Summer arrives and with it the heat, thirst and the need to eat things fresh and refreshing. This definition perfectly into summer fruit, which by its nature is a very good choice of food for the children.
For the quantity of water (around 85-90%) off thirst, bring minerals to help replenish eliminated by sweat, contain sugars that provide energy and vitamins and protective factors for children.
The fruits of summer are also a nutritional claim for children, as they have a striking color and taste somewhat sweeter than those of another season.
Let's see what these fruits, which have features and when they can begin to take our children:
* Melon.jpgMelón: It is a fruit rich in potassium (more than bananas) and it is a good remineralizador. 90% of the melon is water and provides 33 Kcal per 100 grams. It is rich in vitamins A, B and C.
The melon may begin to offer children to six months, though its sweet taste could be given to unusual fruits start to taste sweet.
* Sandia.jpgSandía: One of the most refreshing fruit since 95% of it is water. For this reason there is some talk of it as "the strong drink."
Provides 16 Kcal per 100 grams and despite its sweet taste the sugar content is low.
You can begin to offer children from six months, but the same sweet taste that melon (although less so) and be practically water, fruit would be advisable at these ages.
* Melocoton.jpgMelocotón: This is a fruit with slight acidity, which stimulates the gastric secretions to facilitate digestion.
A peach is 90.7% water, and it is also part of the most refreshing, and provides 27 Kcal per 100 grams.
The fruit itself can be offered to children from six months, while the skin is quite allergenic. Like peeling the fruit without touching the skin is almost impossible to recommend the peach does not offer up to 12 months.
* Fresa.jpgFresa: It is an important source of vitamin C because it contains more than oranges. Ellagic acid, which has antibacterial and antiviral activity.
90.5% of the strawberries and add water is 27 Kcal per 100 grams.
The strawberry is one of the "red fruits", which release histamine. This means that it can cause allergic reactions so you can begin to offer 12 months (and even better if done at 18 months).
* Arandano.jpgArándano contains anthocyanins, which are pigments that enhance the sensitivity of the retina and relieve circulatory disorders. 85% of water and add blueberries is 25 Kcal per 100 grams.
The cranberry juice, very tasty, keeps intact the characteristics of the fruit.
The wild blueberry is a fruit that, like strawberry, histamine release. For this reason we can begin to offer 12 months (but better at 18).
* Albaricoque.jpgAlbaricoque: It is a fruit rich in provitamin A (beta-carotene) that is converted into vitamin A in our body what it needs under.
It has a water content of 86% and provides 42 Kcal per 100 grams.
When cousin-brother of peach, apricot has the same problem with respect to the skin. So it is better not to give it to babies until they are 12 months.
Frambuesa.jpgFrambuesa * Contains lots of fiber and anthocyanins (like blueberries) and ensures a good amount of minerals. It also has salicylic acid (such as aspirin) and therefore helps to combat the fever. A 84.6% of the water and add raspberries is 34 Kcal per 100 grams.
It is a red fruit that are allergenic to risks similar to those of strawberries. They may begin offering the babies from 12 months (although it is best to wait until 18). To contain salicylic acid are not recommended for those allergic to aspirin.
* Cereza.jpgCereza: It is rich in vitamins A, B and C. It contains flavonoids, which are useful in combating free radicals.
Its water content is 86.2% and provides 38 Kcal per 100 grams.
Not one of the most allergenic fruits and plums are familiar, which can be eaten for six months. For this reason there is no contraindication to providing babies from six months (previously pitted and chopped, of course).
Having reviewed the fruits of summer, is just throw a little imagination to prepare so curious and appealing. Maybe it will be useful to have a look at some of the recipes already published in Infants and drink as melon or watermelon gazpacho.
In the case of babies after six months, cut into small pieces and allow themselves to be carried to the mouth of the dish cogiéndolos will combine learning and nutrition. We must bear in mind, however, that the quantity of fruit for children under one year should not be very high since the caloric intake of the fruit is low in comparison with milk and other foods.
