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PA R E N T I N G 5 tips to boost your child's immunity w 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 definite 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