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We all want our children to grow healthy and strong. Start off «work» In this direction, already from the first days of the life of the kid. It is very important to correctly select the load on a small organism and competently dose, sticking to the principle «Golden middle».

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What is hardening?

Hardening — This is a system of special training of the body, including
thermoregulation processes using natural nature factors
(air, water, sun rays). This is done in order to expand
the possibilities of adapting the human body to constantly changing
Temperature conditions.

For the normal functioning of the body should always be supported
Temperature balance. This means that with any external influences
Temperature of the body should remain at a constant level. This is achieved by
Account of balanced changes in heat transfer and heat production processes.
The impact of adverse factors, even for a short
of time, — For example, low temperatures — can cause violations in this
Mechanism. Failure can lead to improving heat transfer, and therefore,
decrease in body temperature and development of various diseases.

Thermoregulation of the body improves various workouts.

The tempered person is different from an impaired meaning that even a long
The action of the cold does not distort its constant body temperature. In such a person
When cooling, heat recovery processes in the external environment are reduced, and vice versa,
There are mechanisms that contribute to it. So we see that
The physiological essence of hardening is to improve
Temperature control mechanisms.

Increase the protective forces of the body and its adaptation capabilities, work out
Individual reactions to cold or heat is easy. This is done on the same
The principle, as well as muscle or memory opportunities: regular training
and gradual increase in loads. A combination of training in this case and
called hardening.

Hardening has a fascinating effect on the body, improves
blood circulation, normalizes metabolism, reduces the number of colds
diseases several times, and in some cases almost completely eliminates them
The emergence, and also contributes to an increase in physical and mental
performance.

Bring to hardening never late: at any age you can
start conducting hardening procedures and the sooner you start, the
healthier and more stable will be the body. But note that hardening begin with
Conditions of human health. Therefore, before healing procedures
It is necessary to consult a doctor and decide how to harde
Accounting for age, individual characteristics and child health.

Charge rules

So that the hardening process go smoothly, it is necessary to comply with certain
regulations.

Best if the use of hardifying procedures will be fixed in
Day mode. Then the child produces a certain stereotypical reaction.
Breaks in hardening reduce the stability acquired by the body
Temperature effects. So, conducting challenge procedures for
two or three months, and then their termination leads to the fact that during
five to seven days kid returns to the state that he had before
procedures.

Violation of these rules leads to the absence of a positive effect from
challenging procedures, and sometimes to the depletion of adaptation capabilities
organism. Indicators of the correct hardening and its positive
Results are: strong sleep, good appetite, good weight gain,
Bodyness kid and t.D.

Contraindications for hardening no. In case of signs
Troying diseases temporarily stop. After recovery, through
one or two weeks, it is resumed from the initial period.

Hardening modes

Hardening of children can be divided into two modes. First mode — This
the initial period of hardening in which the formation of thermal
Sustainability of the organism. Second mode — supporting period in which
Regularity of classes are preserved by the acquired readiness of the child to perceive
Temperature and other effects of the external environment without functional disorders.
During the first stage, the hardware loads increase accordingly
Scheme of selected hardening methods, during the second they can fluctuate
Accordingly, the time of year. Harding events are divided into common and
Special. Common include:

These events already create conditions for the proper development of children's
organism.

Special events include: air challenge (air
Baths), Sun (Sunbathing) and Water (Water Procedures).

Air baths

Children are very sensitive to a lack of fresh air. Being durable
time in poorly ventilated premises, they become sluggish,
irritable, they have a dream, the appetite is reduced. Fresh clean air
Provides a beneficial effect in any diseases. General air
Indoor baths sometimes replace only partial short-term exposure
Body during clothing shift. It depends on the health of the child on this
moment.

Air baths are the first chest challenge procedure
child. The air temperature in the newborn room should be 23°C, for
children aged from 1 to 3 months — 21°S, from 3 months to year — twenty°C, older
of the year — 18°WITH. Breast children are characterized by high energy costs and
2.5 times more oxygen consumption than adults. Therefore, in winter
The room must be measured 4-5 times a day for 10-15 minutes, in the summer
can be constantly open. Carrying using the vessels spend in
Presence of children — Reduced air temperature per 1-2°C is hardening
factor. With through ventilation, the air exchange occurs much faster,
But it must be carried out in the absence of a child.