Removed a lot of natural sponges risk of causing injury
When parents choose a sponge to bathe our baby that we seek to offer a better feel for their delicate skin.
Natural sponges are undoubtedly the most suitable for them, however a lot of natural sponges Suavinex of the mark had to be withdrawn from the market because they could damage the skin rather than caring.
Apparently a family reported to the Consumer that his son had been scratched by using a sponge. At the same analysis showed that it contained calcareous shells and debris up to five millimeters (which you can see in the image).
The batch consisted of 3,000 units and was distributed to 135 pharmacies. This is Lot 3275, corresponding to the natural sponges of medium size (reference 302935).
Natural sponges are extracted directly from the seabed and therefore must be processed to remove any shells or other calcareous materials. A fault in the process of washing and processing to be made remains in the sponge.
Since facu recommended for families with a sponge belonging to the batch has left the market to come to the establishment where you purchased to return it.
The truth is that it is paradoxical that one element that almost caress the skin of the baby just dañándola.
On behalf of all babies are bathed daily with natural sponges, thanks to the family of the child "hurt" by having reported this irregularity. This has removed a lot of sponges that may have harmed other children.
Natural sponges are undoubtedly the most suitable for them, however a lot of natural sponges Suavinex of the mark had to be withdrawn from the market because they could damage the skin rather than caring.
Apparently a family reported to the Consumer that his son had been scratched by using a sponge. At the same analysis showed that it contained calcareous shells and debris up to five millimeters (which you can see in the image).
The batch consisted of 3,000 units and was distributed to 135 pharmacies. This is Lot 3275, corresponding to the natural sponges of medium size (reference 302935).
Natural sponges are extracted directly from the seabed and therefore must be processed to remove any shells or other calcareous materials. A fault in the process of washing and processing to be made remains in the sponge.
Since facu recommended for families with a sponge belonging to the batch has left the market to come to the establishment where you purchased to return it.
The truth is that it is paradoxical that one element that almost caress the skin of the baby just dañándola.
On behalf of all babies are bathed daily with natural sponges, thanks to the family of the child "hurt" by having reported this irregularity. This has removed a lot of sponges that may have harmed other children.
How to apply sunscreen to your baby
Eva told us a few days ago what are the types of photoprotectors you get at the market and very important, choosing the most suitable for our baby.
But in addition to choose the most appropriate sunscreen, apply it equally important is the right way to be truly effective outcome. Nothing serves the best cream if you do not use it well.
A recent survey revealed that only 12.4% of those questioned were correctly applied the sunscreen, which is worrying, even more so when discussing skin health of children.
Let's see what needs to be taken into account for a correct application of sunscreen on the little ones:
* Pediatricians do not agree on whether or not to apply sun protection cream for babies under 6 months. Some say that there may be a risk of irritation or poisoning, while others believe that the baby's delicate skin is very susceptible to sun damage and must be protected with a high factor.
Consult your pediatrician if inadvisable should take other measures to protect the baby from the sun as umbrellas, t-shirt, cap, avoid exposure in central hours of the day, etc.
* Before you apply the cream all over his body, you must test it in a small area of skin of the child if something might cause some irritation or allergic reaction.
* Apply cream 30 minutes before sun exposure (ie at home before going to the beach or pool) so that it can be absorbed. In addition there are fewer distractions at home can apply the cream without intending to escape every two seconds.
* It should be re-positioned after each bath cream, but actually most of the creams that we are now water resistant maintaining protection even after a bath. Just in case, but to strengthen the skin dry.
* Also strengthen implementation after two hours of sun exposure. Not just an application for an entire day at the beach or pool.
* Do not skimp on cream. Experts recommend applying two milligrams per square centimeter of dry skin, but as it is complicated (if not impossible) to do the calculations when you apply cream to children, simply spread a thick layer evenly on the skin and dry carefully let us not throw parties while.
* Apply protective areas that we tend to forget the nose, ears, shoulders, upper, and the scalp on the back of your knees and legs.
* Apply with care near the eyes because some components of the creams can be irritating.
