Can children only stay at home in foggy weather?

At 0: 0015 on February 7th, emergency headquarters issued a red warning for heavy air pollution, and started the red warning measures for heavy air pollution from 07: 00 on February 8th to 0: 0012 on February 8th. The Beijing Municipal Education Commission immediately issued a notice requesting all district education commissions to strictly implement the red early warning and emergency response measures, and primary and secondary schools, kindergartens, children's palaces and off-campus educational institutions were suspended.

In this way, the prelude to the "smog holiday" was opened. Many parents need to take time off to take care of their children at home.

According to the World Health Organization, children are at high risk of adverse reactions to air pollution, mainly because they are more sensitive. Children's ability to metabolize waste is also worse than that of adults; The height of children determines that the concentration of particulate matter inhaled by children may be higher than that of adults ... Children are also prone to depression and instability.

Howarth, a Canadian scientist, found that because the pineal gland in the brain is very sensitive to light, it will become active once it lacks sunlight or the environment becomes dark, thus inhibiting the secretion of thyroxine and adrenaline (these two hormones can make people feel depressed. Moreover, due to the weak light and the low air pressure caused by the gloomy smog weather, it is easy for children to have mental laziness, depression and pessimism, and even lose control when encountering unsatisfactory things. If it coincides with a long period of smog, the sense of depression will be more obvious.

From the perspective of cognitive psychology, the most important thing in children's growth and development is the development of the brain. Inhaling pollutants is likely to affect the development of the brain. Because inhaling polluted air will actually destroy airway epithelial cells, polluted gas may enter the central nervous system from these parts and cause inflammation. This kind of structural injury and inflammation will cause functional damage to all parts of the brain, thus affecting children's brain development, leading to learning disabilities, attention deficit and decreased IQ.

In foggy days, children had better stay indoors, but they don't have to stay at home. For example, you can visit a library, a museum or an exhibition hall, or you can stay at home and read and study. Remember to take protective measures when going out.

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