Parenting
Kinan |
Tuesday, 11 Jul 2023 22:05 WIB
Don’t underestimate the importance of maintaining the strength of your child’s immune system, Mother. Apart from helping prevent disease, strong immunity also provides positive benefits for the growth and development of your little one.
The immune system is the body’s defense system that functions to ward off various foreign substances that cause disease. This includes germs, viruses, and bacteria.
The existence and strength of the immune system itself is a combination of cooperation between a series of cells, tissues, proteins, and other organs of the body.
If the child’s immunity decreases, the impact can weaken the body’s ability to prevent disease infection. Children become vulnerable to contracting the disease.
Habits that can reduce the strength of the immune system
There are several habits that are known to reduce a child’s body immunity, so it’s best to avoid it, Mother. Here’s the review:
1. Rarely play outside the house
Have children been spending more of their time sitting watching cartoons or playing games? If so, this is the time for Mother to encourage her Little One to do outdoor activities more often.
Quoted from Parent Circle, children who are not physically active are at risk of having weak immunity. This is because lack of exercise will make cells that fight disease become ‘stagnant’.
Equally important, the time spent playing outside also ensures that your child gets the dose of vitamin D he needs, which helps boost immunity.
2. Lack of sleep
Child hobby staying up late aka sleeping late? Be careful the immune system is also affected. Yes, lack of sleep can have a serious impact on a child’s immune system, you know.
Children generally need about 10 to 14 hours of sleep per day, depending on their age. If children actually have a habit of sleeping late, they will have a deficit of quality sleep hours.
This can cause stress which prevents oxygen from circulating freely in the brain. These conditions can lower the immune system and make the child’s body more vulnerable to germs.
3. Excessive use of antibiotics
Whenever a child falls ill, there is a chance that antibiotics will be prescribed. But did you know that excessive use of antibiotics can cause resistance in children, especially if consumed without following doctor’s recommendations.
This habit also weakens the child’s immune system. So, make sure your child gets a prescription for antibiotics only when needed and on the advice of a doctor, OK!
What other habits can damage your little one’s immune system? Let’s find out on the next page, Mother!
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2023-07-11 15:05:00
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