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It's really cold, How can we prevent sickness?

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•      During the winter months we all feel cold and some of us do not tolerate this weather and get sick. •      If this is the way with adult subjects let us imagine how it is difficult for our young children. f WHY CHILDREN ARE MORE PRONE TO GET COLd Children are more often the victims compared to adults, it’s not uncommon for colds to start by six months of age, especially in large family households. There are multiple reasons for this: 1) children under seven years of age have immature immune systems which makes them more susceptible to cold and flu viruses. 2) young children spread more germs to each other because of their tendency to cough and sneeze without covering their mouth. Additionally, they more often contact contaminated surfaces (desks, table tops and toys) and subsequently touch their nose, eyes or mouth facilitating germ transmission. 3) upper airways of young children (including the ears and sur...

Nursery/Kindergarten - The secret to a successful adaptation

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Nursery/Kindergarten - The secret to a successful adaptation A child who comes to the nursery for the first time feels alone, lost and helpless. How can you help him? For most children, going to a nursery or kindergarten is the first separation from their parents. They see it as confronting an unfamiliar space, in which parents leave it to strangers. What does the period of adaptation of the child to the nursery or nursery look like? - we prefer to use the term adaptation, and the question that arises is: Who has a harder time living that period? The parent or a child? It is difficult for everyone to fall apart: to the parent - if he or she has never separated from the child, to the child - because he or she feels anxious about the parent. What should the adaptation for the kindergarten look like? ● The first arrival is purely “administrative” - the parent talks to the kindergarten director. ● On the second visit, there is a child with the parents - to see...

Why is it good to let a child out of tears?

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When children have fury, parents often try to stop screaming as soon as possible, but experts say it's good to put out negative emotions A child screaming on the floor of the shop, diving next to the slide or does not want to get up from the floor on the bus. Everyone experienced it. And those who thought that they were unprofitable children quickly corrected themselves when they themselves experienced the first tantrum. Fog outbursts are common in young children, and they are even an important part of the emotional and psychological health of the child. Little children do not know how to cope with emotions, and that usually ends in a close fight of parents with 15 kilos of pure anger. Instinctive is the reaction of each parent to silence the child and interrupt the outburst, but experts say that it is necessary to do the opposite. It is better for a child to emit negative emotions than to keep them in. Although it is not easy for parents to understand or tolerate i...

How to protect my child from getting sick during seasonal changes?

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Seasonal changes are considered by most mothers as their biggest nightmare or the annoying alarm that their kids will be sick for the next few weeks, and they are always blame themselves and think that maybe they can do something more to protect their kids from this illness. Seasonal changes:  Seasonal changes are critical because weather is unpredictable and viruses are more and spreading faster than usual stable climate. And because children are more vulnerable to viral infections and temperature swings so they are the most common group who get sick especially preschool age (from birth to 5 years).  Dubai has two distinct seasons – summer and winter. Summer in Dubai begins from around the last week of April and ends around the 1st week of October. This period is characterized by very hot weather. Rainfall is scarce during the summer months. However, the windy conditions ensure there are frequent dust Storms. Temperatures regularly climb above 38 °...