Children Birthday Parties

No television, no phones, no electronic gadgets to entertain small leisure, children participating in Airea stimulate their creativity and discover their (great) imagination and ability to share and compete in the group. And all this amid a natural setting like the Montseny Natural Park which is located Polell Mas, our present House of Air. And that distance to the oldest at first find it uphill. So small (because it’s a boy twelve years) and begin to generate something that reminds me of our adult addictions.

In Air activities are meticulously organized several months before and we do with love and dedication, so that throughout the day and depending on the length of each turn, the activities are structured in a cycle that alternates respecting those of greater physical strength with more sedentary promote concentration both intellectual and manual. During a weekend Air entire team, including nurses, meets to share, organize and memorize … itineraries, activities, times and names of children, and the peculiarities of each. Because Aire everything has a purpose , a meaning, and seek nothing left to chance. Well yes, one thing remains, the weather, which is unpredictable. And in this second shift that capricious weather has been cold … and quite cold and rainy.

Intense physical activities fundamental aim to help the child become stronger in general and in particular the respiratory. Strengthening complemented by the practice of yoga first thing in the morning, outdoors, surrounded by trees and breathing fresh air. It is a yoga adapted to the age of children who practice it, of course, and I have to confess that it is surprising and (why not?) Admirable seriousness with which they follow their teacher, Cathi Esteve, experiencing the practice of a activity which, for some, it’s amazing and totally unusual. For some others, children who attend regularly to breathe, yoga is not a novelty, have learned to breathe, to focus, to follow a synchrony of movement and yoga as part of their daily habits. (more…)

Your child may experience deterioration in their teeth at an early age.
Sometimes, babies and toddlers, have a severe form of caries as a result of frequent use of the bottle.

This is because continuous exposure to milk, either breast or formula, juice or other sweetened beverages including tea, causing rapid and severe deterioration of your teeth.

It happens that the sugars in these liquids are used as an energy source by bacteria found in plaque. The bacteria in turn, produce acids that attack tooth enamel.

So every time your child drinks a liquid containing sugar, acids attack their little teeth for at least 20 minutes, eventually causing the occurrence of dental caries.

All types of sugars, including those found in milk, formula, fruit juices and sugary liquids can cause bacteria in plaque produce acids.

It is not only the liquid in the bottle makes the cause, but also the frequency and time in which the teeth are exposed to these acids. Hence the recommendation not to offer the child a bottle every so often just to calm him down.

Allow the child to fall asleep with a bottle, can also cause extensive damage to the baby. And is that during sleep, the flow of saliva decreases, allowing the liquid from the bottle to build up around the child’s teeth for long periods of time.

Recommendations …

Clean teeth and gums of your baby with a damp cloth or gauze pad after each meal, and until the majority of their baby teeth have erupted.
For older children, brush their teeth 2 or 3 times a day, and monitor the food you eat between meals, especially those containing sugar.
Do not let your child fall asleep with a bottle
If you need to calm your baby between meals is a good idea to give a bottle of plain water or a clean pacifier recommended by the pediatrician or pediatric dentist.
Honey Do not use pacifiers.
Avoid filling the bottle with liquids such as water with sugar, gelatin candy or soda.
Make sure your child take fluoride need to have teeth resistant to decay. Ask your pediatric dentist how you do it.
Visit the dentist every six months, starting from the year of age. Regular visits will ensure your child, beautiful and healthy teeth for life.