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It is important to vaccinate children

September 28, 2023
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Inform all about vaccines and immunity, what vaccines are made of, and how they are kept safe.

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/downloads/parent-ver-sch-0-6yrs.pdf

Timely vaccination during childhood is critical because it helps provide immunity before children are exposed to life-threatening diseases. Vaccines are evaluated to ensure that they are safe and effective for administration to children at the recommended ages.

Different vaccines work in different ways, but each vaccine helps the body’s immune system learn how to fight germs. After receiving a vaccine, it usually takes a few weeks to develop protection, but that protection can last a lifetime. Some vaccines, such as the tetanus or seasonal influenza (flu) shot, require booster doses from time to time to maintain the body’s defenses.

It is important to visit the pediatrician in the first months of life of children. By at least the second month the baby must have received his first dose of vaccine. Usually in the first visit with the pediatrician the baby will receive the dose. You can purchase your doses at your clinic from their primary doctor.

Your child is exposed to thousands of microbes in their environment every day. This happens through the food they eat, the air they breathe, and the things they put in their mouth.

Babies are born with an immune system that can fight most germs, but there are some deadly diseases it can’t fight. That’s why they need vaccines to boost their immune system

Vaccines use very small amounts of antigens to help your child’s immune system recognize and learn to fight serious diseases. Antigens are part of microbes that trigger the body’s immune system to work.

It is very important that when your baby is ready to be dropped off at daycare or school, they already have the necessary vaccinations for their age. To reduce the risk of getting sick, your child, the daycare center and all children in your care must be up to date. with the vaccines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

What is the policy?

When choosing a child care setting for your child, be sure to consider this critical point: what is the institution’s policy regarding sick children?

Common diseases in the nursery:

Viruses responsible for colds or flu (influenza) cause the most common illnesses in daycare. Even if your child is vaccinated, he or she can catch viruses that cause colds, sore throats, coughs, vomiting, and diarrhea. Most babies in daycare have 8 to 12 colds a year, just a few more than they would if they were cared for exclusively at home.

After the first year a child attends daycare, the number of respiratory illnesses decreases so that by the second or third year, they have an average of four of these illnesses a year. The child usually suffers from diarrhea once or twice a year.

Recommendations on when children should not attend daycare:

The main reasons for not sending a child to daycare or school due to the condition:

  • That this prevents the child from participating comfortably in the activities.
  • The child requires more attention than staff members can provide without compromising the health and safety of other children.
  • That the child represents a risk of contagion of a harmful disease to others.

Are there repercussions if you decide not to vaccinate your children?

Those who want to go over this law, who don’t want to vaccinate their children, are only allowed to do so for two reasons: religious and medical. Those are the two exceptions.”

Vaccination requirements for school and child care are different in each state. Check with the school system or daycare to find out the requirements where you live.

Courtesy of Precious Moment Child Care

References: ( www.primerahora.com , Aug 6, 2021)

(wwwnc.cdc.gov , n.d.)

(Pediatrics), 3/22/2017)

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BIOGRAPHY: Marisela Carpio

September 28, 2023
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My name is Marisela Carpio, I am originally from Mexico and I have lived in the United States for more than 30 years, 5 of which I lived in the state of California where I got married and a year after getting married my husband and I moved to Wisconsin where my four children were born. One of my goals when I came to the United States was to obtain my GED so that I could eventually study Early Education since I always wanted to work in the field of education. It was not easy since initially I did not speak English well and many of the classes I took were in that language. In 2011 I obtained an associate degree in Early Childhood Education and in 2012, I opened my daycare: Marisela’s Family Daycare.

Years later, I was able to learn the language and that helped me earn my Bachelor’s degree in Human Services with a concentration in Early Childhood Education. My daycare currently has 4 stars according to the Young Star rating and my goal is to reach the maximum level of 5 stars. Although working with children can be very demanding, it is a career that brings many rewards: when you see a baby take their first steps, say their first words and then leave your daycare ready for kindergarten you know that all the effort was worth it. My next goals are to open a group daycare and also offer childcare related training.

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Is your child ready to remove the diaper?

September 28, 2023
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https://www.babycenter.com/toddler/potty-training/potty-training-readiness-checklist_4384

¿Cómo puedo saber si su hijo está listo para dejar el pañal?

No hay una edad donde podamos decir que están preparados los niños para dejar de usar pañales, todos los niños son únicos, el desarrollo de cada niño no es el mismo la mayoría de ellos habrán desarrollado las habilidades físicas y cognitivas necesarias entre los 18 y los 24 meses.

Muchos padres deciden esperar hasta los dos años y medio cuando se puede confiar más en el control de la vejiga y también hay niños que no están listos hasta que tienen casi 3 años, o incluso 4.

Para ayudarte a determinar si ha llegado el momento, hemos elaborado una lista de las principales señales que indican que tu pequeño está listo. Recuerda que, si empiezas antes de que tu niño esté en realidad preparado, seguramente el proceso será más largo.

Antes de los 12 meses de edad, los niños no pueden controlar el pipí y popó, y muchos niños pequeños que muestran señales de que físicamente están listos para ir al baño solitos, no pueden controlarlo en realidad.

Incluso a los niños que pueden mantenerse secos en el día, les puede tomar más tiempo despertar para hacer pipí por las noches y muchos dejan de tener accidentes nocturnos hasta la edad de 5 años.

If your child attends child care, it is important to have an effective relationship with your child care provider so together you can work through this process, which will help a lot.

Your child is becoming independent and understands what it means to go to the bathroom like adults.

Physical signs

  • Has enough balance and coordination to walk, and even run steadily.
  • Urinates a lot at one time.
  • Has regular bowel movements and soft, well-formed stools.
  • Remains “dry” for periods of at least three to four hours (this indicates that the muscles of the bladder have developed enough to retain and store urine.

Behavorial signs

  • Is able to sit and remain in the same position for two to five minutes.
  • Can pull pants up and down on their own.
  • It bothers them to have a dirty diaper.
  • Tries to imitate adults when they go to the bathroom (wants to see you go to the bathroom, put on underwear, etc.).
  • Physically demonstrates that they really are using the restroom ( makes noises, bends over, or tells you).
  • They show that they like to be independent.
  • They are not a child who says “no” to everything.
  • They are proud of their achievements.
  • They don’t seem to resist learning to use the potty.
  • They are in a phase in which they are generally cooperative (does not always contradict or say “no” to everything).
  • Follows simple directions (for example, “sit on your potty”).
  • Understands the importance of keeping things in their place.
  • Has words (may be their own) for bowel movements and urine.
  • They know when they have to go to the bathroom (perceives the physical signals) and are able to tell you before doing it.
  • They can set a goal in their mind like going to the bathroom when they feel like it and remind themselves to do it.
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