Master the principles of children's swimming and paddling.

Cultivating children's exercise habits is good for their health. Many parents think that babies are conceived in amniotic fluid, so swimming should be the most suitable exercise for babies, which not only achieves the purpose of keeping fit, but also has the function of playing. But is this really the case? Is swimming good for baby's health? What concepts should be clarified before the baby learns to swim, so that a professional doctor can help you solve the problem at one time. Health and safety are not good. Many swimming pools in the square offer swimming lessons for children. Seeing their children having fun in the water, many parents are excited and want to sign up their children for classes. However, there are many doubts about water sports. How to choose courses for children and evaluate the environment is the best arrangement? Children are not born swimmers. Many people are full of myths about children: "When the baby is in mommy's belly, it matures in an environment full of amniotic fluid. Surely it is familiar with water? In many workshops, the moon center will also put a neck swimming ring on the baby when taking a bath, let the baby play in the water, and watch the baby's little hands and feet kick around, as if they can really swim, but in fact, the babies are not really familiar with water, but they just haven't started to be afraid of it yet. Don't scare the baby, explained Ye Shengxiong, an attending pediatrician in Shu Tian Urology and Ophthalmology Clinic. Although the fetus grows in amniotic fluid, it can't practice breathing in the womb and there is no room for swimming. If the baby is put into the water, the child will not swim freely in the water immediately as in the TV advertisement, and may even make a rebellious action. Therefore, if the father wants to follow the example of Yuezi Center and let the children play in the water, it is best to pat the water gently on the baby before entering the water and stay in the water for a long time so as not to scare the baby. The line between swimming and swimming is blurred. As children get older, parents often assess the risk of sunburn when they arrange to take their children outdoors for exercise during holidays. Therefore, the indoor heated swimming pool has become a better playground choice for many fathers than mothers. However, just because children like swimming doesn't mean they are good at swimming. Dr. Ye Shengxiong pointed out that playing in the water is very interesting and has become a favorite pastime for many children, but it also blurs the line between playing in the water and swimming. If you just soak, float and play in water, as long as you pay more attention to your child's physical load and safety, even younger children can fully enjoy themselves and consume their physical strength. However, if parents want to further improve their children's swimming skills than their mothers, it is better to wait until their children are 4 years old and have the ability to control their limbs and survive. Learn from familiar body movements. When a child shows a willingness to learn to swim, parents can first guide the child to practice from the supine position and let the child experience the feeling of floating on the water. Dr. Ye Shengxiong suggested that if children want to learn swimming skills, they can try freestyle, because the kicking action in freestyle is similar to the posture when children usually walk, so it is easier for children to master muscle changes. If they want to be more advanced, improve their swimming ability and extend their swimming time, they can learn freestyle. How about learning to swim? Dad than mothers may have heard that swimming is a high-intensity exercise, which can improve children's cardiopulmonary function; However, another school thinks that children's physical development is not yet mature, and learning to swim too early may affect their development. Many different opinions worry parents. Is it good or bad for children to learn to swim? General exercise is also effective. If the baby at home has asthma symptoms, people around him may encourage his father to let his child learn to swim more than his mother. Dr. Ye Shengxiong pointed out that in fact, whether swimming or other sports are helpful to regulate children's cardiopulmonary function, so it is not necessary to persevere in learning to swim; Others believe that during swimming, the brain will dominate the movements of limbs and make the brain more flexible. Dr. Ye Shengxiong pointed out that if children are exposed to ball games, the same effect can be achieved. Other benefits, such as increasing muscle coordination and body balance, can also achieve the same goal through various exercises. Swimming is a good helper to lose weight. Generally speaking, the benefits of swimming are not much different from other general sports. However, if the children at home are overweight, exercising on land may increase the burden on the knees. At this time, swimming has become a sport that is quite suitable for children to consume physical strength, because buoyancy in water can reduce the oppression of weight on lower limbs, and in the process of swimming, substantial