Use a firm mattress and avoid placing your baby on thick, fluffy padding that may interfere with breathing if your baby's face presses against it ||Make sure the highchair has a wide base, good fit, adjustable secure straps. Consider a post between the child's legs. ||A great deal of body heat is lost through a bare head, so make sure your baby wears a hat if she will be in a cold environment ||Exclusive breastfeeding for at least 6 months is the best prevention of food allergies ||Plan for regular family meals. Enjoy being together as a family and give a chance for everyone to decompress from the day ||Design a kid corner and fill it with things safe for your toddler like Tupperware, toys, empty boxes, etc. ||To keep the eye free of infection, massage inner lower corner of the eye twice daily to empty it of old fluids ||During the day, don't try to catch up on chores while the baby sleeps. Lie down and rest ||AAP recommends to avoid blankets (a potential suffocation hazard) until your baby reaches her first birthday ||Reading aloud will help your baby be a better reader when she's older ||
Study Findings: Normal BMI by age 7 reduces asthma risk

 

20/12/2011-- A Swedish study in the journal Pediatrics found that children with a high body mass index at age 7 are at greater risk for developing asthma by age 8 and are more likely to be sensitive to inhalant allergens. Overweight children's risk of asthma did not increase if their weight was in the normal range by age 7.

Assumption about an association between obesity and asthma in children arose from epidemiologic data showing that the prevalence of both conditions has increased considerably over the past several decades. Studies of the association have generally produced supporting evidence, but the nature of the relationship has remained unclear.

Few studies examined the relationship between changes in weight (or BMI) and asthma risk in childhood. To address the issue, the authors analyzed data on Swedish children to come up with these results.

Children with a BMI in the normal range at ages 1, 4, and 7 did not have an increased risk of asthma. Additionally, children who had a normal BMI at age 7 did not have an increased risk of asthma at age 8, regardless of their BMI at ages 1 and 4.

Children who had a high BMI late in the age range of 4 to 7, or who had a persistently high BMI, had a significantly increased risk of asthma at age 8.

Source reference: Magnusson JO, et al "Early childhood overweight and asthma and allergic sensitization at 8 years of age" Pediatrics 2011.

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