When to take the children to the nursery

When the incorporation of the children to the nursery should be given is one of the doubts that the parents raise, especially in those couples in which both are workers. Although age varies depending on many factors, such as the family economy, the experts of the Spanish Association of Pediatrics A

When the incorporation of the children to the nursery should be given is one of the doubts that the parents raise, especially in those couples in which both are workers.

Although age varies depending on many factors, such as the family economy, the experts of the Spanish Association of Pediatrics A (AEP) recommend delaying kindergarten until two years of age due to health and social development issues. Children's health in day-care center

Assistance in day-care centers is related to visits to health centers. Parents should keep in mind that the

immune system of babies matures with age. The viruses to which children are exposed in kindergartens affect to a greater extent the smaller they are. Although the viral diseases suffered by children strengthen their defenses. The later it is the incorporation to the nursery,

the greater the tolerance towards these pathogens. Social development of children

Another reason that favors the incorporation of children into the

nursery at two years is the benefit that contact with other children has at this age to favor the development of social skills. Babies increase their autonomy after 18 months, when the first steps and the first words arrive. This will improve their

ability to adapt to daycare and to interact with their peers. In addition, the previous step to this age by a kindergarten will avoid the trauma of parental separation when compulsory schooling arrives. The

socialization capacity is not strengthened only by the nursery, but also by the presence during the upbringing of siblings or cousins. Regarding cognitive development, the attendance or not to a daycare does not influence, since, according to experts explain, the behavior of children during the first años years of life

is favored by a single person, either the mother , the father, or who is responsible for the care. Sources: Spanish Association of Pediatrics

Patricia García . Collaborator of GuiaInfantil.com