Christmas is coming and we are very excited to be able to live these dates with our children. With Children, Christmas is enjoyed twice. Just as your son is so small that this is your first Christmas. In order to have a good time together, we should follow a series of recommendations. Children can change the schedule and meals a lot, so we will have to take them into account when planning these special dates.
Be flexible with schedules
Normally, with the babies we follow a fixed routine, at one hour the bath, followed by putting on the pajamas, after dinner and after playing a little, it is bedtime. They probably always do it at the same time. But at Christmas timetables relax. Nothing happens because a day or two the children go to bed later, we will get back to sleep later. It is not about arriving at our house at 4 or 5 in the morning as we did when we did not have children, but it is not necessary to shut up at home to lime and sing like a monk when the festive atmosphere is lived on the street.
What we do have to see is how our son accuses the change of habits. There are children for whom going to bed later is not a problem while for others the sleep makes them more irritable and in a worse mood. If we know that we are going to be late to our house, let us extend the nap time as much as possible or take a travel cot for the baby to sleep on time, until we return home.
As for the meals, we must prevent children from abusing sweets and heavy meals. Sugar can alter them even more. As much as possible, they should continue eating their usual diet, and as something exceptional, we can give you some sweet or Christmas food to try, as advised for their age.
Short trips, but always safe
The Christmas car trips They are usually short, but we still have to maintain the appropriate safety measures to avoid accidents. At this time of the year people take the car tiredly, sometimes under the influence of alcohol, and we must avoid risk situations as much as possible. So children should always be tied in their chair.
If we take the car late, to go from a relative's house to ours, we can do that the child already wears the pajamas under the coat. This way it will be faster to go to bed when we get home. Remember that there are certain risks when babies sleep in the car seats, so if you do, it is for a very short time and always with the harness adapted to the volume of your body, so that you hold your shoulders glued to the chair, to prevent them from falling forward.
If the child travels tired, we will avoid hitting the head with the car seat Oasys 1 Isofix Denim Edition, which in addition to a beautiful design in denim fabric (which is always the most suffered against stains), it gives the baby all the security and comfort. Its padded headrest protects the sides in case of impact and also allows the child to wear the head securely.
Enjoy Christmas
Although they are very small, babies do notice that something special happens during Christmas. We are the whole family together, there are lights, songs, gifts and lots of fuss. Show him the tree, the nativity scene, sing carols with him, open the gifts with his help, etc. Although it seems that they do not know anything yes that bright ornaments and music will stimulate your senses.
On the other hand, the child will be the center of attention, you will receive affection from many family members and the passing from arm to arm may overwhelm you at some point. Although we play with the baby, it also needs tranquility. We must prepare a room in silence so that the child can rest when the time comes. We must also extreme care so that if the child crawls or picks up things from the table, nothing unusual is brought to the mouth or harmed by any sharp object.
And as the last and most important recommendation of all, do not forget to take many photos. This way you will keep a beautiful memory of what the baby's first Christmas was.
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