Dr. Josie Grace Castillo Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinic

🔹 ALWAYS: seek the advice of a qualified health care professional before taking antibiotics.
🔹 REMEMBER: Antibiotics do not treat viral infections, like colds and flu.

RECOMMENDED SCREEN TIME FOR KIDS

🙂 1 year old
NO SCREEN TIME
👁 Should not spend time on digital devices
👁 Spend 180 minutes of physical activities
👁 Engage in reading and story-telling activities with caregivers
👁 Have 11-14 hours of good quality sleep

🙂 2-5 years old
LESS THAN 1 HOUR/DAY
👁 Quality programs with adult supervision
👁 Encourage interactive play for physical and mental development
👁 Spend 180 minutes of physical activities
👁 Engage in reading and story-telling activities
👁 Have 10-13 hours of good quality sleep

🙂 Above 5 years old
GUIDED SCREEN TIME
👁 Adult supervised quality screentime with frequent breaks in between
👁 20-20-20 rule:
20 second break every
20 minutes by looking
20 feet away
👁 Encourage good posture
👁 Encourage physical activity
👁 Keep screens 18-24 inches away
👁 Adjust screen brightness: not too bright, not too dim
👁 Avoid direct wind from fans and aircon



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Did you know? People with mild or moderate dengue can be cared for at home. Proper hydration and rest during the early stages of the illness can reduce the risk of developing severe dengue.

World Breastfeeding Week starts today! Women shouldn’t require superpowers to juggle breastfeeding and work.

All moms everywhere, no matter their work or contract type, should have:
🧸 At least 18 weeks, preferably 6 months or more, of paid maternity leave
🧸 Paid time off for breastfeeding or expressing milk upon returning to work
🧸 Flexible return-to-work options

Let’s make breastfeeding and work, work!

On World Brain Day, here are our top tips to support your brain to be healthy!

🏃‍♂️ Be active
🍌 Eat a healthy diet
😴 Get enough sleep
🧩 Stimulate your mind
💟 Look after your heart
⛑️ Wear a helmet

Do you eat too much saturated fat❓

Saturated fats can be found in

🔎 fatty meat,
🔎 dairy foods,
🔎 hard fats & oils such as butter, ghee, lard, palm & coconut oil.

Limit your intake to no more than 10% of total energy intake from saturated fats.

Dealing with flood at the moment?

🔵 Be careful with electric equipment near stagnant water. Submerged car batteries still have an electric charge.
🔵 You can lose control of your vehicle in as little as 15cm of water.

Earlier doesn’t always mean better.⁣⁣
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Her kid walked at one year, yours walked at eighteen months, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 it doesn’t matter.⁣⁣
Her kid potty-trained at two years old, yours didn't potty-train until four years old, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 it doesn’t matter.⁣⁣
Her kid recognized all his letters and numbers before pre-school, yours had no interest until almost four, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 it doesn’t matter.⁣⁣
Her kid was sleeping through the night by three months, yours wasn’t sleeping through the night until two years old, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 it doesn’t matter.⁣⁣
⁣⁣
Because reaching developmental milestones early means 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 in the long run.⁣⁣
⁣⁣
Because a college professor won’t wonder how old her students were when they could count to one hundred or spell their names.⁣⁣
And no one will know or care if the Harvard graduate or the CEO had a pacifier or didn't potty-train until five years old.⁣⁣
⁣⁣
What matters most is the whole child,⁣⁣
who 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 are,⁣⁣
and how kind 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 are⁣⁣
⁣⁣
So let the pressure go,⁣⁣
and let your kids be kids.⁣⁣
⁣⁣
Don’t rush them through their childhoods,⁣⁣
and make them miss out⁣⁣
because they’re too busy meeting milestone after milestone.⁣⁣
⁣⁣
Besides, earlier doesn’t always mean better.
𝘐𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘳.

📸: angelica.ch.r
....................................................⁣⁣
Source: living full

The much awaited annual Preschool Congress of The Medical City Center for Developmental Pediatrics is on it’s 11th year and is now transitioning to CHILDREN’S SUMMIT to address important issues in child development and behavior from birth until the school age years.

We cordially invite you to join us virtually on JULY 2, 2022 (Saturday) from 8am to 4pm:

“LIFE GOES ON: REINTEGRATING CHILDREN’S DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING TO THRIVE IN A HYBRID WORLD”

This summit aims to discuss strategies on reintegrating children’s development and learning in a hybrid world as our societies reopen post COVID 19 pandemic.

Register NOW:

https://bit.ly/ChildrensSummit2022
Registration fee: Php975

Deadline for registration is JUNE 29, 2022.

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Dr. Josie Grace Castillo Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinic updated their business hours.

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Screen Time for Kids