Showing posts with label Mom and Children. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mom and Children. Show all posts

Friday, March 23, 2012

Tips Shrink Stomach After Childbirth

Tips Shrinking Stomach After Childbirth
For the mother that confused with the problem of enlarged waist circumference after birth, there are tips to shrink stomach after childbirth. Many woman confused in choosing the most appropriate way to restore its original shape. Most of the mothers doing diet program, but that is not good for postpartum mothers, because postpartum mothers need adequate nutrition to breastfeeding, it is very important for maintaining the health of mothers and babies.

According to health expert Prof Raul Artal of Saint Louis University. Effort to restore its original shape with a strict diet is not good, can even lead to a variety of statement, such as diabetes and heart problems. And based on some survey that women retain weight after giving birth it will make a distended abdomen.

Then how do I shrink the stomach after giving birth to the most safe and effective? Actually there are many methods without having to undergo a strict exercise and diet. Here are some tips to shrink the stomach after delivery of the safest and effective because it has been recommended by experts.

1. Breastfeeding

Besides highly recommended by doctors, breastfeeding may help the mother in losing weight. Because while breastfeeding, a woman can burn fat up to 600 calories per day or same as cycling for an hour said Dr. Raul.

2. Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

A mother who breast-feed needs high nutritional in order to meet the needs of the baby and the mother herself. Therefore, a mother should consume lots of fruits and vegetables to your baby's nutritional needs met. Do not forget to measure the food into the body so the baby can stay healthy.
Here are some fruits and vegetables are good for your consumption :

3. Drink Mineral Water

Mineral water is very good for ordinary people and good for mothers who are breastfeeding. Water capable of removing toxins in the body. Take a look if your urine have yellowish color that means you have not consume lots of water. Therefore try to consume approximately 10 glasses of water every day.

4. Fair and Balanced Eating

All you have to remember is that you are currently breastfeeding your baby. You should eat 3 times a day with a considerable portion in order to maintained ASI nutrition. This is better than you eat once a day but with large portions. Try to avoid unhealthy foods such as chocolate or fried foods.

5. Interacting With Babies

This is the most fun thing in terms of burning calories. Encourage your baby walk every morning and evening with a stroller. Besides the streets in the morning is very good for the baby. This method does seem trivial, but the effect is quite significant.

6. follow the treatment Classes

This one is optional because it required a separate fee to attend these classes.
OK, that is tips for you, hopefully useful for you.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Parental Love is the key to Brain Development in Children

Parental Love is the key to Brain Development in Children
If each child has a mental illness, from depression, schizophrenia to autism then one to blame is the role of the mother is lacking. But later revealed parental love is the key to brain development in children.

Although actually, besides the role of parents in assisting the development of children, genetic factors also cause chemical imbalances in the brain.

Over the last decade a series of scientific discoveries have shown that biological factors at least equal portions with environmental factors and genetic factors in influencing the mental illness in children. Single environmental factor most strongly is the love that children receive from parents.

This is a review of many studies have been conducted on mental illness in children. In a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows how the role of parents not only change the hearts and minds, but also the child's brain.

The study was conducted by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, involving 92 children aged 3-6 years. The study looked at the role of parents in helping their children deal with a rather stressful task that was designed to resemble the stress in daily life.

Several years later, the average child has an area the size of the brain called the hippocampus as measured using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Observations in this study was done by considering the various factors that can affect the size of the hippocampus.

The researchers found that mothers of children with a better role in helping children cope with everyday stress, have a significantly larger hippocampus. Children who have a small hippocampus were at increased risk for problems of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder in Alzheimer's disease.

"If in a state of depression, as well as having a small hippocampus could predict that it will not respond to antidepressants compared with those who have a large hippocampus. Having a small hippocampus increases the risk for all kinds of mental disorders'" said Dr. Charles Raison, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Arizona, Tucson as reported from CNNHealthNews, Tuesday (13/03/2012).

