IMPORTANCE OF PROPER GROWTH IN CHILDREN

How many times have you heard your neighbor, or friend or a cousin saying that they are worried about their child’s growth? Very often, isn’t it. The main reason why we parents feel this anxiety is because in spite of our best efforts our children do not eat proper nutritious meal at the right time and in the right quantity that we desire. They tend to eat junk foods, ignore healthy ones and are preoccupied with their studies, or games or with other things that they give least importance to the food they eat.

As parents it is our responsibility to ensure that our children eat a proper nutritious and balanced meal but making that happen proves to be a big task. Children these days are so averse to eating healthy food that making them eat nutritious food looks difficult. Many children dislike drinking milk and eating vegetables and therefore including them in the diet simply look impossible. As a result of not eating a balanced diet and healthy food, they fall short of growth in their height and weight causing anxiety amongst most parents.

Correct growth of children in terms of their height and weight in comparison to their age is very important as it ensures that their physical and psychological development is in the correct direction and they would be able to lead a healthy and balanced life as they grow up. A correct height and weight ensures that all the organs of the body are functioning well and their development is proper.

Children who have low body mass index tend to have less immunity and can catch germs easily thereby resulting in infections and diseases. Hence it is indeed a cause of worry. Further in this current day and age preference in sports and other outdoor activities is often given to tall and healthy kids, hence those who are on the shorter side might feel neglected. It is therefore very important for children who are lagging behind in height and weight to catch up on lost growth.

Parents need to take steps to help children in catching up on lost growth. Having balanced meals, including more vegetables and fruits in the diet, exercising, cycling, eating at the right time and drinking plenty of water – all this would somehow or the other help children in attaining a normal height and weight.

Horlicks has been one of the most commonly used nutritional supplement in most homes and is known the world over for its health benefits and taste. Horlicks has now launched its specialized nutrition product called Horlicks Growth + which is specially meant for children in the age group of 3 to 9 years who are lagging behind in height and weight when compared to their age. It is available in 2 flavours chocolate and vanilla and contains high quality whey protein with added nutrients that are known to enable children to catch up on lost growth. Horlicks Growth+ has been designed by international pediatric experts and clinically proven for visible growth in children in 6 months.

Let us all put extra effort and ensure that our children attain a proper growth.