But in addition to choose the most appropriate sunscreen, apply it equally important is the right way to be truly effective outcome. Nothing serves the best cream if you do not use it well.
A recent survey revealed that only 12.4% of those questioned were correctly applied the sunscreen, which is worrying, even more so when discussing skin health of children.
Let's see what needs to be taken into account for a correct application of sunscreen on the little ones:
* Pediatricians do not agree on whether or not to apply sun protection cream for babies under 6 months. Some say that there may be a risk of irritation or poisoning, while others believe that the baby's delicate skin is very susceptible to sun damage and must be protected with a high factor.
Consult your pediatrician if inadvisable should take other measures to protect the baby from the sun as umbrellas, t-shirt, cap, avoid exposure in central hours of the day, etc.
* Before you apply the cream all over his body, you must test it in a small area of skin of the child if something might cause some irritation or allergic reaction.
* Apply cream 30 minutes before sun exposure (ie at home before going to the beach or pool) so that it can be absorbed. In addition there are fewer distractions at home can apply the cream without intending to escape every two seconds.
* It should be re-positioned after each bath cream, but actually most of the creams that we are now water resistant maintaining protection even after a bath. Just in case, but to strengthen the skin dry.
* Also strengthen implementation after two hours of sun exposure. Not just an application for an entire day at the beach or pool.
* Do not skimp on cream. Experts recommend applying two milligrams per square centimeter of dry skin, but as it is complicated (if not impossible) to do the calculations when you apply cream to children, simply spread a thick layer evenly on the skin and dry carefully let us not throw parties while.
* Apply protective areas that we tend to forget the nose, ears, shoulders, upper, and the scalp on the back of your knees and legs.
* Apply with care near the eyes because some components of the creams can be irritating.
A sling helps them learn to walk?
Vamos a comentar hoy un complemento para el desarrollo motriz en los niños que se puede encontrar en tiendas especializadas en la infancia. Se trata del arnés de apoyo para desarrollar la marcha.
Este complemento surge de la atención terapéutica a niños con discapacidad motriz. Está basado en facilitar una ayuda al niño con poca fuerza o mucha inestabilidad para recibir un apoyo externo que le permita llegar a desplazarse caminando, siendo poco probable que pudiera hacerlo sin asistencia.
Y aquí reside realmente el factor más relevante para decidir la utilización de este tipo de apoyos: que sólo están indicados cuando no es probable que el niño pueda acceder a una marcha autónoma por sus propios medios en un periodo cercano.
Como fisioterapeuta en el ámbito de la discapacidad infantil, muchas veces me he planteado la conveniencia o no de utilizar una ayuda al desarrollo motor. El punto de inflexión para decidirme es saber que cuando introducimos un elemento externo en el desarrollo del niño debemos ser conscientes de que estamos condicionando todo su esquema de movimiento, ya que se produce una dependencia del elemento externo.
Hay muchos ejemplos cotidianos para esto: la debilidad de un miembro cuando se coloca una escayola, la dependencia de la faja o de la muñequera cuando se utilizan de forma continuada, el cambio de esquema de movimiento cuando se utilizan bastones o muletas. En este caso, además, está el agravante de que el niño está en máxima permeabilidad a lo que le rodea, por lo que integra enseguida esta ayuda externa como elemento propio, distorsionando un desarrollo normal.
Como conclusión, creo que estos elementos forman parte del ámbito de la terapia y no de la atención cotidiana a los niños. Sólo deben emplearse cuando se diagnostica un retraso patológico del desarrollo, y no reducirlo a utilizarlo cuando el niño haya superado la edad estadísticamente frecuente de aparición de la marcha. Esto puede generar un riesgo de torpeza motriz (aunque sea leve) que no es necesario aportar a nuestros hijos.
Este complemento surge de la atención terapéutica a niños con discapacidad motriz. Está basado en facilitar una ayuda al niño con poca fuerza o mucha inestabilidad para recibir un apoyo externo que le permita llegar a desplazarse caminando, siendo poco probable que pudiera hacerlo sin asistencia.
