Secret Tips to Keep Your Kids Healthy This Winter

There’s almost nothing sadder than watching your kiddos come down with a sickness. Winter is filled with low immune systems, colds, and other illness-causing bacterias just waiting to attack your family. Whether you are a working parent or you stay at home - sick kiddos can throw the routine out the window, and make for a miserable few days. While you can’t guarantee any outcomes, no matter what types of healthy measures you take, you can give your children and the entire family the best possible chance with a few secrets from our stash!


Teach Them How Their Body Works

When your kids know about how their body works, it can be a huge asset to helping it function properly and giving it what it needs to stay healthy. Teach your kids daily about their body, how it processes the fuel that you provide for it, what sleep can do for their brain, and how every little detail can work together. Your children can be empowered by knowing that they have incredible superpowers all wrapped up into their one body!

Sleep. Sleep. Sleep!

If you want to go full-fledged mama bear on something, make sure that it is sleep! When kids are getting plenty of sleep, it can not only help their bodies grow properly, but it can help them fight off the bacterias that they come in contact with throughout the day. The National Sleep Foundation conducted a national survey to learn about the average sleep that children were receiving in 24 hours. The results showed that there are MANY children not getting enough sleep:

  • Infants get 12.7 hours when experts recommend that from 3-11 months they should get 14-15 hours.
  • Toddlers get 11.7 hours when 12-14 hours are recommended for children aged 1-3 years.
  • Preschoolers get 10.4 hours, while it’s recommended that children 3-5 years of age should average 11-13 hours.
  • School-aged children (1st through 5th grades) get 9.5 hours, but experts recommend 10-11 hours.
  • (Note: All sleep times are averages.)


Start the Probiotics

This is becoming a hot topic more and more, but our bodies NEED probiotics. Due to the nature of the food that we are consuming in this day and age, our gut flora is consistently being barraged by pesticides, bad bacteria, and sugars. These can be harmful to the gut, so it’s a great idea to be constantly replenishing your gut through healthy probiotics as well as fruit and vegetables. You can get good probiotics from food or through a supplement. If you have questions about how to increase this in your diet, let us know! We offer nutritional counseling at the Lake of the Ozarks, as well as stocking some high-quality supplements that are perfect for children.

Sharing is NOT Always Caring

The fact is, while we want our children to boost their immune system, sharing food and drinks with friends isn’t always the best way to go about it. Remind your children regularly to keep their germs to themselves, and not exchange food and drinks with friends.

Essential Oils All Around

Essential oils can have a powerful effect on the health of your family, and when used appropriately can be a wonderful tool in your healthy mama tool belt. The key is to make sure that you are using them appropriately and safely for your family. There are many resources that you can refer to for safe topical applications, as well as the safest oils for young children. Keep in mind that there are a lot of resources online, so do your research carefully, and look into oil recipes that are marked specifically as being safe for children both topically and in the air.

Shower it Off

This actually isn’t just to wash away bacteria after a long day out with other people. The steam from a shower can help drain running noses, relieve congestions, and even help with sore throats. Taking a nice relaxing shower regularly can help if your family is starting to come down with something.


Don’t Forget The Best Tool of All!!

Chiropractic will ALWAYS be the tool we rush to when our own kiddos are feeling down. When your nervous system is compromised, all systems are compromised - and this can make it easier for your poor babies to catch viruses, and stay sick longer. At Absolute Wellness Center in Linn Creek, MO, we love to have babies and kiddos come in for their regular adjustments.

We’re on the brink of the sick season, and combining this with the holidays (high sugar, additional stress, and less sleep), your kiddos may be at a higher risk of compromise. Taking a few measures to guard your family can make all of the difference when it comes to staying healthy this winter. If you are looking for more tips on holistic healthcare at the Lake of the Ozarks, we would love to chat! From chiropractic adjustments in Linn Creek, MO to nutritional supplements and other health-related practices, we look forward to serving your family on your health journey!


Absolute Wellness Center Inc
4203 E US Hwy 54
Linn Creek, MO 65052
573-346-3777
Location: Linn Creek, MO 65052, USA

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