Our mothers and grandmothers, no doubt, can always share with us wise and practical advice, because they have lived quite a long life and have gained some experience. But when advice concerns children, you do not need to blindly listen to everything that has been said, sometimes you need to carefully consider all the consequences. Why? Often, such advice does not have any scientific basis and can only harm. We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the common "grandmother's" myths that should have been forgotten long ago!
The child needs to be warmed up so that the temperature drops
This idea is simply inherent in every person since childhood. As soon as the temperature has risen, it is necessary to wrap up and steam harder. In fact, you can't do that. The skin reacts very well to heat exchange, and therefore, if you start wrapping up the baby, the temperature will also begin to rise. At a child's temperature, it is best to give a large amount of liquid at room temperature, monitor the air temperature in the room, ventilate it, remove clothes from the child so that his body can cool.
Swimming is prohibited during illness
It has long been believed that if a child is sick, it is impossible to bathe him, because this way he can cool down and get sick even more. Since the past, the situation has changed a lot, living conditions have become more comfortable. Now, if the child is sick, you can bathe, but only at a body temperature not exceeding 37.5 degrees.
Your child needs to be shaved for thicker hair
The most real delusion. It doesn't matter for anyone, not a child or an adult, hair will not get better if it is shaved off periodically. There is only a visual effect.
Potty training as early as possible
Don't worry about how early your child will learn to potty independently. Every child is different. Someone can sit down as early as a year, while others wear diapers for up to two years. Moreover, each option is normal in development. Especially you should not rush your child to sit on the potty if he resists too much.
Burn treatment with oil only
You can't do that. When the burn is covered with oil, a transparent film is obtained on its surface. Due to it, the skin will not cool down, in addition, the film will prevent the penetration of drugs that should be used to treat burns. It is best to do the following for burns:
- place a place with a burn under cool water, the main thing is that it is not ice cold;
- use a special ointment for burns;
- in case of severe pain, take an anesthetic drug;
- with a strong area of the burn, be sure to seek help from a doctor, in which case you cannot be treated with improvised means of protection.
Avoiding bright foods while breastfeeding
Nowadays, you can also find a fairly large number of people who still believe that if a nursing mother eats, for example, a tomato, the child will certainly develop an allergy. In fact, you can eat almost anything, the main thing is that it is in reasonable quantities.
Right handed only
Since ancient times, left-handers were retrained to do everything with their right hand almost immediately. However, in reality, this is not necessary at all. When a person is born, at his genetic level it is already laid down which hand will be considered the main one. When trying to change, the ability to perceive new knowledge may deteriorate, which can lead to negative consequences.
