How to improve baby's weak constitution?

Posted by faulson on May 21st, 2024

After understanding the reasons for the child's physical weakness, we must find ways to help the child adjust. So, what can be done to enhance the baby's physical condition?

Balanced nutrition

Nutrition is very important for babies before they are three years old. Parents should try their best to choose nutritious, diverse, meat-vegetable, and easy-to-digest foods for their babies.花生四烯酸 At least ensure that they eat meat, fish, eggs, milk, beans and various foods within one week. Grow fresh vegetables, fruits, etc. In addition to three meals a day, healthy snacks, soy milk, milk, fruits, etc. can be added appropriately.

Supplement various trace elements

For babies under 6 months old, breast milk is the best food unmatched by any other food. Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended. After 6 months, complementary food should be added to the baby in time. As the baby grows, the complementary food should be as rich as possible. For babies over 1 year old, the amount of milk must be ensured and the food must be diversified. Special attention must be paid to the intake of two essential vitamins, vitamin A and vitamin C. 母乳低聚糖Vitamin C can improve children's immunity and thus strengthen their physical fitness. Fruits such as bell peppers, tomatoes, cauliflower, and various dark leafy vegetables, strawberries, citrus, grapefruit, lemons, etc. are very rich in vitamin C. There are also some fruits with high vitamin C content, such as prickly pears and acerola cherries. Due to their sour taste, they are not suitable for children to eat directly. They are usually processed into juice or made into vitamin C dietary supplements. If your child cannot eat enough fruits and vegetables in a short period of time, you may consider supplementing dietary supplements to increase your vitamin C intake.

Exercise more

Research has proven that scientific physical exercise and good exercise habits are important factors in ensuring optimal growth and development of young children. Outdoor activities not only enable the skin to synthesize vitamin D and promote calcium absorption, but also enhance the child's appetite, allowing the baby to absorb more nutrients. With enhanced nutrition, resistance will be significantly increased and physical fitness will naturally be enhanced. Physical exercise should be carried out regularly. Preschool children are growing up and should have more than one hour of outdoor physical exercise every day. Therefore, as parents, we should encourage our children to participate in physical exercise.

ensure sleep

First of all, parents should create a quiet and comfortable sleeping environment for their children, so that their children's sleep quality can be guaranteed. Secondly, it is necessary to ensure that the child has adequate and regular sleep. Parents can refer to the consensus on sleep time for children and adolescents issued by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM):

In short, good living habits and scientific nutritional supplements can help improve children's physical fitness. I wish babies with weak constitutions can have good health as soon as possible!

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