More vitamins and calories to resist the cold and viruses: with the arrival of winter, parents often adopt new food habits for their children. Here are some tips on the matter.
- Apart from vitamin D supplementation, it is not necessary to modify the child’s food intake in winter.
- To preserve the sleep of toddlers, it is advisable to delay the last meal by a quarter of an hour each day.
October 25 marked the return of winter time for six months. Despite this change,apart from vitamin D supplementation which will no longer be provided by the sun, it is not necessary to change or supplement the child’s food intake”, explains pediatrician Alain Bocquet. As during the summer, we will have to be vigilant about certain excesses, “very frequent in proteins”, or possible deficiencies, “most often in lipids because fats have a bad reputation”, continues Doctor Alain Bocquet.
Delay the last meal
On the other hand, everything must be done to ensure that the change in mealtimes is not brutal for children who sleep at night. “Babies are building their circadian rhythm. They are more sensitive to the variation of light and an hour difference can have repercussions. This is the reason why we advise not to make them take a nap in the dark”, continues the pediatrician Alain Bocquet.
To preserve the sleep of toddlers, the Childhood Food Syndicate (SFAE) thus advises delaying the last meal and going to bed for a quarter of an hour each day. “The parent who gives the bottle or the morning feed will take care to organize himself to devote a little time to the child when he wakes up before feeding him. At a rate of 10 to 15 minutes between letting the child play in bed or devoted to the morning change, the bottle schedule will be set in a few days and the other meals will follow naturally at the right time. explain the professionals.
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