Can’t babies run and walk barefoot in summer? It’s time to dispel this misunderstanding

At around 4 o\’clock in the afternoon, the sun was no longer too strong. Huihui took her 6-month-old baby downstairs to play in the garden. Because the weather was already hot, Huihui dressed the baby very thinly, and her little feet were bare and bare. As soon as I came downstairs, I met the grandma upstairs. The grandma saw the baby\’s exposed little feet at a glance. She said to Huihui seriously: \”The child is so young, you can\’t leave him barefoot!\” Huihui She smiled and said: \”It\’s okay, let his feet be exposed for some air!\” Grandma said earnestly: \”You, you are really a young man who is ignorant. The cold starts from the feet. Children are easy to catch cold and get sick with bare feet, but we can\’t do this. No matter what the weather, The heat doesn\’t allow the baby to go barefoot, so he has to wear socks whether he goes out or is at home.\” Huihui smiled and left with the baby. When they arrived at the small park, Huihui met another old woman. Her baby was over 1 year old. We often took the baby out together. When grandma saw Huihui\’s baby\’s little feet exposed, she hurriedly said: \”Oh, you take your child out, why don\’t you even wear socks?\” Huihui said with a slight embarrassment: \”It\’s hot, let the child\’s Expose your feet and let some air flow!\” \”You, you are such an ignorant young man. You can\’t let your baby go barefoot. It will be troublesome if he catches the cold! Many babies are particularly prone to getting sick because of their bare feet. Look at my baby, he never goes barefoot. ! You have to protect the baby\’s feet too!\” Just when Huihui was hesitating, another grandma came over to hold the baby. She heard her grandma\’s words and joined in the conversation: \”Young people are just ignorant, my wife Just like you, I always let my baby go barefoot. I repeatedly told her that the baby can\’t go barefoot, but she just wouldn\’t listen. Every time, I helped the baby put it on. There were several times when the baby pulled off his socks as soon as I put them on. She doesn\’t know how to help the baby put it on. You young people just don\’t listen!\” Huihui was completely at a loss at this time. She felt that what the grandmothers said made sense. She also often hears the phrase \”cold starts from the feet.\” But she also feels uncomfortable wearing socks in summer, because she has been barefoot every summer since she was a child, and her health is quite good. She feels uncomfortable wearing it herself, and of course it will be uncomfortable for her baby to wear it too! In fact, Huihui\’s confusion is shared by many mothers. Many parents believe that babies cannot go barefoot for fear of catching cold. Therefore, the baby has been wearing socks since he was born. No matter it is hot or cold, whether he is sleeping or going out to play, except when taking a bath, the socks are always on his feet. Can babies go barefoot? My answer is: it must be possible! Before explaining the reasons, let’s first understand why many parents believe that bare feet are not allowed. Most people think that parents who cannot go barefoot have the same attitude as the grandmothers Huihui met: they are afraid of getting cold with bare feet. We have all heard the old saying \”cold starts from the soles of the feet\”. Once the feet are cold, it is easier to feel cold all over the body and develop into a cold. But the key reasons for cold hands and feet in adults are: slow body metabolism, insufficient Qi and blood or Yang deficiency. The hands and feet are at the end of the body, farthest from the heart, and are prone to cold hands and feet. When Yang Qi or Qi and blood are insufficient, the blood flow in the hands and feet becomes slower, and the coldness of the hands and feet will be aggravated. Many women suffer from insufficient Qi and bloodWhen the Qi and blood are insufficient, your hands and feet will feel cold when your body catches cold. Even if you put on thick socks and gloves, the problem of cold hands and feet will not change. This is caused by insufficient qi and blood or yang deficiency in the body itself. Cold only makes the cold hands and feet worse. The elderly are older, have insufficient yang energy and slow blood flow. Their bodies produce heat slowly. The hands and feet at the end of the limbs are far away from the heart, making it difficult to heat up. Therefore, the elderly are always afraid of the cold, and they have to wear thick clothes if there is even the slightest disturbance. Even in the hot summer, they must wear long sleeves and long pants and wrap their socks tightly. Such clothing can help them stay warm. Both conditions themselves can cause cold hands and feet. Going barefoot just makes the problem more obvious. But the baby\’s physique is different from that of the elderly or women. The baby is a \”pure yang body\” with sufficient qi and blood, strong yang energy and fast metabolism. Both heartbeat and respiratory rates are nearly twice those of adults. When Yang Qi is sufficient and the metabolism is fast, the calories will be high. When the calories are high, people will feel hot all day long. So babies sweat easily. When they are hot, their bodies will feel hot and sticky. The soles of the feet are where babies\’ sweat glands are most concentrated. When babies are barefoot, the sweat glands on the soles of their feet can help cool down their bodies and make them feel comfortable, so babies prefer bare feet. If you put socks on your baby, the socks will hinder the heat dissipation of the sweat glands on the soles of the feet, and the baby will feel hot and uncomfortable. Nowadays, due to various reasons such as diet and lifestyle, many babies have symptoms of yin deficiency and internal heat. Under such circumstances, they cannot be covered. Once the baby is covered too much, the heat cannot be dissipated. If the baby\’s internal heat is too high, respiratory problems will develop immediately after being blown by a little wind and a little cold. Skin problems will gradually become more serious after being covered. Babies are not afraid of cold, but they are more afraid of being covered. From the baby\’s own point of view, going barefoot is better for their health. Seeing this, mothers may have questions. Why do you think babies should