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Why does a bad diet impact the child’s growth?

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According to an UNICEF 2019 research, one in three children is not growing appropriately because of malnutrition.

“In many countries, and even within households, these three forms of malnutrition – undernutrition, hidden hunger and overweight – co-exist. This means that a single country may face the challenge of addressing high rates of stunting, micronutrient deficiencies, and obesity. Or a family may have an overweight mother and a stunted child. These trends reflect what is known as the triple burden of malnutrition, a burden that threatens the survival, growth and development of children, economies and societies.”

“This burden is only expected to grow. Strikingly, not a single country has made progress in decreasing levels of overweight and obesity in the past 20 years.”

Today, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities. Urbanization caused a rapid change in diet and lifestyle, with more ultra-processed foods and less physical activity.

The question remains: “why are so many children eating too little of what they need, while an increasing number of children are eating too much of what they don’t need?”

Reference and full article on the link:
https://features.unicef.org/state-of-the-worlds-children-2019-nutrition/

The importance of parents taking time from themselves without their children

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Before taking up this role, parents are individual beings with desires, dreams and needs. In addition to fulfilling the role of caregivers, educators, friends of their children, they also need time without their children to be with themselves, especially to live the relationship of husband and wife. If this time is waived, the relationship between the parents weakens, consequently making the relationship at home more fragile, more impatient, more stressful and less loving in everyday exchanges.

Setting aside time for yourself, without kids, will only strengthen the connection between the couple, the children and make the family even stronger. Everyone wins.

How is your relationship with your partner at home? Are you giving time to get along without your kids?

Children and emotions: How to teach children about the importance of expressing their feelings?

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Expressing feelings can often be difficult for us adults, imagine teaching them to children? The best way for children to learn about emotions is to talk about them. So here are some tips on how to help you with this type of conversation.

Teaching about feelings through cartoon characters and movies:

Discuss how the various characters from cartoons, books and movies might be feeling. Pause to ask, “How do you think he feels now?”

Create opportunities to talk about feelings:

Every day, ask your child, “How are you today?” Show them that it’s okay to feel what they feel. You can help your child acknowledge feelings by sharing how you are feeling. Say, “I feel sad that you are not obeying me when I speak to you.”

Practice what you want to teach your child:

If you ask your child to use words to express their feelings while he is angry, but he testifies that you yell to express yours, your words will not be effective. Now, if you instead of shouting, indicate that you are angry and take a deep breath, your child will learn to recognize the skills you use when you are upset.

How has this daily practice been with your child?

How can I ensure that my child’s screen time is healthy and educational?

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In 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended no more than two hours of screen time per day for children and adolescents, one hour only for children between 2 and 3 years of age and absolutely no screen time for children under 2 years.

However, they have updated their guidelines to reflect the realities of today’s digital world. Due to the moment we are living, children need to access computers and tablets to take classes, do their homework and also be entertained. With that in mind, we have gathered up a few tips to help parents!

1. Use screen time as a chance to interact with your child and teach lessons about the life.

2. Take steps to make your child’s media usage a positive experience. Read books, practice physical activities and spend time outdoors.

3. Establish rules about the sites your child visits, the games he/she plays, and the movies he/she watches.

4. Interact and engage in your child’s digital world. Learn to play the games he/she likes, ask questions about the content he/she watches and explore the Internet together.

5. Set aside time without technology. Even a short digital detox can improve your child’s behavior and emotional well-being.

Based on what we have brought here, do tell us: “What content have you been encouraging your child to watch?”