The rules of Dr. Komarovsky, from which all grandmothers are terrified

For more than 20 years, Dr. Evgeny Komarovsky has been popularizing this approach to childcare, which involves a minimum of parental interventions where they are not needed. But some representatives of the older generation all their lives considered it correct and useful to act differently, and therefore it is difficult for them to perceive the doctor's advice.

These are its principles and rules that are difficult for grandparents to understand.

1. No need to be afraid of drafts

Yes, for adults, drafts can be dangerous - but only because they have been hiding from these drafts all their lives and are not used to them. If you don’t protect the child from every breath of wind from birth, don’t put on a hat at home and don’t close the window just a little, then drafts for such a baby will be nothing for life.

2. The child does not need to put mustard plasters and cans, rub with vinegar and soar his feet

All of these traditional medicine methods have been experienced by most of today's adults. But they have nothing to do with real treatment - rather, they calm the conscience of the sick child's relatives that they are not idle.

Most acute respiratory viral infections in a child go away on their own - but parents and especially grandparents are not suitable for advice that the child needs only plenty of drink and cool, humid indoor air. This is where experiments with inhalations, herbs, dripping breast milk into the nose, etc. begin.

3. A child can walk without socks and a hat

From 2 years old, the child is fully aware of whether he is cold or warm. Forcibly wrapping it up, putting socks on slippers is superfluous if the apartment is 18 degrees Celsius or more. If the child has taken off his socks himself and wants to go barefoot at home, give him this opportunity. At temperatures above 22 degrees in the room, clothes are not required for a child at all.

On the street, you can not wear a hat if the adults themselves are comfortable without a hat and the child does not complain about the cold. Otherwise, the situation is not uncommon when the parents are dressed lightly, and the child is wrapped in scarves and hats. This is also wrong because children often move a lot on the street, and therefore they can easily sweat in a large amount of clothes - this is just a dangerous disease.

4. The baby does not need to be force-fed

This is especially true during illness. The child must drink enough until the condition improves, when the appetite returns. Including juices and compotes, broth are suitable. And force-feeding a healthy child is even less worth it. This is fraught with the development of eating disorders, the habit of eating without appetite.

The child himself knows whether he wants to eat or not. There is no need to dance around with him with a tambourine; as soon as he wants to eat, he will ask for it himself.

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