“TIPS FOR MOTHERS” - THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO SUPPLEMENT CALCIUM FOR BABIES.
Ensuring adequate calcium supply for your baby is an important part of comprehensive health care and development. For many mothers, finding an effective and safe way to supplement calcium for their baby is always a top priority. Understanding this need, DDA "Tells mothers" the simplest and most effective methods to provide calcium for their baby.
The role and need of calcium for young children
Calcium is not just a mineral, but the role of calcium is also important for the development and maintenance of the body's health, especially in the early childhood stage. Some important roles of calcium in children's development:
Strong bones and teeth: Calcium is the main component of bones and teeth. Children need calcium to build and maintain their structure during development.
Support muscle function: Calcium plays an important role in transmitting nerve signals to muscles, helping them to function strongly and flexibly.
Support the nervous system: Calcium is also necessary for the development and functioning of the nervous system, helping young children increase their ability to concentrate and learn.
Regulate heart rate: Calcium plays an important role in regulating heart rate, helping to maintain normal heart function and reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems in the future.
The role and need for calcium for young children
Calcium needs according to each child's age and development
Children's calcium needs vary according to age and stage of development. Calcium is usually measured in milligrams (Mg). Children need different amounts at each stage of life. Mothers should pay attention to the amount of calcium appropriate for each child's age to best supplement calcium for their children.
Newborn - 6 months old: 200mg calcium per day. At this stage, calcium supplementation is needed for babies every day, enough to support the initial development of bones and teeth.
6 months - 1 year old: 260mg per day. This age is due to the increased need for bones and teeth as well as overall development.
1 - 3 years old: about 700mg calcium per day (2-3 servings). Children at this age need support for comprehensive development, including bones, teeth and the nervous system.
4 - 8 years old: Calcium needs increase to about 1000mg per day (2-3 servings), when children are in the stage of rapid bone and tooth development.
Children from 9 to 18 years old need 1300mg calcium per day (4 servings)
Ensuring that young children get enough calcium is an important part of their upbringing and health care. By understanding the role and needs of calcium in young children, parents can ensure that their children grow strong and healthy from the early years of life.
Signs of calcium deficiency in children that mothers cannot ignore
Children with anorexia, loss of appetite
If children do not provide enough calcium, it will lead to anorexia, loss of appetite
Neurological disorders
In children, calcium deficiency will cause children to have neurological disorders, cry at night, wake up startled or cry at night, easily get angry, have mood swings, lack of concentration, poor learning, memory and thinking, and motor dysfunction that parents need to pay attention to.
Children often sweat at night
This symptom is common in children with vitamin D and calcium deficiency. Parents should pay attention to the condition of sweating at night when the weather is not too hot.
Bone and tooth problems
Calcium is a component of bones and teeth, so calcium deficiency will affect this part such as late or slow tooth growth, weak teeth, easy to break. Children with poor bone development often have symptoms such as crooked, weak or deformed bones. In addition, symptoms of rickets such as bowed legs, bowed arms, etc. may appear.
Children have ring-shaped hair loss or lick-shaped hair loss
Children under 2 years old often have hair loss in the shape of the back of the neck due to lack of calcium and vitamin D. At this time, parents should supplement calcium for their children.
Children have slow cognition
Lack of calcium affects the intellectual development of children. Children often have psychological disorders, slow cognition, and difficulty adapting to things and events around them.
Signs of calcium deficiency in children
Signs of calcium deficiency in children do not necessarily appear all at once, and can vary depending on the severity of the deficiency and the individual child's constitution. However, if parents notice any signs of calcium deficiency in their children, they should consult a doctor or nutritionist to ensure that the child receives appropriate treatment and care.
Instructions for properly supplementing calcium for children
Pay attention to the dosage
Always follow the recommended calcium dosage for children. At each age, the need for calcium supplementation is different, the older the age, the higher the need for calcium supplementation. Therefore, parents must pay attention to their child's age to supplement calcium most appropriately.
Supplementing enough calcium for children is important to help them develop better. However, supplementing excess calcium for children will lead to bad consequences such as constipation, nausea, bone pain. If the condition of excess calcium for a long time can cause more serious consequences such as accumulation causing calcification or kidney stones. Discuss with your doctor or nutritionist. They will give specific recommendations based on your child's health status and nutritional needs.
Instructions for properly supplementing calcium for children
Right time
The best time to absorb calcium is in the morning, about 30-60 minutes after breakfast. Morning is when children are exposed to sunlight, which is when calcium is better absorbed. Calcium should not be taken in the afternoon or evening, as this will cause calcium to accumulate in the sun, causing the risk of constipation, kidney stones and difficulty sleeping.
Combining calcium with Vitamin D
Vitamin D helps improve the absorption of calcium in your baby's body. Make sure your baby gets enough Vitamin D through sunlight or foods rich in Vitamin D such as salmon, eggs and milk.
Supplementing calcium for your baby through the daily menu
Supplementing calcium for your baby through food is a natural and safe way to ensure that your baby gets the amount of calcium needed for the development and health of Calcium is found in different foods such as:
Milk and dairy products: Milk is the richest and most accessible source of calcium for children. In addition to milk, you can also give your baby yogurt, condensed milk, cheese and healthy milk powder.
Green vegetables: Green vegetables such as spinach, cabbage and bok choy are good natural sources of calcium for your baby. Other green vegetables such as purple cabbage, sprouts, and mushroom cabbage are also rich in calcium.
Nuts and seeds with shells: Nuts provide a large amount of calcium and other minerals. Nuts such as almonds, walnuts, pistachios and sunflower seeds are all good choices for your baby.
Fish: Fish such as salmon, mackerel and sardines are rich in calcium and are also a good source of Omega-3 oils which are good for your baby's brain and heart health.
Beans: Soybeans and bean products such as tofu, soybeans, and healthy soybeans are good sources of calcium and protein for your baby, while also providing essential amino acids.
Dried Fruits: Some dried fruits like dried persimmons, raisins, and barley cereals contain some amount of calcium and are also a good choice.
Supplement calcium for children through daily menu
Above is some information about calcium supplements for children that DDA has shared. Hopefully, the information shared in this article will help parents better understand how to supplement calcium for their children most appropriately. Parents should pay more attention to their children so that they can have the best health and physical and mental development, helping them have a brighter future!
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