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5 tips to boost your child's immunity
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ays to improve children's immunity and gives her
expert views on how to raise happy and healthy
kids.
What are the most common ailments that affect children? How can they be avoided?
Loose motions or diarrhea and cough and cold or respiratory infections most commonly affect children in
our country. Simple interventions like teaching your children frequent hand washing and deļ¬nite hand washing
before meals are very effective in presenting diarrhea.
Teach them to always drink clean water, which they
carry with themselves and to avoid eating at unhygienic
places. Children catch cold from other infected children
or adults. Use face masks and disposable tissues at
home for yourself and for kids. Enjoy playing spiderman,
batman with them.
What do you think parents should do to increase their
child's immunity?
Breast feeding is the most important investment for
your child's health. All the antibodies or missiles against
diseases the mother has accumulated in her body, get
transferred to the baby, by breast milk. Ensuring your
children enjoy uninter