have warm hands and feet? Isn\’t the baby\’s cold hands and feet a sign of a physical condition? Before answering this question, let me show you a table. In this table, you can see that the baby\’s heartbeat and breathing are faster than that of an adult. At the same time, you can also clearly see another digital change, which is blood pressure. The numbers in the table It is the range of systolic blood pressure (high pressure). The blood pressure of babies is obviously much lower than that of adults, and most high blood pressures are only about 80. This is caused by the baby\’s heart not being fully developed and having insufficient heart strength. When the heart is weak and the blood pressure is low, the hands and feet away from the heart pump relatively little blood. Therefore, even if the baby\’s Qi and blood are strong and Yang Qi is sufficient, he will still have cold hands and feet. This shows that cold hands and feet of a baby are not the same thing as cold hands and feet of an adult woman or the elderly. Cold hands and feet cannot be used as a criterion to judge whether a child is warm or cold. After understanding this reason, if we look back at the baby\’s condition, we will know that the baby is not afraid of cold, but more afraid of heat. When the weather is cold, babies wear less clothing than adults. When the weather is hot, they need to wear cooler clothes. On a hot day, even mothers with insufficient blood find bare feet comfortable. If they have to force their babies to put on socks, they willEven more uncomfortable, feeling hot all over. My Zai Zai runs around the house barefoot all year round. In winter, because the home is equipped with floor heating, he is allowed to run barefoot. After he went to school, we moved back to the city. It was cold in winter and there was no floor heating. He also felt cold and consciously put on slippers as soon as he came home. But after the weather warmed up, he went barefoot and didn\’t wear any shoes as soon as he came home. Since my body doesn’t feel cold, I naturally won’t care. Therefore, after the weather is hot, it is appropriate to let the baby relax along with it. The mother has started to wear sandals, and the baby\’s feet can be freed. In midsummer, it is even more important for babies to go barefoot. Not only will bare feet not make your baby sick from the cold, but it also has many unexpected benefits and is more beneficial to your baby\’s physical development! First of all, going barefoot is more beneficial to your baby’s foot development. During the evolution of human beings, we have been barefoot for a long time. When you are barefoot, your feet are in full contact with the ground, and your feet will continue to grip the ground. The foot receives force from multiple directions, which will stimulate the forefoot and arch of the foot, stretch the calf muscles and the outside of the instep, and the foot will constantly find the correct three support points in contact with the ground. When the force is correct, the transverse arch, medial longitudinal arch and lateral arch will naturally and slowly form to avoid the occurrence of flat feet. When barefoot, the child\’s feet can still receive force correctly, and the bones, ligaments and muscles of the feet are exercised, increasing the flexibility of the ankles. With correct force, the child\’s walking posture will be good-looking and standard, and avoid foot varus or valgus due to wrong walking posture. Otherwise, if the foot is inverted, it is easy to cause O-shaped legs and pigeon-toed legs, and if the foot is everted, it is easy to cause X-shaped legs and pigeon-toed legs. The child\’s leg shape may not be obvious, but it will also affect the development of joints and even the spine. Before a child is 10 years old, his feet are constantly developing and his bones are most malleable. At this stage, if your feet are often barefoot, the baby will be able to find the correct direction of force. If a growing child does not have a healthy external condition for the sole of the foot, it is easy for him to develop flat feet, and he is also more likely to have hallux valgus! Second, bare feet can help your baby grow beautiful feet. When barefoot, your baby\’s feet are not restricted by shoes and socks and can grow and develop more naturally. This is a point that many pediatricians have repeatedly argued. Only when your baby\’s feet develop freely can they develop beautiful foot shapes! Third, for babies who are just learning to walk, bare feet can help them learn to walk. Barefoot allows the toes to grip the ground better. Walking barefoot will allow the baby to better feel the movement and touch of the muscles of his feet. It will also allow the toes to grip the ground better, which will not only prevent slipping, but also help the baby learn. Master the balance and let him learn faster and walk better. Fourth, going barefoot makes your baby healthier. Walking barefoot can speed up your baby\’s blood circulation and metabolism and enhance his immunity. The soles of the feet have the densest concentration of sweat glands in the human body. They sweat constantly, and then evaporate and dissipate heat. Bare feet can also help the baby dissipate heat, making the baby healthier, significantly improving their physical fitness, and becoming stronger. Anyone who likes pedicures knows that the feet also have reflex zones for all organs in the body. Walking barefoot naturally stimulates these different reflex zones and promotes good health. Fifth, barefootWalking creates smarter babies. Bare feet can stimulate the baby\’s rich plantar nerves. When the baby\’s feet come into contact with floors of different textures such as wooden boards, marble floors, and grass, he will have completely different sensory experiences. Such stimulation can promote the baby\’s brain development and make the baby more mature. clever. Having said all this, everyone should understand that in hot weather, babies should be barefoot more often! Finally, I would like to remind everyone to pay attention to safety when letting your baby go barefoot. In your own home, you can go barefoot as long as there are no protrusions or sharp objects on the ground, because the environment at home is relatively safe. When taking your baby out, it is recommended to wear shoes because there are too many unsafe factors.