Never use hot water for your child's feet.

Hot water bubble feet are a good way for adults to care and relax, and some people may also use them. But in fact, often using hot water to the child's foot is not conducive to the development of the arch.

The foot structure is complex, in early childhood, the baby's arch has not formed, the bones and joints are very elastic, the foot of the fat accumulation will also make the arch is not obvious. So when they stand at the bottom of the foot is relatively flat, and this "flat" foot will continue until the age of 6, until their feet calcification stereotypes, the arch will appear. Commonly used hot water for young children to wash feet or hot feet, the plantar ligament will encounter thermal relaxation, unfavorable arch development and maintenance. The development of the arch of the foot is not only prone to permanent deformity of the foot, but also may cause the physiological curvature of the spine to deform, and even the normal development of the brain, heart and abdominal cavity can be affected seriously. Therefore, it is not recommended to give children hot water bubble feet often. At home, it is best to let your child walk barefoot, which can increase the ability of the toes to climb and help the toddler. Compared with adults, the baby's skeleton is soft, muscular strength is weak, the heart contractility is weak, can not adapt to long-time activities. Therefore, the baby should be learning to walk in moderation, static and dynamic combination. At the same time, it should be noted that the baby foot bow is not well formed before, barely practice walking, easy to make the arch too heavy and lead to flat foot.

Of course, traditional Chinese medicine often said, "feet warm head cool" concept of health, yes, every day for the baby to wash feet, through the foot massage stimulation to achieve Shu meridian, disease prevention and treatment role. However, the water temperature and water are fastidious. Generally use warm water, summer between 38~40℃, winter can be around 45 ℃, the amount of water to the entire foot is appropriate, soak for 3-5 minutes. After washing and pinching the feet, it helps to sleep and grow and develop.

Never use hot water for your child's feet.