In spring and summer, the sun is strong, the temperature is comfortable, and the rain is abundant, and everything enters its most prosperous period. Children's various functions are vigorous and develop rapidly, just like the sunrise, bright and beautiful, and they are called "the body of pure yang". When the yang is strong, the growth and development of children will also accelerate.
Man echoes the natural qi of heaven and earth. In spring and summer, the human body's yang rises abundantly, metabolism accelerates, and children's growth and development reach the most rapid period.
According to medical investigation, the fastest growth of children in a year is in May, and the slowest growth is in June, with an average growth of more than 1 times, which is also in line with the traditional view of traditional Chinese medicine.
At this time, pay attention to careful parenting, and the child will grow faster and stronger. During the rapid growth and development of children, there will be physiological growth pain, that is, joint pain or abdominal pain of limbs.
At this time, it is necessary to comfort the child, eliminate his nervousness, and then press the painful part for a while to let the local blood flow out. You can also take some mulberry branches, peach branches, honeysuckle stems, shisong and other boiling water to take a bath to help relieve the pain.
The growth and development of children is a constantly changing process, but it is not uniform, and sometimes there will be significant leap development, just like a hub stage, suddenly growing a big piece.
Modern medicine has the concept of "pivot age", which is summarized as "variable steaming" in Chinese medicine. Generally speaking, before the child 1 year and a half, there will be a leap every 32 days or so.
With "steaming" again and again, children's qi and blood grow, their bones are strong, and their spirits benefit their wisdom. No matter their physique or emotional intelligence, they have made significant progress not only in height, weight and head circumference, but also in sports, perception, language and personality.
Every time some children "steam", they will have a low-grade fever below 37.5℃ for a day or two (but the back of the ear and buttocks are not hot), or their temperament changes, they are irritable or silent, they don't want to eat milk, or they vomit milk and cry for no reason.
These discomforts may be caused by rapid growth, so pay attention to maintenance and hydration. If this is the case, observe first, and don't mistake it for illness. Giving drugs to your child will interfere with his growth.
Chinese medicine believes that spring and summer should conform to the vigorous vitality, pay attention to maintaining yang, and not go against nature. There is a saying that "Yang is nourished in spring and summer".
The warmth of the sun is the source of energy, and the yang of the human body also comes from the warmth of the sun.
Taking children to run and jump outdoors in sunny days, enjoying the nourishment of sunshine and sunbathing can not only get more vitamin D, help the intake and absorption of calcium and phosphorus, promote bone growth, but also kill germs, improve metabolism, enhance the body's disease resistance and help children grow up healthily.
Generally speaking, it is necessary to maintain the yang of the human body. On the one hand, kinetic energy generates yang, while cold hurts yang. Children should be encouraged to play more games, exercise more, and not be greedy for cold drinks. On the other hand, children should be taught to respect and protect nature from an early age.
Ancient sages believed that only when everything germinated in spring and grew in summer would people enjoy the joy of harvest. Therefore, they advocate timely cultivation and sowing in spring and summer, and prohibit cutting down trees or burning forests, destroying nests or stealing eggs, hunting pregnant females and cubs, etc. It embodies the wisdom of Chinese civilization everywhere.
Pay special attention when sunbathing. The baby's skin is still very delicate, and intense or long-term exposure will hurt the baby.
Choose to take your baby outdoors before 10 in the morning and after 3: 00 in the afternoon to avoid the strong sunlight at noon. It is best to move in the shade, or alternate between sunshine and shade.
It is very important for children to have a good sleep at night, because children's sleep shoulders the dual tasks of restoring energy, growth and development, and promotes his healthy sleep!
Between day and night, the yin and yang of the human body perform their duties. At midnight, the sun shines, and at noon, the sun is the most prosperous. During the day, yang is active, people are awake and active, and at night, yin dominates quietness, and people need to rest. The rise, rest and recovery of yang depend on a good sleep at night.
Children in sleep relax their muscles, slow their heartbeat, breathe smoothly, feel tired after activities, and secrete much more growth hormone at night than during the day, so sufficient energy reserves can support better growth and development.
Making necessary preparations before going to bed is helpful to improve the quality of rest.
Chinese medicine often says that "stomach disharmony leads to anxiety", and children's self-control ability is not enough. Eating too much or being half hungry before going to bed will affect the quality of sleep. It is best to adjust the child's total diet before going to bed according to the child's digestive ability. It is not advisable to raise or starve.
Dinner should include meaty foods such as fish, shrimp and lean meat, as well as whole grains such as steamed bread, noodles, rice and sweet corn. Tomatoes, bananas, apples and other fruits and vegetables are nutritious, easy to digest and absorb, and can also make children fall asleep more easily.
Milk is recognized as a hypnotic food. Many children will drink milk before going to bed, but it should also be noted that some children will have abdominal distension after drinking milk and can drink yogurt instead.
As children grow up, sleep time will gradually shorten. Although there are individual differences in sleeping more and sleeping less, it is essential to arrange sleep time reasonably and develop good sleep habits from an early age.
Prepare a warm and comfortable sleeping environment, a set of soft bedding, and put on soft and breathable pajamas to make him sleep comfortably!
Egg lily porridge
Lily has the effect of clearing the heart and calming the nerves. You can steam a lily egg soup to help you sleep. The method is simple. When steaming the egg custard, just put a few slices of raw lily and steam them together. It tastes slightly sweet, has a faint aroma, is delicious and helps to sleep.
There are Du Meridian and Foot Sun Bladder Meridian in the middle of human back. Massage can stimulate these two meridians, activate yang, dredge qi and blood, regulate yin and yang, and improve the function of viscera.
Spinal massage or chiropractic therapy commonly used in pediatrics can not only improve children's dyspepsia, cough, night crying and other symptoms, but also tonify yang, regulate the function of viscera, and have a health care role in promoting children's growth and development.
At ordinary times, you can often give your child some simple back massage at home. By caressing in this way, you can stimulate the back meridians, replenish yang, promote growth and development, and enhance parent-child relationship.
Let the child lie prone, relax the back, along the midline of the back, connect the pulp of the thumb with the pulp of the index finger and middle finger, and continuously lift and pinch the skin from the coccyx to the neck. Lift hard every 3 ~ 5 times and push forward while pinching.
A simple back massage
Give your child a hot bath before going to bed, dry the water or apply some moisturizing lotion to let the child lie flat and relax. Gently press the center of the child's back with the palm of your hand, and gradually move down from the neck to the buttocks, repeating 7 times.
Then do a bottom-up massage along the middle of the back (refer to chiropractic method), then repeat the downward massage from the neck to the buttocks for 7 times, and finally gently press the limbs longitudinally to complete the complete massage.
In order to promote children's growth and development, we can make some foods that nourish liver and kidney and strengthen spleen and stomach for children to eat.
Wash and blanch 2 fresh pig's trotters with pig's trotters soup, add 5 grams of Lycium barbarum, 3 grams of Eucommia ulmoides and 2 hawthorn, put them in a casserole, add water, stew them with low fire until they are soft and rotten, and eat meat with soup after seasoning, which is helpful for children with weak bones and muscles, standing late and walking late.
Chinese wolfberry, Eucommia ulmoides and hawthorn can also be added into sparerib soup and bone soup.
Yam porridge
Cook porridge with japonica rice, and add some fresh yam slices, white lentils and dried tangerine peel to cook together. After porridge is cooked, it is good for children with thin body and weak spleen and stomach.