7-10 Years Old
Ensuring your child is getting the right nutrition is critical for their growth and development. Professor Joe Millward, Emeritus Professor of Human Nutrition, University of Surrey, attributes good growth to a healthy balanced diet, physical activity and sufficient sleep. Prof. Millward shared that some nutrients are more important than others in terms of the linear growth of the bones, and we can separate individual nutrients into two types:
Type 1 Nutrients
Deficiencies of these nutrients lead to reduction in bodily function.1
Type 2 Nutrients
Deficiencies of these nutrients lead to reduced growth.1
Your eating habits and feeding styles can affect your children’s relationship with food. Abbott Nutrition interviewed expert Dr MacLean, clinical professor from Department of Paediatrics at The Ohio State University. Dr MacLean shared, “It’s not a parent’s job to control a child’s food intake. The parent’s job is to provide balanced meals, make the eating environment positive, and respond to children appropriately.”
There are 4 feeding styles, and the healthiest style is called ‘responsive feeding’. To read more about this click here.
What Should Your Child Eat Now?
The daily schedules of primary school kids are packed with school, co-curricular activities, enrichment classes, tuition and homework. As parents, we must not forget that some of the best lessons in life still happen outside the classroom. Solving problems, developing social skills, and enhancing their ability to communicate better are some of the important life skills that children can develop through play!
As your child learns through school, classes and play, great nutrition is vital to fuel daily activities.
You’ve made it through diapers, through potty training, through preschool and learning to read. Now, your child is ready for more independence, homework, and friendships.
By age 10, your child is likely to show signs of:
References:
1 Golden MH. Specific deficiencies versus growth failure: type I and type II nutrients. SCN News. 1995;(12):10-4.
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