How not to panic when a child bites his nails, refuses to milk not to say 2 years, periodically sucks his thumb and crying when he washed his head? Kolobok.ua gathered experts answers parents' questions
In our time, to be a parent is not easy, because everywhere poured unchecked information. Opinion grandmothers, forums, social networks, friends and acquaintances at the site. Of course, mom and dad are easily panic if their child suddenly does not behave like most of the children in the playground or in the kindergarten. Dispel common myths.
Myth 1. Children bite their nails because they are nervous
The widespread opinion is that it is the cause of anxiety disorders in children (reaction to the divorce of parents, a trip to a kindergarten, school), it comes from the attention deficit is not always the case. According to statistics, half of teenagers and even adults sometimes bite their nails. And girls do it more often than boys.
When to sound the alarm. Where is the line between normal and abnormal is difficult to say. Except that if this habit leads to injury of the nail plate.
Myth 2. Bedwetting - a disease?
Bedwetting - one of the most common problems in the world. According to statistics, it suffers from 5 to 7 million. children up to seven years. Yes, not all children are accustomed to the pot, some very fast asleep. Pediatricians believe that enuresis is not a disease, but evidence of mental developmental delays (small bladder, inability to get the pulses from the brain to the bladder).
When to sound the alarm. After seven years. When suddenly I began bedwetting after several months / years "dry period". If the urine has changed color, the child snores, he was concerned about the sharp pain in his stomach.
Myth 3. Why baby cries when he washed his head?
Parents are often faced with tantrums during shampooing. This is due to the fact that you strongly reject the head and the child loses his balance, apply shampoo, cutting the eye, with an unpleasant odor. The reason may lie in the insufficiently mature vestibular apparatus.
Tantrums are usually for 6-7 years, when the child has learned to care for themselves.
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Myth 4. Children suddenly give up meat
Toddlers can refuse due to insufficient number of teeth if the meat stew bad and unpleasant consistency. All this can cause a gag reflex in the baby.
When to sound the alarm. The lack of meat in the diet can cause anemia. Try to choose meats that are popular with children, cook the meat so that the kid was convenient to chew. combine meat dishes with vegetables. In case of temporary failure to make a child's menu, so to make up for a possible deficiency of vitamin B12, iron and amino acids.
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Myth 5. If the baby does not drink milk, his bones become brittle?
Doctors are advised not to worry unnecessarily. In countries where milk is practically not drink the incidence of osteoporosis is not greater than in those where the milk is considered a vital product.
Try to remedy the lack of calcium vitamin D and other dairy and non-dairy products - cottage cheese, yogurt, yogurt, bean, fish, broccoli.
When to sound the alarm. If after drinking the milk the baby starts to hurt the stomach, the baby - diarrhea, vomits. This may indicate intolerance lactase.
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Myth 6. Sucking fingers spoil bite
Scientists have noted that the crumb begins to suck his thumb in the womb. New Zealand scientists have come to the conclusion that because the baby calms down and takes the bacteria that strengthen the immune system. Children, sucking thumb, are less prone to allergies. Sucking can not spoil a bite until the child did not appear permanent teeth.
When to sound the alarm. If this habit is taking place after 4 years. Kid returns to it again and again now after 7 years. Perhaps he is not able to cope with the emotions overwhelmed him.
Myth 7. Child is not talking. He lags behind in development?
Educators and psychologists noticed that kids have a different temperament, many of them do not speak because they are simply shy. Shy undecideds have a passive vocabulary and active kids begin to speak earlier and babble incessantly.
When to sound the alarm. After three years, and the diagnosis can only deliver qualified, not grandmother on site.
Myth 8. The kid is often sick. So, he has a poor immune system?
Child attending kindergarten may be ill 8-10 and more times a year. disease frequency also depends on the siblings, bringing the kid out of their children's groups (kindergartens and schools) viruses.
Between SARS child happy and cheerful - everything is in order, the crumb gets immunity.
When to sound the alarm. If the disease lasts long, drawn with subfibrilnoy temperature (37 C) and lead to complications (sinusitis, sinusitis). This is an occasion to address to the immunologist.
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Myth 9. The child has not learned to use the potty to 3 years. So I - a bad mother
All children are different. And the time of toilet training can take up to 5 years. Another thing, if mom observe sterile cleanliness, fixated on yourself, do not want to remove, wash once again.
A long walk in diapers violates the musculoskeletal system, motor movement difficult.
When to sound the alarm. When the three years of the baby has not made any successful attempt to develop the pot.
We hope we have dispelled most common misconception and now you follow common meaning, do not become unnecessarily blame themselves, will sleep peacefully and not to carry children to the doctors how much nothing.
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