A guide to caring for children during the long rainy season

The recent widespread rainfall has made the ground wet and the air humidity high, making people feel uncomfortable all over. So what should we pay attention to when taking care of our children during long periods of standby during the rainy season? Let’s learn about it from the following three aspects~ Lifestyle conditioning (1) Frequent ventilation. Rain and humidity are high. Many parents will choose to close the doors and windows and turn on the air conditioner to cool down and dehumidify. When the rain stops, it is recommended to open doors and windows for ventilation and cleaning to maintain fresh air convection and reduce the growth of viruses and bacteria. (2) Change cloths frequently. When the air humidity is relatively high, the sheets, towels, clothes and other cloths that children often come into contact with are easy to breed bacteria and mites. Children are prone to skin or respiratory problems after contact. You can change sheets, towels, etc. frequently in the near future. Keep these contacts dry. (3) After the beginning of summer, the day time gradually increases and the night time gradually shortens. Children’s sleep time should be adjusted accordingly to adapt to the changes in time sequence. Try to urge children to go to bed early and get up early. The time to get up in the morning can be 15-30 hours earlier than in spring. Minutes, comply with the growth and abundance of Yang Qi. (4) Exercise more. When the rain stops, choose a suitable venue to take your children out to exercise. This will not only make your children happy, but also help to enhance their resistance. At the same time, summer is when the body\’s metabolism is at its strongest. At this time, taking your children to do some stretching, pull-ups, skipping ropes, high jumps and other exercises will help your children grow taller. Try to limit the exercise time to 15-30 minutes, just let the child sweat slightly. Do not play until you are sweating profusely to avoid the heat evil taking advantage of the weakness and damaging the body and qi. Dietary conditioning The rainy season in Guangdong is not only humid but also hot and muggy. In this climate, children are prone to feeling sleepy and have a loss of appetite. In their diet, they can eat some foods that nourish yin, strengthen the spleen, clear away heat and dampness, such as barley, lotus seeds and so on. Leaves, adzuki beans, winter melon and other foods. Here are two dietary remedies recommended to you: (1) Consumption suggestions: Just consume 1-2 times a week. Applicable ages for dietary therapy (2) Dietary prescription: Winter Melon, Coix Seed and Old Duck Soup (available for children with severe dampness and heat) [Ingredients]: 750g of old duck meat, 300g of winter melon, 100g of coix seed, 1 small piece of tangerine peel, appropriate amount of ginger, and appropriate amount of salt. [How to eat]: Cut the duck meat into pieces and blanch it with cooking wine. Take it out and rinse it with water to remove the foam. Cut the winter melon into pieces and wash it. Put the ingredients into the pot and add an appropriate amount of water. After boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for 1.5 hours. Add Just season with salt. Sandou Drink (available for children with weak spleen and stomach) [Ingredients]: 30 grams each of soybeans, red beans, and white lentils, and an appropriate amount of rock sugar. [How to eat]: Wash the beans, soak them in water for two hours in advance, add an appropriate amount of water to the pot, bring to a boil and then simmer for 20 minutes. When the beans are soft and rotten, turn off the heat, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar and mix well. Disease Protection Rainfall increases, and the body is more susceptible to the effects of dampness than usual. When external dampness invades the human body, symptoms such as drowsiness or pain in the limbs, increased secretions, loose stools, rashes, and edema are likely to occur. Recently, children are prone to the following three problems, and we can use pediatric massage to help them deal with them. (1) Eczema Eczema can be seen from the word \”dampness\”, because the spleen is the main organ in the transportation and transformation of water. It likes dryness and hates dampness, and is easily trapped by the invasion of dampness.Spleen yang leads to weakness of the spleen and stomach, and inability to transport and transform. If the spleen\’s transport function is weakened, it cannot nourish other organs. Lung qi cannot be nourished, and skin problems are prone to occur. Massage conditioning program to clear and replenish the spleen [Location]: On the radial edge of the thumb, in a straight line from the fingertip to the root of the finger. [Operation]: Place the radial edge of the thumb on the radial edge of the child\’s thumb and push it back and forth. Bu Lung Meridian [Location]: On the thread surface of the ring finger. [Operation]: Push straight from the fingertip to the root of the finger. Knead the wind [Location]: In the depression in the middle of the wrist crease on the back of the hand. [Operation]: Use the tip of your middle finger or thumb to massage clockwise. Rub Erma [Location]: In the depression behind the metacarpophalangeal joints of the ring finger and little finger on the back of the hand. [Operation]: Massage the radial edge of the thumb pad. (2) Loss of appetite As we mentioned above, dampness evil can easily lead to weakness of the spleen and stomach, and inability to transport and transform. For children, the most obvious manifestations are reduced food intake, loss of appetite, loose stools, diarrhea and other problems. Massage conditioning program to clear and replenish the spleen [Location]: On the radial edge of the thumb, in a straight line from the fingertip to the root of the finger. [Operation]: Place the radial edge of the thumb on the radial edge of the child\’s thumb and push it back and forth. Clean the large intestine [Location]: On the radial edge of the index finger, in a straight line from the fingertip to the tiger\’s mouth. [Operation]: Push straight from the tiger\’s mouth toward the tip of the index finger. Rub Zusanli [Location]: 3 inches below the outer knee and 1 inch away from the anterior tibial crest. [Operation]: Use the threaded surface of your thumb to massage clockwise with a little force. [Location]: 8 inches above the tip of the lateral malleolus, 2 fingers transversely to the outside of the front edge of the tibia. [Operation]: Knead with the pulp of your thumb or middle finger. (3) Summer, dampness and colds. As soon as the Beginning of Summer solar term passes, it means that summer has entered. In the near future, we need to pay attention to the combination of external moisture and heat evil. After invading the human body, it is easy to get summer cold. If your child has symptoms such as low-grade fever, gastrointestinal discomfort, chest tightness and nausea, loss of appetite, vomiting and diarrhea, and no sweating, you can try the following acupuncture points for conditioning. Massage conditioning program Qingtianheshui [Positioning]: In the middle of the inside of the forearm, in a straight line from the wrist crease to the elbow crease. [Operation]: Use the surface of your index and middle fingers to push straight from the wrist crease to the elbow crease. Clean the small intestine [Location]: On the ulnar edge of the little finger, in a straight line from the fingertip to the root of the finger. [Operation]: Push straight from the base of the little finger to the fingertip. Push the four horizontal stripes [Location]: At the horizontal stripes of the first interphalangeal joint of the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger on the palm surface. [Operation]: Use the thread surface of your thumb to push back and forth on the acupuncture point.