Before taking air baths, the room should be used. For infants
The optimal air temperature during procedure should be 20-22°WITH.
In addition to the hardening effect, in this period of life air baths contribute
blood saturation with oxygen through the skin, since the permeability of the skin in the early
Aged very high. For kids from 1 to 2 years, the air temperature should
be 18-19°WITH. For children older than 2 years, well-carrying hardening,
Air temperature can be reduced by 3-5°WITH. Initially, the procedure lasts 1-2
minutes, then every five days it increases for 2 minutes and comes to 15
minutes for children up to 6 months and up to 30 minutes for children over 6 months. Maximum
Time for air baths in 2-3 years — 30-40 min.

Air baths must be combined with gymnastic
Exercises. Children over a year and a half take air baths during
Morning gymnastics: first — In panties, T-shirt, socks and slippers. Later
You can leave only panties and slippers.

Kids with signs of reduced adaptation to temperature change
ambient air (resistant pallor, expressed capillary skin pattern,
Cold limbs) can not be removed from sparing harding procedures. In that
The case of a child can be divided into partially, air baths spend only 5 minutes,
But several times a day.

In the summer, infants can be made on fresh air almost immediately
after birth. Starting from 20-40 minutes a day, time walks rapidly increase and
bring to 6-8 hours. In winter, in the middle strip of Russia, children are first put on
Street at the age of 2-3 weeks at air temperature not lower –five°With 15-20
minutes, better in mad weather, and gradually this time is adjusted to 1.5-2
hours twice a day. The lowest air temperature is permissible for
walks, is the temperature –fifteen°WITH.

In winter around the child's face is better to arrange the so-called «well», Using
for this or baby blanket, or an envelope hood, which will create
around the face the space of warm air, and nose and cheeks of the crumbs will remain
warm.

Rubber is not a contraindication for walking. Need only
Pre-clean nose.

Hardening sun

Moderate doses of ultraviolet irradiation activate biochemical
Processes in cells, accelerate the growth and healing of the body tissues, increase
Resistance to infections, stimulate the work of the endocrine and nervous systems.
Under the influence of sunlight, vitamin D is formed in the skin, which is not
enters the body with food.

However, it must be remembered that the sensitivity to ultraviolet rays
higher than the less child. Excess ultraviolet rays leads to
Development of skin and oncological diseases, so straight sunbathing
kids up to one year are contraindicated.

The hardening procedure should be carried out in the shade of trees. Children up to the year
enough irradiation of a small part of the body (face or hands) for 5-10
minutes.

In summer, light-air baths are recommended to receive at air temperature
22°C and higher for infants and at temperatures 20°C for kids from 1 to 3 years,
better in mad weather. The duration of the first bath in infants — 3
Minutes, have older — 5 minutes with a gradual increase of up to 30-40 minutes.
Children over 3 years can take direct sunbathing no more than 15-20 minutes,
And over the summer they should be no more than 30. In the middle lane of Russia, light-air
Baths are better taken from 9 to 12 hours of the day, in a faster climate — from 8 to 10
in the morning. The child's behavior at this time should be active. At a temperature
air 30°With sunbathing can not be taken.

Toddler's skin in summer it is necessary to protect sunscreen. These creams have
There are different degrees of protection, and the selection of cream depends on the skin type: the paler
the skin, the higher the degree of protection. In the wind and after bathing should
re-apply cream. There are creams with a so-called sustainable filter,
which do not lose their properties even after a few swimming. This is possible
Read on the package.

After sunbathing, not to them, children can carry out water procedures.
After them, the child should be wiped, even in hot weather, as wet skin
Promotes the supercooling of the body.

Water treatments

Water hardening has a stronger impact on the body than
Air baths. This is due to the fact that the thermal conductivity of water is 30 times higher,
than air. There are three phases of the reaction of the body on the action of low
Water temperature.

First phase — narrowing of vessels of the skin, and with deeper cooling and
subcutaneous fat fiber.

Second phase — Due to the adaptation to low water temperature occurs
Expansion of vessels, skin becomes red, metabolism increases. This
The phase is characterized by improving well-being, an increase in human activity.