Y aquí reside realmente el factor más relevante para decidir la utilización de este tipo de apoyos: que sólo están indicados cuando no es probable que el niño pueda acceder a una marcha autónoma por sus propios medios en un periodo cercano.
Como fisioterapeuta en el ámbito de la discapacidad infantil, muchas veces me he planteado la conveniencia o no de utilizar una ayuda al desarrollo motor. El punto de inflexión para decidirme es saber que cuando introducimos un elemento externo en el desarrollo del niño debemos ser conscientes de que estamos condicionando todo su esquema de movimiento, ya que se produce una dependencia del elemento externo.
Hay muchos ejemplos cotidianos para esto: la debilidad de un miembro cuando se coloca una escayola, la dependencia de la faja o de la muñequera cuando se utilizan de forma continuada, el cambio de esquema de movimiento cuando se utilizan bastones o muletas. En este caso, además, está el agravante de que el niño está en máxima permeabilidad a lo que le rodea, por lo que integra enseguida esta ayuda externa como elemento propio, distorsionando un desarrollo normal.
Como conclusión, creo que estos elementos forman parte del ámbito de la terapia y no de la atención cotidiana a los niños. Sólo deben emplearse cuando se diagnostica un retraso patológico del desarrollo, y no reducirlo a utilizarlo cuando el niño haya superado la edad estadísticamente frecuente de aparición de la marcha. Esto puede generar un riesgo de torpeza motriz (aunque sea leve) que no es necesario aportar a nuestros hijos.
The parks are not nurseries
We are in a consumer society in which the drag factor in many cases corporate cultural habits. In full in July sales, business (shopping malls, clothing stores, fast food sites, specialized in selling sports equipment or yourself ...) make it easy for potential customers to buy more comfortably by providing toy libraries and playgrounds.
Toy libraries, we can speak of another time, but especially with the parks, we must establish clear guidelines about its limitations, which are many. We should not be a superficial impression of their safety: how quilts are all powerful elements in it, only takes two heads (the two children, of course) to generate a serious accident. We must be aware that the parks are not child care.
In the parks there are two factors to take into account and that requires our presence and our attention: there are no qualified personnel to monitor the behavior of children and the children involved are of a very different attitude and status. These circumstances make these recreation places where security is not guaranteed and are the only parents to anticipate and prevent accidents.
Another factor exacerbating this situation is that there is not always responsible parents take charge of their children. With phrases like "Now Dad will look at a showcase, now stay here again", ventilate the situation in a minute, without realizing that a child between 3 and six years (the band in which we begin to give greater autonomy to children), still have a very limited capacity for self.
The park is a driving environment of freedom. Children experience with their bodies, jump, run, climb ... But all of this motor activity generates symbolic images at the intellectual level, which secondarily activates emotionally (excites and unnerving) to the boys. In this context, if there is an oversight but respectful available, facilitates the acquisition of self: I can run but not run, I can jump but not stepping, but can not climb on my classmates ... The problem is that without such supervision, freedom driving attitude becomes chaotic, which can lead to conflicts with other children and accidents.
Toy libraries, we can speak of another time, but especially with the parks, we must establish clear guidelines about its limitations, which are many. We should not be a superficial impression of their safety: how quilts are all powerful elements in it, only takes two heads (the two children, of course) to generate a serious accident. We must be aware that the parks are not child care.
In the parks there are two factors to take into account and that requires our presence and our attention: there are no qualified personnel to monitor the behavior of children and the children involved are of a very different attitude and status. These circumstances make these recreation places where security is not guaranteed and are the only parents to anticipate and prevent accidents.
Another factor exacerbating this situation is that there is not always responsible parents take charge of their children. With phrases like "Now Dad will look at a showcase, now stay here again", ventilate the situation in a minute, without realizing that a child between 3 and six years (the band in which we begin to give greater autonomy to children), still have a very limited capacity for self.
