When the baby is young, many parents are unwilling to bathe the baby, worrying that the baby will catch a cold because of this. In fact, this idea is wrong. You should pay attention to the baby's physical hygiene at any time, and there are many benefits to bathing the baby.
1. What are the benefits of bathing children?
1. Avoid germ infection
Bathing children more often can prevent children from being infected by bacteria and viruses and suffering from diseases, which will endanger their health.
2. Skin gets clean
Take a bath more often to keep your child's skin clean. Children like to touch things casually, or roll around on the ground, which easily makes the child's body dirty. If you don't bathe your child frequently, he will bring these dirty things into his body when he is eating, which is bad for his health.
3. Promote brain development
Bathing the child more can not only keep the child’s skin clean and hygienic, but also promote the child’s brain development, which is conducive to the development of the child’s sense of touch, taste, hearing, smell and other abilities, and has a great impact on the child’s intellectual development. help.
4. Improve parent-child relationship
In the process of helping their children take a bath, parents can also enhance their previous feelings, which is helpful to the children's physical and mental health.
2. What are the precautions for bathing?
1. Adjust the proper water temperature
The temperature of the water for bathing the child should not be too high, but it should not be too low, otherwise it will cause discomfort to the child’s skin, which is also detrimental to the child’s health.
2. Control the indoor temperature
To help children bathe in autumn and winter, parents are more worried that their children will accidentally catch a cold. However, by paying attention to control the indoor temperature in advance, you can prevent children from catching cold easily. Of course, don't let the bath heater or heating equipment directly face the child during the bathing process, so as to prevent the child's skin from becoming dry or even injured.
3. Use a soft towel
It is necessary to choose a soft towel for the child, so that the child's skin will not be easily abraded.
4. Use less wash products
It is necessary to use less washing products for children, especially do not allow children to use adult shampoos and shower gels, which will harm the children's skin.
There are many benefits of taking a bath, and if you can pay attention to the above problems when taking a bath, you can also effectively prevent your child from catching a cold.