, doing homework, and later, playing computer games or watching television. It is this rhythm that often becomes the cause of postural disorders. The pharmacist advises to pay attention to how the child sits, and not to be reminded to stretch even several times a day, it is worth asking the teacher that when performing various tasks, pay attention to whether the children are sitting correctly.

“If they don’t stretch their back they get tired faster, they start to hurt their neck and back, so it is very important to exercise, especially for the little ones, because their muscles are still weak. It is useful to write to children in active circles: dance, swimming, soccer, ”says V. Uselienė. The pharmacist also advises that if there is no swimming pool at school, it is important to try to go swimming with the child at least once a week, as this is very helpful for posture.

It is also important to pay attention to the amount of time the child spends looking at the phone, as the head is tilted and the tension in the neck seriously impairs posture.

It is important to find as many ways as possible to be more active. One of them is going for a walk more often. The pharmacist advises establishing a tradition and going outside for at least half an hour every day after dinner, so that the whole family can stay together and the children are more active and spend more time outdoors, which is good not only for physical health but also for mental health. Spending more time outdoors makes children feel calmer, in a better mood, so they will be in a better mood for the new day.