The park is a driving environment of freedom. Children experience with their bodies, jump, run, climb ... But all of this motor activity generates symbolic images at the intellectual level, which secondarily activates emotionally (excites and unnerving) to the boys. In this context, if there is an oversight but respectful available, facilitates the acquisition of self: I can run but not run, I can jump but not stepping, but can not climb on my classmates ... The problem is that without such supervision, freedom driving attitude becomes chaotic, which can lead to conflicts with other children and accidents.
Different kinds of parent consultation in the pediatrician
Some time ago that I keep the adventures of Dr. Amalia Arce, a pediatrician by profession and mother, as quoted in his blog "was nearly the same time the title card of the pediatrician and mom."
A few days ago left us a nice classification of different types of mothers who come to consult the pediatrician, who gave me the special grace associated with some moms who come to see me at the nursing consultation with the description that makes them.
I leave with you some of the types of mom, Amalia as:
* Mother or Mom lapa octopus: The older child that her son is a continuation of it stuck to his body. Upon leaving the child in bed, she pulls over and grabs the child to his neck with a huge force. More than a pediatric exploration may seem a great fighter.
* Mom "friendly": As has been plenty of times to emergencies, and know the place and much of the staff. Enter the query as Pedro for his house. I spoke with the families of those who know of a lifetime, when you hardly remember her face between moms of 1000 which met last month.
* Marquesa Mom: Wait for others, be the babysitter, grandmother or nurse, naked children and place it on the stretcher
* Mom soap: Comes with her 15 years, sits in the chair, tied belt and put the autopilot. I explained to the tail end of the story of her son since he was born ...
* Mom pidona: Enter first asking what a proof for the job. How to bring another child in addition to the supposedly sick, "I'm here because we are you can watch the grain has left the greatest." Finally, to complete the kit, brings you the recipe and asks for recipes Dalsy, Apiretal, Romil and Atarax.
* Mom "shopping list": The first thing you do is leave a note where the body temperature of your child over the last 24 h, and the hours during which he gave antitérmico and quantities of them. It also indicates the likely diagnosis based on your past illnesses and your search in google.
In his blog you can see some kind of mother more. Of course a mother can bring together several types of commentaries by Amalia, or simply not be any of them (is not there a normal mom?).
In any case it seems to me that both my partner and I are very similar to the model lapa ...
And you, Mom, you see reflected in some of the moms commented?
The baby sleep in a crib with no wake
A very common scene: the baby has fallen asleep in her arms and want to sleep in his crib. How to do this without interrupting your peaceful slumber? Some parents consider it an impossible mission, it is sufficient to support him in his cradle and starts to mourn. Normal.
It is normal to separate it from your arms warm and support it in a cold area the baby sees the difference and you wake up, but with a little finesse and a little training can leave the little one in the crib without being aware.
Almost all babies (but all) love to sleep in her arms a walk (who does not?). The passage of the arms of mom or dad at home, or arms to the bed or stroller is a transition that needs to be done with determination, yet very gently and with loving words.
For a start, the atmosphere should be warm and quiet. Must be all prepared when we go to bed baby, the baby changed (is not time to get to change diapers or pajamas, you will wake up), lights should be dim, quiet room, if a quiet music and the cradle prepared. It is best to wait until the baby has passed the first stage of sleep and is sound asleep.
When we have the baby asleep in her arms, a subject of our hands and his head the top of his back, while the other is holding the lower back.
Needless to say, when we have a baby in arms is better to sweep bracelets, watches or rings that rub can hurt.
When we go to bed the last thing we need is to drop his head. The hand that must accompany the subject until it is lying because if you release the baby will wake up and feel insecure.
So we have to approach the cradle squatting as much as possible and support the baby upright or sideways on the mattress while holding it. Then remove your hand from under Culet and slide very gently (very gently) on the arm below the head.
At that time, the caresses and loving words are crucial for the baby to sit still there. Acomódale in the cradle, and if arrópalo has woken acompáñale until you fall asleep. If you get back safe in the arms that falling asleep again right away.