Children's hygiene

It is especially important to know and observe the rules ofhygiene, because the immature body of the child is still very weak, it is most heavily influenced by the environment. The concept of "child hygiene" usually includes a set of measures for caring for the child's body, hardening, as well as maintaining a comfortable temperature and humidity regime in the child's room.

Every morning the child needs to wash, cleanhis eyes, ears, nose, grease children's creme skin folds. It is necessary to regularly change the baby's underwear and diapers, not forgetting about the bed linen. Every evening or every other day it is necessary to bathe the child in boiled water.

The child should have separate, designedonly for him hygiene items: soap, bast, towel. Children's underwear should be washed separately from adult linen and using special hypoallergenic detergents.

After the child sends naturalneed hygiene rules prescribe to wash the baby in order not to develop a favorable environment for various microbes. Do this with clean water without potassium permanganate or soda - their exposure to the mucosa is extremely unfavorable.

Hygiene of boys and girls has somedifferences. To wash girls it is necessary in a direction from front to back not to bring an infection in sexual ways. You can not abuse soap, it dries very much mucous. Before washing the child, you should thoroughly wash your hands to prevent infection.

If there is no opportunity to wash the child, then you can use special wet wipes for children. However, it is not worth using such napkins - they should be used only if necessary.

To the room in which the baby lives, alsoa number of hygiene rules must be observed. Well, if a separate room is allocated for the children's room, then it is easier to maintain the necessary conditions. A child should not be too hot or too cold in his room. The optimum temperature is 18-20 ° C.

The child's room is needed regularlyair, at least 4-5 times a day, for 10-15 minutes. The child can be taken out of the room for the time of airing. If this is not possible, then you need to ensure that the air stream does not fall directly on the child.

Bed linen in the baby's crib should be changed regularly. It should be made from natural fabrics, absorb moisture well and let in air.

Regular cleaning of the children's room and otherpremises in the house - an obligatory rule. After all, dust, evaporation from cooking, dirt, brought from the street - this is the breeding ground for the development of pathogenic microorganisms.

Upholstered furniture, carpets should be regularlyvacuum, avoiding the occurrence of dust accumulations. Wet cleaning in the child's room should be performed at least 2 times a day. At the same time, the best cleaning scheme is as follows: the floor is first washed with soapy water and soda, then wiped dry, treated with a disinfectant and wiped dry again.

It is necessary to protect the child from insects, after allthey not only can bite a child or interfere with his sleep, but also carry a host of dangerous diseases. It is best to install protective screens on the windows, which will prevent insects from entering the street.

In the first months of a child's life,to allow its infection with various infectious diseases. Do not hurry and in the first 3-4 months to show the child a lot of guests - weak children's immunity is not able to cope with such a huge number of microbes.

It is also extremely important for relatives whoget sick with flu or cold, limit contact with your child as much as possible, or when you communicate, always wear a four-layer gauze bandage. This bandage should be regularly changed, and used or discarded, or treated with disinfectants.

Taking care of your baby's health is the most importantcare of parents. But such care should not turn into an "idea fix" - on the contrary, a child can and should be tempered. Hardening strengthens the immunity of the child, contributing to the development of their own protective forces of the child's body.