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With kids in your house, your responsibility automatically increases. Amidst this Coronavirus outbreak when all you can do is remain at your place, you have ample of time to spend with your kids.
It has been clearly stated that boosting your kids’ immunity is the only way by which you can protect them from falling ill. Adopting healthy habits can help your kids fight infections and enhance their immunity from early childhood.
Some of the healthy habits include:
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Breastfeeding newborns
It is believed that breast milk contains immunity booster antibodies along with white blood cells. When you breastfeed your baby, you guard them against allergies, meningitis, various urinary tract infections, as well as allergies.
Also, when you breastfeed your baby, it enhances their brainpower. So, it is recommended that mothers make it a point to breastfeeding their babies for the first six months after their birth.
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Exercise Together
Now when you are staying at your homes during the lockdown period, you can make a healthy habit of exercising daily. Follow a proper exercising schedule and start your day with moderate exercise.
This helps in improving the immunity as well as helps in relieving stress. When you practice exercising family as a whole, kids really find it fun and show their interest.
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Maintaining Hygiene
You might have already heard of it almost everywhere. Maintaining good personal hygiene is the key to prevent your kids from catching any infections.
It is recommended to wash hands for at least twenty seconds at frequent intervals. You should wash your hands before and after taking any meal.
Covering the mouth with a tissue while sneezing is advisable to avoid the spread of infections. Tell your kids about the importance of maintaining personal hygiene to fight illness.
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Boosting sleep time
Now that it is a lockdown time, you can set a schedule for your kids that include a sufficient amount of sleep.
Ask your kids to follow a proper sleeping pattern without any delay. Fix timing for sleeping at night and allow them to sleep for as long as 8 hours.
Proper sleep acts as a natural booster to the immunity of your kids. It is believed that improper sleeping patterns limit the body’s ability to produce cytokines. These proteins help in fighting infections and also reduce inflammation.
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More fruits and Vegetables
Include as much as whole natural foods to the diet of your kid. Natural products are a good source of vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that are essential for immunity building in kids.
Moreover, if possible, add green vegetables to their diet as much as possible.
Make sure you have washed the vegetables thoroughly before cooking them.
In addition to this, including fruits that are rich in Vitamin C. Such fruits help in fighting infections that are linked with cold and flu.
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Include Less Sugar
Summer and sugar is an unavoidable combination. And when your kids are supposed to be at home during the lockdown period, it will definitely be difficult to stop them from taking sugar.
However, it has been observed that the consumption of excess sugar can lead to adverse effects on overall human health and specifically on the immune system.
Avoid snacks like cakes and chocolates, and it would be better if they are replaced with healthy fruits and sweets that are made out of natural sugars.
Also, while buying products from market, make sure that the fruits you buy are not coated with sugar to add to their sweetness. You can include oranges and blueberries to boost the immune system and fulfill their sweet thirst.
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Avoid Antibiotics unless necessary
It is advised not to give your kids excess of antibiotics even when they are not required. However, antibiotics can prove to be life-saving in some circumstances; these can be avoided to a large extent in mild cases.
Also, the intake of antibiotics in addition to killing the harmful pathogens has an adverse effect on the beneficial bacteria in the body. Intake of antibiotics is advisable only after doctors’ prescriptions.
Keeping your kids healthy and highly immune is the priority of every parent. Follow the points mentioned above and give your kids an infection-free quarantine.