exercise of the body can also help digestion and promote gastrointestinal peristalsis. Comprehensive evaluation is more important. Some foreign scholars believe that it is not a good thing for young children to learn swimming too early. Dr. Ye Shengxiong explained that the American Academy of Pediatrics advised children not to learn swimming before the age of four many years ago, but later they paid more attention to the maturity of each child's development. Not everyone is suitable to learn swimming after the same age. Dr IP further pointed out that parents should properly assess the swimming pool environment. For example, excessive fluorine content in swimming pools may bring discomfort to children with sensitive skin. Whether the lifeguards by the pool are qualified is also an indicator that parents should pay more attention to when choosing swimming courses for their children. In addition, parents worry that children learning to swim too early will increase their chances of getting close to the surrounding water environment. Children may think they have swimming skills, but the chances of accidents are higher than those of children who are not good at swimming and are afraid of getting close to water. Therefore, even if children already have swimming skills, parents should pay more attention. 6 o'clock: pay attention to swimming and swimming. Swimming is considered as a safe and dangerous sport because we are not familiar with the underwater environment. When a danger occurs, adults may not find it immediately. In order to reduce the risk of accidents, parents should pay more attention to the following six principles when taking their children swimming. 1. Keep the indoor temperature Dr. Ye Shengxiong pointed out that children often catch colds after swimming, so parents should observe the indoor temperature before taking their children to the swimming pool, and it is best to keep it above 28℃ to 29℃. 2. Master the water temperature If parents want their newborn baby to experience the fun of playing in the water, they should try to keep the water temperature at 37℃. In the first six months of life, the water temperature will drop 1℃ every time the child's age increases1month. For example, babies over 6 months can adapt to the water temperature of 30 to 30.5℃. It shouldn't be too long to play in the water. Although children always feel unsatisfied when playing in the water, dad should evaluate children's physical load more than mommy. Dr. Ye Shengxiong suggested that newborns should not play with water for more than 5 minutes for the first time; Babies under 6 months should be controlled within 10 minutes; /kloc-children under 0/year can extend the swimming time to half an hour; /kloc-babies over 0/year old should be within 1 hour at most. 4. Heat preservation measures should be taken. After the child leaves the water, it often happens that he does not adapt to the temperature, but his whole body is trembling and his lips are purple. When parents notice that their children feel cold, they should immediately prepare a big towel to wrap them up to prevent them from catching cold. There is no need to call for help when the child is drowning. If you look from a distance, you can only feel the load floating and sinking. If parents don't pay attention, they may think that their children are training for activities such as "jellyfish drifting" and miss the golden rescue time. Therefore, when the child is in the water, the distance between parents and children should be within one hand to touch the child. 6. Choose swimming equipment carefully. Dr. Ye Shengxiong appealed that when choosing swimming and paddling equipment for children, they should not only be of appropriate size, but also pay attention to safety. For example, buoyant inflatable articles such as swimming rings and armbands should be checked for more than double protection. For example, products with only one inflation port should be avoided. If the swimming ring is damaged or deflated, at least the airbag on the other side can support it, reducing the risk of children falling into the water. Only by grasping the above indicators and making adequate preparation measures in advance can parents safely let their children enjoy swimming and paddling, and at the end of the exercise, don't forget to supplement their calories and give them appreciation. Ye Shengxiong Education: Department of Medicine, Chang Gung University Experience: Ma Kai Pediatric Resident, Clinical Research Physician, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, National Taiwan University Current Position: Pediatric Attending Physician, Urology and Ophthalmology Clinic, Director of Child Health Association of the Republic of China Interview and Writing/Xu Jianing Consulting/Ye Shengxiong Model/Handsome Little K Photography/Pikemi Baby * * Taichung Pavilion * Please refer to Mommy Baby 2065438 for details. Mababy/ subscribe to the healthy Aloha audio-visual channel, read health knowledge more easily, and pay attention to your health every day! Line @ ID: @:/supply/article/17221/Mastering the principles of children's swimming and paddling Keywords: September issue of baby and mother, children's swimming, Shu Tian Urology Ophthalmology Clinic, Ye Shengxiong.