Moms are often worried that walking barefoot will harm their children's bodies, so they often keep a close eye on their children. However, traditional Chinese medicine believes that walking barefoot is beneficial for children. People are born to absorb the qi of heaven and earth, so we should not separate babies from the ground.
Benefits of Babies Walking Barefoot
1. Stronger Body
When a baby's feet are exposed to sunlight and air, the secretion and evaporation of sweat on the feet are more unobstructed, which helps to increase peripheral circulation of the limbs, promote blood circulation and metabolism in the feet and the whole body.
2. Smarter
Walking barefoot can constantly stimulate the soles of babies' feet, and at the same time, their sensitivity and brain thinking and judgment abilities will improve.
3. Better Appetite
When a baby walks freely with bare feet, their natural release of emotions and the exercise of the body will greatly increase their appetite.
4. Prevent Flat Feet
Walking barefoot for a long time can reduce the occurrence of flat feet in children. Walking barefoot can exercise the baby's ankle joints, enhance their flexibility, and prevent falls.
Precautions for Babies Walking Barefoot
1. Indoors, it must be on the first floor, with tiled floors, cement floors, or muddy grounds. Other floors have no effect.
2. Outdoors, it can be on grass, muddy ground, cement ground, stone road, or sandy ground. It should not be on asphalt roads.
3. It is not effective above the second floor.
4. Pay attention to the baby's safety (scratches, falls, etc.)
5. Allocate more than 30 minutes each time (do not arrange if the weather is too cold)
6. Avoid doing it on excessively wet ground.
[Attention to Baby's Diet]
1. Milk
Before the baby is one year old, insist on breastfeeding or formula milk, because the baby cannot digest the protein in milk, and not all the nutrients in milk are what the baby needs and can absorb. The mineral content may harm the baby's kidneys.
2. Mineral Water
Mineral water with a high mineral content can harm the baby's kidneys. For infants and young children, the mineral content of mineral water per liter should not exceed 100mg, sodium should be less than 20mg, and fluoride should be less than 1.5mg.
3. Honey
Honey contains Clostridium botulinum, which can cause botulism. The adult intestinal tract can prevent the growth of these spores, but babies do not have this ability, so there is a risk of poisoning.
4. Protein
Babies can eat egg yolks, but they should wait until about one year old to eat protein-rich egg whites because they can cause allergies. If a baby has a family history of allergies, they should wait until about two years old to consume them.
5. Peanut Butter
Peanut butter is a highly allergenic food, so it is best to add it when the baby is one or two years old. In addition, peanut butter itself is very sticky, and it is difficult for young babies to swallow, which can also cause choking hazards.
6. Large Pieces of Food
For babies at this stage, small food pieces the size of peas are the safest because larger pieces can block the baby's throat. Vegetables such as carrots, celery, and green beans should be chopped and cooked before feeding the baby. Round fruits like grapes and cherry tomatoes should be cut into small pieces before feeding, and all kinds of meat should be diced or mashed into puree before consumption.
