Back to school: what is scoite or “nest syndrome”

Back to school: what is scoite or “nest syndrome”


Have you ever heard of scholite? The pediatrician talks about recurrent illnesses in children starting school life





Back to school: what is scoite or “nest syndrome”

or beginning of school life It is an important stage in the development of children. However, the first week of school is sufficient for the symptoms of those diseases that almost everyone gets in childhood and that worries many mothers.

So, you know this event is common and has a name, see? And the drain. The term, also known as “daycare syndrome“, is used for the constant diseases that affect children who go to school for the first time and is the result of living together with their classmates, as explained by pediatrician Patricia Terrível.

“What happens is that the children begin to have a more active social life, encounters with other children, who come from other families, who have been to other places and who may be subject to the transmission of bacteria and viruses”.




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Therefore, it is normal for children who are still going through the process development of the immune system get sick during this period. This process, according to the expert, helps the body to create immunity against diseases.

In babies, this treatment takes place through the mother’s milk. Therefore, the pediatrician makes a warning about their diet. “For children, prolonged breastfeeding is a source of strengthening the immune system, at least up to the age of two. But from the moment of introduction to foodit is worth paying attention and proposing foods rich in proteins and vitamins, focusing on vegetables, proteins and carbohydrates “.

Finally, it is worth remembering that schooling varies from child to child, as each individual is unique and has their own particularities. Therefore, there is no point in looking for a culprit or avoiding the child’s contact with the outside world. The ideal is to allow a free childhood, with games even outside the home, maintaining a medical follow-up to identify its particularities and evaluate its development based on age.

Source: Dr. Patricia Terrível, pediatrician and member of the Breastfeeding Department of the Pediatric Society of São Paulo.

Source: Terra

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