Third phase — Unfavorable: exhaust adaptive opportunities
the organism, the re-narrowing of the vessels occurs, the skin becomes
Blue-pale, shiver appears. With systematic use of water
Hardening The first phase is reduced and the second comes faster. The most important
wherein — prevent the onset of the third phase, do not lower the sharp temperature
water and not delay the time of procedure.

Water procedures are divided into traditional and non-traditional (intensive).

Traditional hardening

Water hardening technique depends on the age of the child. Can be added
Hardening element in conventional water procedures — Washing, Wash, Swimming.

Child age from birth to 2-3 months

Child age from 2-3 to 9-10 months

Child age from 9-10 months before a year

With this procedure, the child can sit or stand. First pour back,
then chest, belly and last time — arms. After pouring the baby
wipe dry to light redness. Initially, the water temperature should be
35-37°C, then every five days it is reduced by 1°C and bring up to 28°WITH.

Age of a child from year to 3 years

You can use common wipes with a decrease in water temperature to 24°WITH;
General dials (water temperature up to 24-28°WITH).

From one and a half years you can use a shower that has a stronger
Impact on the body than dialing, since in addition to water temperature
There are also mechanical stimuli. The shower must be kept close to the body
child (25-30 at a distance
cm). Water jet should be strong. Duration
procedures — up to 1.5 min. Water temperature and reduced it — As with general
Pouring.

Intensive (non-traditional) hardening

With intensive hardening methods, at least short-term contact occurs
naked baby body with snow, icy water, negative air
Temperature. But you need to teach a child to cold. Otherwise
Hardening can cause not an increase, but on the contrary, suppressing immune
Organism's activity. Almost all doctors dealing with challenge
Early children, believe that bathing in ice water kids
contraindicated.

Contrasticulture

Go from the traditional child's intensive hardening you will help you
contrasting foot baths, contrasting wiping, contrast shower, sauna and
Russian sauna from 3-4 years.

The most common method — Contrast dumping baby legs. For
This in the bath is placed two pelvis filled in such a way that the water covers
Legs until the middle of the leg. In one basin, water is always the same temperature
(38-40°C), and in the other for the first time on 3-4°With below. The child is submerged first
Feet in hot water for 1-2 minutes («Poppers» they) then — In the cool for 5-20
Seconds. Number of alternate dives — 3-6. Every 5 days the temperature of the water in
The second basin is reduced by 1°C and bring to 18-10°WITH. Healthy children finish
Cold water procedure, and at weakened — hot.

Attention — Do not drench the toddler's feet with cold water, if they have
Cold.

Older children contrasting foot baths can be replaced with a contrasting shower:
Impact of hot water (40-50°C) for 1 minute replaced by pouring
Cold water with a minimum temperature of 10-15°C for 10-20 seconds.
Alternate 5-10 times.

Sauna and Russian bath

In the sauna (sukhov-angled) use hot air steam room (about
60-90°C) with low humidity and subsequent cooling in the pool (temperature
Water 3-20°WITH).

A child can visit the sauna once a week, to start making one go on
5-7 minutes at a temperature of about 80°With at the height of the top shelf. Gradually you can
Allow a three-minute visit to the steam room for 10 minutes followed by cooling.

In many regions of our country, the possibilities of Russian baths are widely used
For hardening. The maximum effect is observed with strict cycle observance:
«heating — Cooling rest» in the ratio of 1: 1: 2, that is, steam,
take a cool shower need about the same time, and relax — at two
times longer. For three-year-old children who are getting used to the Russian bath,
Such a cycle is enough. In the steam room first needed not more than 3-5 minutes,
After a few visits you can increase the time to 5-10 minutes. For cooling
It is better to use pouring, then a cold shower, later you can go to swimming
in cold water. Gradually, the number of camerges in the steam room increase to 4-5
once.

Contraindications for visiting the sauna and
bath

Acute infectious diseases accompanied by high temperature,
cramps, injuries and operational interventions in the head, chronic
Diseases of the kidneys, urinary tract, gastrointestinal tract, liver,
Lungs, oncological diseases, as well as endocrine disorders. With purulent
Skin diseases to visit the sauna after their cure.

In conducting hardware procedures there is one very important condition — never
Do not bend stick. Do not try to your baby «The most hardened» from
His peers, do not try to act «Ahead of schedule» — when
We are talking about health, excessive hasty is unacceptable. It is better to strictly observe
all recommendations of doctors and act slowly, but right.