{"id":42,"date":"2016-11-21T12:18:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T12:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/what-should-parents-do-for-the-healthy-development-of-their-child\/"},"modified":"2024-12-27T08:42:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T08:42:23","slug":"what-should-parents-do-for-the-healthy-development-of-their-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/paediatrics\/what-should-parents-do-for-the-healthy-development-of-their-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Development of Children"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Foundation for your child’s healthy development<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Growing children need a lot of nutrition for the development of their bones and muscles.<\/p>\n

The key to the healthy growth of a child is three-fold:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

1.Sleep <\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n

A growing child needs a minimum of 10 hours of sleep per day and sleep can affect children in the following ways:<\/p>\n

<\/b>Sleep promotes growth<\/b><\/strong>: Growth hormone is secreted during sleep. So, adequate sleep is required for a healthy growth of children.<\/p>\n

<\/b>It affects weight<\/b><\/strong>: Evidence shows that children who sleep for short hours tend to become overweight.<\/p>\n

<\/b>It fends off germs<\/b><\/strong>: During sleep, factors that promote immunity in the body are generated and sufficient sleep is required for the full immune system development.<\/p>\n

Also Read: Common illnesses your child could catch at school and how to prevent them<\/a><\/div>\n

2. Nutrition <\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Avoid processed food that has preservatives and food that has artificial sweeteners.<\/p>\n

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  • Milk – 1 glass, Yoghurt – 1 cup, Tofu – 1.5 ounces, Cheese – 1 ounce, frozen yoghurt and ice cream – 2 cups. These food items will give your child the adequate calcium required.<\/li>\n
  • The amount of calcium a person needs varies according to age, but an average child requires 1000 micrograms of calcium per day.<\/li>\n
  • Magnesium, Vitamin D, Vitamin K will aid the regulation of calcium. Try to make your kids eat foods that are rich in these components.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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