It's very hard for the feet to get cold, let alone the baby. Many parents put socks on their children's feet to prevent them from getting cold. Sometimes they turn on the air conditioner in the room to fear that the children will also wear long pants and socks to prevent the cold from invading. So can baby barefoot in summer? Do you need socks for your baby in summer?
Recently, the temperature has risen rapidly, and running has entered the 'midsummer'. Look at this stuffy and hot weather. Is it time for baby's little feet to come out and breathe? However, when the old man at home saw the baby barefoot, he immediately worried: "can't let the baby barefoot, why don't you put on socks for him, cold from the feet, the baby will catch cold & hellip; & hellip;", you are too careless to be a mother, the baby's physique is getting worse, you regret it! '
I'm sure you've met such a scene again and again. Is barefoot without socks really so serious?
A mother in the United States most of the time let her child D barefoot, this is not because of stingy Oh! People have theoretical support.
In the United States, the answer to the question of whether a baby should wear shoes and socks is the same from pediatricians to sports rehabilitation practitioners. Let's have a look at this mother's sharing!
Do you want to wear walking shoes?
About when to wear shoes, many mothers will let their babies put them on before they learn to walk, or even earlier. But the American sports rehabilitation teacher gave the death order to the little D Mommy. He had to wait until the little D could walk to wear it.
The definition of walking here does not refer to the period of learning to walk. It means that little D has to walk on his own, without tiptoeing, and his arms hang down naturally, so he can walk on for a long time. In other words, it is only when the baby is walking like our adults that we can wear shoes.
The rehabilitation teacher's point of view is that the main function of shoes is protection. Walking shoes are not for learning to walk, but to protect the baby's feet from injury.
Even if the baby can walk, it is recommended to let the baby walk barefoot on the grass, carpet and wood floor from time to time.
Do you want to wear socks?
Shoes are OK. What about socks? Just like the old people said, what if you catch cold? It's true that the function of wearing socks is the same as that of wearing gloves. Since it's to keep warm, if it's not cold, it's not necessary to wear socks.
A lot of times, we touch the baby's little hands and feet, feel cool, and will conditionally reflect to add clothes and socks to the baby. But does a baby's cold hands and feet mean he is cold? Not necessarily.
The development of blood circulation system of baby is not perfect, the hands and feet are at the end of blood circulation, far away from the heart. In addition, the blood circulation of the last part of baby is poor, the blood supply is small, and the skin is thin, so it is not accurate to judge the cold and hot according to the temperature of hands and feet.
The right basis for judging the baby's heat and cold is to feel the neck, and the most appropriate temperature is the neck, hands and feet.
03. What are the advantages of barefoot?
Is barefoot good? Right! Japan still has barefoot training!
1. Promote sensory development
Feet are rich in nerve endings, which are important tactile parts.
When walking barefoot, it can touch the stimulation from different ground, which is helpful to stimulate the development of tactile nerve, promote the connection between sense organ and brain, complete all kinds of fine actions, improve the sensitivity of sensation, enhance the flexibility and coordination of the body.
At this stage, wearing socks often will affect children's tactile development, which is not conducive to the cultivation of exploration ability of feet.
2. Strengthen the baby's physique
Barefoot walking is good for blood circulation of feet, improving resistance and cold resistance, and preventing diseases such as cold or cold diarrhea. Yes, it has also been proved by practice that after barefoot exercise for a period of time, the baby's physique has been strengthened a lot, his appetite is good, he eats well, he sleeps well, his height and weight have also increased significantly, and most importantly, the previous cold and cold have rarely happened. The resistance increased a lot.
Therefore, in such a summer, do not be afraid of barefoot will let the baby feet cold and sick, but more to let the baby play barefoot.
3. It is good for learning to walk
The hot summer is a good time for babies to learn to walk. For beginners, barefoot practice learning to walk, he will bend his toes to grasp the ground, and the peripheral nerves of the foot will also feel the stimulation of the ground, better sense the height change of the ground, and adjust in time, so as to walk more stable and coordinated.
4. Make the baby healthier and smarter
Barefoot walking can speed up the blood circulation and metabolism of the baby, enhance his immunity, stimulate the abundant plantar nerves of the baby, and promote the development of his senses and brain.
5. Enhance physical fitness and appetite
When the baby's feet are exposed to the air and sunlight, the blood circulation of the feet will speed up, and then drive the metabolism of the whole body. Metabolism is accelerated, the baby's appetite will increase, the body's disease resistance, immunity will naturally increase.
Let the child decide whether to wear it or not
Although barefoot has many advantages, in the final analysis, whether to wear socks or not depends on the actual situation.
There is no need to wear socks for the newborn (within one month of birth). As long as the room temperature is maintained above 22 ℃, and the body is covered with feet, there is no need to wear socks again. The baby in the neonatal care room often does not wear socks.
For premature infants, it is usually the mother holding her breast, kangaroo care, and there is no need to wear socks.
When the child is older, as long as the child can express, if the child feels cold, he will wear it, if not cold, he will not wear it.
Even in the air-conditioned room, as long as the temperature is not too low, avoid letting the air-conditioning port face the baby, there will be no symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, diarrhea, etc., and barefoot has no effect.
In any case, it's best to keep the temperature at 23-26 ℃.
Of course, parents should respect differences. After all, every child is different.
Some children just don't like the feeling of barefoot;
Some children, even sleeping in warm bedding, are not easy to cover their hands and feet with heat, even some adults are also so, often used to sleep in socks, will have a warm and comfortable feeling. If the indoor temperature is low, or the air conditioner is on in summer, such children can consider wearing socks when sleeping.
Therefore, whether children need to wear socks, there is no way to give a clear conclusion, it should be different from person to person.
05. Apart from home, where can I still barefoot?
Although barefoot has many advantages, not all places are suitable for barefoot baby, especially in unfamiliar places, there may be foreign bodies stabbing baby's feet.
In addition to home, these places can also take your baby barefoot to feel:
On the clean park lawn
Let baby feel the cool of grass
Clean beach
Let the baby feel the warmth and softness of the beach
By the clean stream
Let the baby feel the cool water flowing