Smoking is harmful to health
Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the world, including in our country.
A child did not gain weight: from 6 to 24 months
Myths and facts regarding vaccine
The broad usage of vaccines around the word has been accompanied by lots of concerns regarding their safety and possible influences and long term side effects. In the following paragraph we will summarize the facts regarding these concerns.
Tall stature
Parents rarely ask "Is my child too tall?" A tall child is seen as a child with a hereditary predisposition related to height combined with good nutrition and health. This is usually the case. Sometimes it can be annoying when the environment perceives the child as older and more mature due to his/her tall stature and, consequently, has higher expectations.
How to prepare a healthy meal for a child
As you plan and prepare healthy meals for your child, consider some of the harmful habits we all have when it comes to nutrition. Taking care of children's nutrition is also an opportunity to reconsider your habits and make some positive changes in the family's diet.
The feeding and sleeping rhythm during the first week of life
During the first week of life, your newborn spends the most time sleeping, waking up every few hours for feeding. Newborn babies can’t sleep through the night; their stomach is small and they need frequent meals.
Menu suggestions
Each family has its own eating habits, in accordance with the tradition, ethnic and religious background of the family. Here are a few suggestions for healthy meals for your children and other family members, from foods that are useful and affordable; they can help you enrich the family menu and introduce some novelties, while having the household budget in mind.
Optimal nutrition for children from 3 to 5 years
Underrepresented foods
There are many foods that are healthy for children and other household members, affordable, and unfairly neglected in most families' diet. Try to introduce new foods step by step and don't be discouraged if they are not accepted immediately! Practice has shown that it is extremely important for the father of the family to accept and support these novelties, because then the children will accept them more easily and faster.
Healthy baby food
One of the main prerequisites for good health is a varied diet. A child is considered to eat well if he/she eats foods from all five groups every day (Milk and dairy products / Fruits / Vegetables / Cereals / Meat, fish, eggs). It is not uncommon for a child to persistently refuse some of the offered foods; it is important to know that each food can be replaced by some other from the same group.