What is the common sense of spring health care for young children?

Young children have very weak constitutions and poor immunity, so parents need to be extra careful and attentive when taking care of them, especially in spring. They need to take extra care of their health. Children's health care is different from that of adults. After all, the most important thing for them is hygiene. But what are the common sense of health care for young children in spring?

When spring returns, the human body's Yang energy begins to move to the surface, the skin pores gradually relax, the blood supply to the skin surface increases, and the limbs feel sleepy. Hence the saying "Spring sleep is so deep that you don't wake up until dawn, and you can hear birds singing everywhere." Often, even when the sun is three feet high, the sleepiness has not yet gone away. However, sleeping in is not conducive to the growth of Yang energy. Therefore, in terms of daily life, one is required to sleep late and get up early, take off the hat and let the hair down, loosen the belt, stretch the body, walk slowly in the courtyard or on the field, overcome the emotional state of fatigue and sleepiness, so as to help the rise of yang energy.

The climate changes greatly in spring, and it is easy to experience sudden changes in warmth and cold. In addition, the body's pores begin to become loose, and the body's resistance to cold is weakened. Therefore, it is not advisable to take off your cotton clothes all of a sudden in spring. Especially for the elderly and infirm, it is necessary to be cautious when removing or taking off winter clothes and not to remove them suddenly. For this reason, Qianjin Yaofang advocates that in spring, clothes should be "thick on the bottom and thin on the top" to nourish yang and restrain yin. Lao Lao Heng Yan also says: "When the spring frost has not yet healed, the lower body is better to be too warm, and the upper body can be slightly reduced, so as to nourish the Yang vitality." Of course, this is only a health-preserving method in ancient times. The lifestyle of contemporary people has undergone tremendous changes, and people's yang energy is gradually declining. The head and neck are purely yang bodies, so they are not suitable for catching cold.

Spring belongs to wood, which corresponds to the liver. The liver is responsible for the regulation of emotions, which in terms of the mind is anger. It hates depression and likes to be relaxed. Therefore, in order to maintain good health in spring, we must avoid violent anger and depression. We must be open-minded, optimistic and happy, and "give life but do not kill, keep things but do not take them away, reward but do not punish" ("The Great Treatise on the Four Qi to Regulate the Spirit"). While protecting the ecological environment, we must cultivate a good love for nature and noble moral character. Therefore, in spring, "no felling of trees, no covering of nests or killing of fetuses" (Huainanzi·Shi Ze Xun) was regarded as one of the important contents of administrative orders by ancient emperors. Health experts of all dynasties unanimously believed that in the spring when the weather is bright, the weather is fine, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, one should go outings, climb mountains to appreciate flowers, play in the stream, sing and dance, cultivate one's temperament, adapt one's spirit and emotions to the nature of spring, be full of vitality, and benefit from the spring sun's growth.

In spring, when Yang energy is just beginning to emerge, it is advisable to eat spicy and sweet foods that disperse the energy, but not sour and astringent foods. Therefore, "Suwen Storing Qi and Implementing the Time" says: "The liver governs spring...If the liver is in pain and anxious, eat sweet food to relieve it...If the liver wants to disperse, eat spicy food to disperse it, use spicy food to nourish it and sour food to purge it." Sour taste enters the liver and has a astringent nature, which is not conducive to the generation of Yang Qi and the release of liver Qi, and is enough to affect the adaptive function of the spleen and stomach. Therefore, "Shesheng Xinxi Lun" says: "In spring, the taste of food should be less sour and more sweet to nourish the spleen." In spring, the wood element is strong, which corresponds to the liver. If the liver wood is insufficient, it should be supplemented. However, if the liver wood is excessive, it will suppress the spleen and earth. Therefore, "Golden Chamber" says "Do not eat liver in spring". From this we can see that when applying dietary conditioning methods in practice, we should also observe the physical condition of the person; we should master it flexibly and avoid blindly copying it.

The above text explains to us in detail what are the common sense of health care for young children in spring. It is best not to take them to crowded places in spring, because the air breathed by everyone may contain viruses. Young children have poor antiviral ability, so it may cause disease.