Did you know? There are habits that not only hinder your baby's healthy development, but also make them more susceptible to disease. Join MarryBaby to list a few habits that babies often have!
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Eat lots of sweet candies
For children, candies and cakes have never lost their appeal. Babies can hardly refuse a sweet lollipop or a beautiful little cake. Even many children are "in love" so much that they skip meals because of ... candies. Of course, this is not good at all.
In candies usually only contain a lot of sugar, not many nutrients . Therefore, if you eat too many candies and skip the daily meals, your baby will be at risk of deficiency leading to rickets and slow growth. In addition, the sugar in confectionery is also the reason that reduces your baby's interest in other foods. If your baby is not eating well, giving him lots of candies will only make him less appetite and more stunted. Not to mention, candy is also a factor that causes dental diseases for babies, especially tooth decay. Make sure your child rinses his mouth with water or brush his teeth every time he eats sweets.
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Confectionery is always an attractive dish for most of the "kids".
Spend a lot of time watching TV
How much time will your kid spend watching TV each day? Many studies have shown that spending too much time watching TV or other electronic devices such as computers, phones, tablets ... will affect the concentration, thinking and will make the baby. lazy to think more. Not to mention that regular television viewing will increase your baby's risk of obesity. Every time you let your baby watch TV for 2 more hours, his / her obesity risk increases by 23%.
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Skip breakfast
Breakfast is very important, not only for adults, but for children too. A study shows that, continuously skipping breakfast for a long time will affect the development of the brain , especially for children, while the brain is still under development. Babies who regularly eat breakfast will be smarter, more active and react more quickly to unexpected situations. So, no matter how busy you are, you shouldn't miss your child's breakfast.
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Breakfast energizes the whole day's activities
Sleep habits
Normally an adult spends 1/3 of the time sleeping and more than half the time for children. So it is not uncommon to say that sleep affects babies' health a lot.
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Sleep will help the body restore energy after a long day of tiring activities. During sleep, our brain cells are restored and grown. Less sleep will cause children to become tired, distracted while studying and working. Many babies will even experience emotional problems if they often lose sleep.
You should also pay attention to the timing of your child's sleep too! Do not let your baby sleep immediately after eating. Sleeping after a full meal will interfere with the activities of the heart and stomach. The amount of food that is not completely digested in the stomach will make the baby's body tired and uncomfortable after waking up. In many serious cases, your baby may even have a stomachache
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