It is not, as a rule, wise to give cream or milk with sour fruits. Usually the fruit is best given at the mid-day meal, as a dessert, at a time when no milk is taken. It is in all cases important that the quantity of fruit should be moderate.
What besides water and milk should a child be allowed to drink and what should be forbidden?
Tea, coffee, wine, beer and cider in all quantities and in all forms should be forbidden to young children below puberty. Cocoa which is made very weak, i.e., almost all milk, is often useful as a hot drink. Lemonade, soda-water, etc., should if possible be deferred until the tenth year. A free indulgence in things of this kind should never be permitted with children of seven or eight years.
[ INDIGESTION IN OLDER CHILDREN ]
What are the different ways in which indigestion shows itself in children?
First, in acute disturbances which last for a few days only; and, secondly, in chronic disturbances which may continue for weeks or months.
Which of the two forms of indigestion is more likely to impair seriously the health of the child?
Chronic indigestion; for since the cause is not recognized it often goes on for months and even years unchecked.
What are the symptoms of acute indigestion?
These are familiar and easily recognized. They are vomiting, pain, undigested movements from the bowels, often fever and considerable prostration.