Daily Routine in Wartime
Information center and how to establish a daily routine in wartime
Information center and how to establish a daily routine in wartime
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Hospital Elective Activities
All the information about the hospitals that have renewed their elective (non-urgent) activities. -
Family Care Centers
Due to the emergency, Tipat Halav clinics provide local and accessible services throughout Israel for anyone who is away from home. For further information, call the Ministry of Health's Hotline… -
Self-Care to Be Able to Help Others
During emergencues, parents have a twofold challenge: function and cope with the situation themselves, so they can support and communicate the situation to their children. This way you can take… -
Healthy Nutrition in Emergency
Healthy nutrition is important and helps reinforcing our physical and mental resilience. We have gathered here all the information, hotlines and phone numbers on the subject of nutritional counseling and… -
Keeping Children and Adults Busy
Keeping busy and active during crisis times carries therapeutic powers. It helps self-regulation of powerful emotions, relieve tensions and maintain resilience. We have gathered here some examples for suitable activities. -
Screens in Wartime
Everything you need to know about screen time, both during emergency situations and in general. Pros, cons and what is the recommended screen time for every age group. -
Child and Teenager Online Safety
Especially during war and emergency situations, like the one that we are currently experiencing, the internet provides us with escapism and pleasure, but it may also present us with challenges… -
Information Security and Cyber Security
Alongside physical attacks, the State of Israel is also currently facing many cyber threats against citizens, organizations and companies. -
Staying Home with the Children
Prolonged stay at home with the children may increase both our stress and our children's. Important guidelines for prolonged stay at home and for relieving children's stress and trauma. -
Leaving Children Home Alone
According to law, you can leave children alone at home from the age of 6, but it is recommended not to leave them alone before the age of 9, as… -
Helping Children Understand Tragic Events
A couple of tips that will help you if you need to talk to your children about difficult subjects. -
Parents in Active Military Service
How you can help your children cope with the recruitment of a parent to military service. It is important to remember that recruitment causes pressure but it also provides an… -
Pregnancy and Labor During Wartime
At times of emergency, such as war, we are exposed to stressful situations that affect the health of the mother and the fetus. It is crucial to follow the pregnancy… -
To Breastfeed is to Provide Resilience
Especially during emergency and crisis situations, breastfeeding was found to be especially healthy both for the breastfeeding mother and the nursing baby. All information about breastfeeding during stressful and emergency… -
Traumatic Stress While Pregnant or Breastfeeding
All the information for women who are coping with stress and trauma while they are pregnant or breastfeeding. Tips for coping with stress, emotional support hotlines and more. -
Older Adults in Wartime
During war situations, when everyone's level of anxiety is on the rise, it is even more elevated in older adults. All the information about making accommodations to their home environment… -
Substance Abuse
Stressful and emergency situation may increase abuse of such substances as drugs and alcohol. You should avoid abusing these substances to avoid addiction and you should seek professional help or…
To Breastfeed is to Provide Resilience
Especially during stressful situations and emergencies, breastfeeding is especially healthy for the breastfeeding mother and the nursing child. It confers a sense of calm, allows a hug and contact, and provides the baby with nutritional security.
Breastfeeding during emergencies has many benefits, including:
- Mother's milk is available with no need for boiled water or sterilized bottles.
- Mother's milk is suitable for the baby's needs and comes out at exactly the right temperature.
- Mother's milk contains antibodies and nutrients that boost the baby's immune system.
- The hormones secreted by breastfeeding can create a sense of calm for the baby.
- Breastfeeding is the highest quality nutrition for babies, and it is free of charge.
You should know: a strong immune system protects the baby from infectious diseases, especially in the respiratory tract and the gastrointestinal tract. The immunity-related benefits provided by mother's milk are maintained throughout the breastfeeding period.
Mother's milk contains essential nutrients that are the optimal building blocks for the baby's immune system. "Microbium" are good bacteria found in the intestines that are formed in the body of a nursing baby. They help protect the baby's health, unlike the bacteria found in the intestines of babies fed with baby formula. These unique bacteria that develop in the intestines of nursing babies contribute significantly to the reinforcement of the immune system, to the prevention of sickness, to the decrease of allergies and may even decrease the risk for type-2 diabetes, obesity and other metabolic conditions later in life.
Breastfeeding reinforces the resilience of both the mother and child
Successful breastfeeding contributes significantly to feelings of maternal competence in the breastfeeding mother and feelings of security in the nursing baby. Breastfeeding helps regulate feelings of stress and anxiety in babies, through the hug, the physical contact and the eye contact with the mother.
Studies show that breastfeeding women are at lesser risk for breast cancer or ovarian cancer, as well as for cardiovascular diseases. The more accumulative years the mother spends breastfeeding, the lower her risk of developing breast cancer or ovarian cancer.