Fresh air.
Changes in air temperature are beneficial for the child, they help the body adapt to heat and cold. The bank worker will catch a cold in cold rather than a logger, accustomed to such weather. Cold or cold air improves appetite, blushes cheeks and gives vivacity to people of any age. A child who is warm all the time usually has a poor appetite and pale skin.
In cold weather, air contains much less moisture. If you heat the air in a room, it becomes even drier, especially if the temperature in the room is above 22 degrees. From dry warm air, mucus in the nose withers and hardens, the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract dries. This causes trouble for the child and reduces his resistance to infections.
It's good for a child( like an adult) to spend two or three hours a day outdoors, especially at a time when the house is heated.
If the child does not happen on the street in the cold weather and sleeps in the house, it is necessary to open the window wide enough( or turn off the heating) so that the temperature drops to 16 degrees.
When the child does not sleep and is with the family, the temperature should be from 20 to 22 degrees.
Most people get used to heat, and in the winter they feel warmer and warmer at home, and they do not notice it themselves. In a private house, you can install a thermostat that will turn off the heating if the temperature is higher than the desired temperature( above 22 degrees).In an apartment or house without a thermostat, you need to hang a room thermometer in a prominent place and take it several times a day while your mother is so used to the temperature of 20-22 degrees that she will notice changes without a thermometer.
Anxiety and unnecessary restlessness of an inexperienced mother deprive the child of fresh air. Such a mother tries to keep the child in a place that is too warm and too warm to cover. In such conditions, the child may even have a fever in winter.
The child is walking. To start the discussion, let's say that a child weighing 4.5 kg and more is useful when there is no rain, spend at least two or three hours outdoors, if the temperature is above zero and there is no cold and sharp wind. A child weighing 3.5 kg can certainly walk at a temperature of 16 degrees. Air temperature is not the only factor. Moist air at the same temperature seems colder, especially in the wind. Even if the temperature is below zero, a child weighing 6 kg or more can spend one or two hours in a sunny, sheltered place.
In winter, it is best to take out a baby in the middle of the day( between a ten-hour and two-hour, feeding in the first months).If you live in a village or have your own yard, you can take the child out in good weather for three hours or more. Let the sun fall short on his face, if it does not cause him inconvenience.
. When a child gets older, he sleeps less and appreciates society more. In that case, I would not leave him alone for more than an hour, if he does not sleep. In the second half of the first year the child, when he does not sleep, must see people next to him, even if he takes himself. When he is awake, it is useful for him to spend two or three hours with his mother.
If you live in a city and you do not have a yard, drive the child in the stroller. Warm underwear, pants, woolen stockings and galoshes will very brighten up the life of parents. If you like walking, the longer you walk with the baby, the better.
In summer, when the house is hot and you can find a cool place outside, the longer the child sleeps there, the better. If the house is cool, I would still take an hour or two to take the child out on the street in the morning or at the end of the day.
When a child goes to three meals a day, you need to change the time of his walk so that it is more comfortable for you and him. But the general principle - to walk every day for at least two or three hours - remains the same. Approaching the year, the child begins to be more and more interested in others. If after dinner you go out with him to walk, he may not fall asleep, as before. Therefore, after dinner, you will have to leave him in bed to sleep. In this case, there is little time for a walk in the afternoon, especially in winter. You can walk for an hour or two in the morning and an hour in the afternoon. The time of the morning walk also depends on when the child is sleeping. Some children by the end of the first year fall asleep immediately after breakfast, others do not sleep almost until noon. If your child does not sleep during walks, you will have to put him to sleep in a crib, and walk in the remaining time..