There are many influencing factors for the development of children's "smart brains", genetics, family environment, child enlightenment, etc., and then, there is another important factor that parents are easy to ignore, that is, "eating"!
01 Do parents know the importance of eating for children's brain development?
The neighbor's child, when he was 1 year old, was told by the doctor that his nutrition was not up to standard and that he was still deficient in iron. The family took the baby to the hospital, and then the doctor had to make a "diet science" for the family.
It turned out that the old man of the neighbor's family came from the countryside to the city to help with the baby. The old man has always felt that the things in the family are healthy, chicken, duck and fish meat are raised, and the growth and development of the child is not good, so only the children are given rice and vegetables at home, and the snacks and noodles bought are not successful.
Therefore, after the child is 6 months old, he adds complementary food, only rice, vegetables, and occasionally fish, meat, and shrimp brought from his hometown. The doctor told the child's grandmother: This is too nervous! How does a child grow without nutrient intake? This will not only affect the child's growth and development, but also affect the baby's brain development!
For infants and young children, the energy obtained from food is not only used to grow tall, but also nearly 70% is used for brain development. Even at the school age, 25% of the energy in food will be supplied to the brain, promoting brain development and construction.
02 0-5 years old is a critical period for children's brain development, and parents should seize it
If you want your child's brain to become smart, it is not to wait for your child to go to school, then go to exercise and tutor, but to do a good job of brain cultivation in the critical period.
0-5 years old is the fastest brain development in a child's life.
At the age of 0-2, the baby's brain volume will increase by three times;
At the age of 5, the capacity of the baby's brain is already 90% of the adult brain capacity.
It can be seen that 0-5 years old is the key period of baby brain development, and in the infant stage, almost 70% of the nutrition in the diet is supplied to the brain, so 0-5 years old, parents must seize!
However, in terms of diet, many parents have not done it right!
03 Want your baby to have a "smart brain"? Diet "3 eat 2 do not eat"
In terms of diet, the neighbors also listened to the doctor's advice and gradually made adjustments. The Easter egg dad has integrated these suggestions, hoping to give parents practical help.
1 Do not eat too much and overnourish
In fact, whether it is the elderly or young people with babies, they are worried: Is the child really full?
Then, there are all kinds of diets for children to eat, and all kinds of diets for children to prepare "big supplements".
For infants and young children under the age of 5, their appetite is not large, and their gastrointestinal digestion ability is also limited, so that "overeating" will only increase the burden on the child's stomach and intestines, or the burden on the body, making the child fat.
Although the child's obesity will not directly affect the child's IQ, it will have an indirect effect.
For example, children move slowly, their reaction ability becomes slower, they are ridiculed, and their psychology is affected, which will affect brain development;
For example, children are too fat
, so that digestive function, sleep, etc. are affected, affecting brain development.
The cost of obesity is too great.
2 Do not eat junk food
Some parents like to eat snacks and takeout, so they also take their children to eat together.
A relative of The Easter Egg's father often eats potato chips, kebabs, and takeaways with his children. Relatives said: "We didn't have this happiness when we were young!" How much can a child eat? Not so squeamish! ”
However, these junk foods, hygiene conditions, additives, unhealthy fats, etc., have a great impact on children! Children eat often, as if they are "loading garbage" into the child's brain. Because those additives, chemicals, etc., will damage the "mitochondria" in the child's brain, and the mitochondria are responsible for providing energy to the cells.
1 Eat "Smart Food"
Supplementing your child with "smart nutrition" will allow the brain to absorb more beneficial nutrients and make the brain smarter.
For example, seafood rich in DHA and protein;
For example, eating walnuts rich in omega-3s, the brain is exactly what it needs;
For example, eat fruits, vegetables, and whole grains that are rich in "smart carbohydrates" instead of "junk carbohydrates", like sugar-sweetened drinks;
For example, eat calcium, protein-rich milk.
Such foods that are beneficial to the brain, there are many more, parents should learn to screen! If you don't know how to screen, you can refer to the Resident Health Guide, or a special infant recipe book.
2 Eat "clean and healthy"
The concerns of the elderly in the neighbors are also justified, and now many fruits and vegetables bought outside do have a lot of pesticide residues, meat, fish, shrimp, etc., and there will also be pollution and other situations.
At this time, parents need to be able to pick.
Just like fruits and vegetables, you can buy less pesticide residues and easy to clean. For example, strawberries are not very suitable for children to eat, because pesticide residues exceed the standard or are more serious. If you want to eat, be sure to buy one that has been tested for pesticide residues.
The ingredients are healthy, and then use a healthy cooking method to give the baby a clean and healthy meal!
3 Eat "Nutritious Breakfast"
Why is it all about breakfast?
Because for children, the intake of breakfast can provide children with the ability to do a day, and likewise, it also provides a day's energy for the brain. Therefore, whether lunch and dinner are confused or not, this breakfast must meet the nutritional needs of children.
Like the grandmother of the Easter egg, she liked to cook some porridge in the morning and get some pickles, which was never for the baby to eat.
A qualified nutritious breakfast is actually not as difficult as parents think, only protein, fiber carbohydrates, vitamins and so on. Like fruits, milk, oats, eggs, nuts, vegetables, whole grains, etc., just go well.
If you feel that your combination is not nutritious enough, or the parents who do not like breakfast, they can prepare a practical "Recipe Book" for the baby.
The neighbor's family now uses this set of recipe books, a total of 3 books, each of which is very practical. The neighbor's family prepared three meals a day for the child according to the recipe, but in half a year, when the baby was 1 and a half years old, her height, weight, etc., all caught up!
"Children's Nutrition Breakfast" can teach parents how to match their children's breakfast, which is rich in recipes, so that parents do not have to worry about the problem of "what to eat for breakfast" every morning. And the recipes inside are also very homely and fast,comfortable, suitable for mothers who are more nervous about time.
"0-6 year old baby recipe" provides parents with professional feeding knowledge of 0-6 year old babies, step-by-step nutritional supplementary food, which can better maintain the baby's delicate stomach. The feeding knowledge in this book suggests that parents should look at it more, and can "eliminate illiteracy" and avoid pits for parents with zero parenting foundation.
The book "Children's Recipes for Growing Tall" is more classic, and can be used until children go to primary school and even junior high school. There is a lot of "growing tall knowledge" and "growing tall recipes" in this book, allowing parents to seize the golden age of their children's growth.
There is a 0-5-year-old baby at home, starting with such a set of books, almost can be used for more than ten years, saving time and effort, and also worry.
Message
The cultivation of the baby's "smart brain" is not an overnight thing.
Instead of waiting until the child goes to school and then anxious about the child's achievements, it is better to pay attention to the child's diet, feeding, parent-child companionship, early education enlightenment, etc. When the child is still young, these correct methods can really help the child to go to a higher level!