It also applies to smoking as in children with drug abuse due to lack of parental attention. In addition to protecting against brain diseases, the volume of the hippocampus is also very necessary because it is a brain region that plays a major role in managing the stress and pressures of everyday life.

The hippocampus is essential for the ability to establish and keep personal memories. It is also a major problem for the stress response and inflammatory response. Both of these can cause significant damage to the organs of the body and brain if not managed properly.

So that the expression of parental love as strong as the genes and chemicals that carry the tendency for mental disorders in children. The human brain is very complex, so that any outcome of brain function is affected not only by a single factor. But that process is a combination of factors of genes, chemicals and the environment.

Amazing Ability of the Baby Brain

Amazing Ability of the Baby Brain
What can be done by the baby might be considered trivial to adults because baby have not been able to offset the adult conversation. But the baby can actually prove their versatility. Once the scientists found a way to uncover the ability of the baby, the baby turns out to have a lot of brainpower and amazing smart enough.

Do you want to know amazing capabilities that exist in the baby brain? Consider the following discussion about how amazing the baby's brain

There are 9 amazing ability of the baby brain, as quoted by LiveScience, Wednesday (14/03/2012), among others :

1. Know who has a higher position

From the age of 10 months, babies learn and understand things quite right. Based on the results of a study published in the journal Science show that babies understand the hierarchy (sequence position) social and figure out the size that could determine who was responsible.

2. Understand the expression of emotion dog

Even before babies can say the word "mama" and "papa", babies have been able to decipher and understand the emotions of dogs. A study in 2009 found the baby aged 6 months was able to demonstrate appropriate body language. "Emotion is one of the first things a baby can be caught in the social world," said lead researcher Ross Flom, an associate professor of psychology at Brigham Young University, Utah. The results of these studies have been published in the journal Developmental Psychology.

3. Understand the moods and emotions

While the baby is still unable to speak, he might know when adults are feeling down. Around the age of 5 months, baby can accurately pick a song that can evoke positive emotions. It is based on the results of a study published in 2010 in the journal Neuron. At the age of 9 months, babies can also identify a sad voice of a few songs.

4. Can dance to the music

Talking about music, baby can not otherwise react when they hear the music. Not only the baby's ear can follow the beat, the baby can actually dance. It is based on the results of a study published in 2010. Babies can do a dance with the hands, feet and body to the rhythm or music. Dancing ability is innate in humans, although researchers are not sure why it evolved. The results of these studies have been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

5. Mimic the actions of others

A study in 2009 revealed when the 9 month old baby who see adults as an object, then the motor in a baby's brain will be activated as if it actually did. The researchers study showed that mirror neurons play a lot. Babies have a predictive capability that can help respond to the actions of others. It is based on research results that have been published in the journal Biology Letters.

6. Learning quickly when sleeping

According to a study in 2010, apparently the baby can learn even while sleeping. It is based on the results of research conducted by researchers involving 26 baby who were sleeping. "Like newborn babies spend most of their time sleeping, this capability may be important to be able to quickly adapt to the world around him and helped to ensure the survival of the baby," the researchers said. The results of these studies have been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

7. Babies can understand the voice that directed at them

In a study in 2006, 7 month old babies can understand the sound that directed at them. The results of these studies have been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

8. Can distinguish two different languages

In the study in 2007 which was published in the journal Science shows that, in baby 4-6 months of age can spend more time to see the person talking to him say words in different languages. This shows that babies can distinguish between two languages. Some research suggests that baby begin to understand the grammar, processing grammar and words simultaneously at the age of 15 months. "Newborns can be said to be smart in the language because baby have the ability to easily learn any language in the world," said psychologist George Hollich of Purdue University.

9. Can be quite a good judge of character

Classify others as beneficial or harmful is very important when choosing friends. And that ability begun when a baby. Ability to judge character can be the first baby step in the moral formation. It is based on research results that have been published in 2007 in the journal Nature.