Important Educational Tips to Help Your Child Growth
by Pooja Late so cutIn case you are bordered about why parents are
passionate when it comes to the nutrition of the child then you have not seen
the statistics by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to
this body, about 25% of children within the age bracket of 2 to 18 are
overweight. There are other terrifying statistics, which we do not want to
frighten you with. More painful is the projection that the upcoming generation
will live shorter than when compared to those of their parents’ generation. All
this is because of improper nutrition. If you are a mother or father, this
projection should hit you in the heart and gut. With the advanced knowledge in
the medical field, why is it that child still get sick. The answer you seek is
not farfetched as it is connected to unhealthy lifestyle.
Why is Nutrition so Important for Children?
There is a strong undeniable
relationship between learning, health, and nutrition. Nutrition is one of the
three important factors, which impact
child growth and development. The environment and genes sum up the remaining factor. The consumption of a certain kind of
food by your children will not certify that they will be smarter but it can
help in improving the child academically
Nutrition and Health
In terms of nutrition, it
begins right before a child is born. Under-nutrition during pregnancy can
result in poor brain development, which in also lead to chronic illness. Also, when a
breastfeeding bothers under feed her
child, it will impact the development of the child negatively especially within
the first 6 months. To avoid this situation, new mothers or soon-to-be mothers
should ensure a balanced and healthy diet with all necessary nutrients that
your child and you need. They should include calcium, vitamins A, C, and D,
protein, iron, and carbohydrates.
It is important for children
to eat the right amount of nutrients
needed for their development because the benefits of good nutrition are endless. Many researchers have concluded in
the importance of right nutrition. This includes
the following:
·
Breastfeeding helps in reducing the likelihood for children to have the
following diseases bacterial meningitis, ear infection, and diarrhea. This is due to the proper nourishment of the child,
which helps in fighting against any
infection.
·
Secondly, the deficiency
of iron makes the nerve impulses to move slower and cause severe damage to the
brain of the child. Iron is an important element of the brain tissue. The
deficiency of iron has been associated with changes and delay of their
psychomotor development. Nevertheless, excess iron also has its own problem. It
is always better to find a middle ground in all of this.
·
Thirdly, the
under-nutrition of the child has been linked to decreasing
social interactions, activity levels, cognitive functioning, and curiosity.
Nevertheless, parents are becoming passionate, as they don’t want such issues
to happen to their kids, hence their efforts towards providing the accurately balanced diet.
Author’s Bio
Jim Law in this
article looks at the reasons why most parents
are passionate about their child nutrition. He also looked at the early childhood development important and how a balanced diet contributes to it.
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