Many parents are interested whether to take children in the bath? It is worth noting that in the bath children always need careful adult supervision. The fact is that the child's body is very different from an adult, and, therefore, you should take into account all the factors that child when visiting bath can, anyway affect his health.

If they are taken into account, the bath for the child will benefit, not harm. First of all, you should pay attention to whether the child has any abnormalities or chronic illness.

First time in the bath

When a baby visits a bath for the first time it is necessary to check that the steam is dry because this option is the most restrictive for kids. If the child is afraid, does not want to go to the steam room and refuses, then it is not worth making him.

First of all, it is necessary to explain to the child all the advantages of the bath, and what benefits it can bring. All children are curious, and if you are gradually heating up the child's interest in the bath, then eventually, he will ask you to show him what the bath is.

Precautions

There are some contraindications for children to visit baths. Anyway, bath steam and temperature - this is a serious burden on the body, especially the cardiovascular system. In addition to the physiological effects on the fragile body of the child, visiting the bath can be stressful for a child or cause colds.

In this regard, doctors recommend following some rules:

• Children in the bath should always be in sight of the parents, or they may inadvertently injure themselves.
• If a child is scared and does not want to go to the bath, do not make him: send the child home.
• Come to the steam room with children only if it is not much, in order the high temperature of the heated air would not burden the child. A child should be in the steam room no more than 2-3 minutes.
• Children should sit in the lower level, where the temperature is not so high.
• When you first visit the bath with a child, it is enough if he stays in the steam room once.
• You must get the child off the steam room immediately after he sweats, otherwise a child can get heat stroke.
• Bath broom should be avoided while the child is steamed. If you decide to show children the delights of the original bathhouse, it is better not to slash them with broom hard not to get them hurt. Linden or birch broom will suit best.
• Send your child after the bath to a warm shower. After steam room children should rest at least for 15 minutes.
• Avoid hypothermia.
• Make sure that children have always been in your field of vision. Demonstrate that the bath is useful and enjoyable. A child should not feel fear.
• Towels and a change of clothes for the child must be clean and fresh.
• Encourage your child through the tempering bath. Use a light contrast shower, then the child should be wiped dry.

Visiting a bath with baby need to be made with extreme caution. Before visiting a bath with the baby, you need to know about possible contraindications. No matter how good bath is, before visiting bath it is desirable to consult your family doctor or pediatrician.

Противопоказания:

• Infections and viruses.
• Epilepsy.
• Any form of cancer.
• Kidney problems.
• Chronic diseases of the digestive system.
• Impaired metabolism.
• Liver disease.
• Cardiovascular disease.

Following the experience of Finland, which population with particular trepidation treat their health, and medicine in this country is one of the most advanced in the world, we can confidently assert that the bath definitely has a positive effect only if there is no medical contraindications.

Thus, based on studies of child health, we can definitely say that the body of children attending a bath at least once every seven days, can withstand more colds than those children who do not have the habit of going to the bath.

It is worth noting that a child for the first time visiting the bath loses the fear of steam room, and gets a powerful psychological charge. Thus, the child becomes stronger and more self-confident. If the kids get in the bath full set of procedures for recovery, there is no doubt about their great future health.