We accustom the child to a bath: practical advice

The child is the same person as us, only small. If we, the parents, have experienced the beneficial effects of baths or saunas, then the child, the organism carrying our genetic code, is obliged not only to love this occupation, but also to take advantage of the bath.

Traditionally, sauna and sauna are considered useful for children for the prevention of colds, for children with atopic dermatitis (but not in an acute period), with overweight. It is a bath with a wet steam suitable for children with chronic bronchitis (but not in an acute period), bronchial asthma (but not in an acute period), children with dyskinesia of bile ducts. If a child suffers from a specific disease, then the parents must consult a doctor. Any disease in acute form is already a contraindication for visiting a bath. Always to a question it is necessary to approach reasonably, without extremism.

Which bath to choose for a child?

Any that parents visit if there are no contraindications. A full catalog of dry and wet baths in Moscow you can find in the catalog http://www.allsauna.ru/msk/ Wet bath is not suitable for a child suffering from bronchial asthma with frequent seizures. All the rest - welcome!

At what age should I start?

We recommend after 3 years. There are lovers of accustoming the child to a bath from the cradle, but this issue is quite individual. At such an early age, there is always some "but" and "if." And 3 years is such a magic age when parents are already well acquainted with the peculiarities of the organism of their child, the baby is already talking and can express his attitude to the process, he can be prepared psychologically to the bathhouse, having told how wonderful it is, and having warned that now Will be a little bit hot.

So, you decided, psychologically the child was prepared.

Where to start practically?

Start with a minimum: minimum temperature, minimum time, minimum number of visits, minimum associated procedures.

The very first time

Ideally for the first time go to a therma with a temperature of 60 ° C, sit on the bottom shelf, look around and immediately exit. Depending on the reaction, you can go again, no more than 2-3 minutes. And that's all. For the first visit is enough.

Then we look at the reaction, analyze the failures, do the work on the errors. We fix the errors not earlier than a week.

Second time

The second visit can go 3 times, with an interval of at least 10-15 minutes and no more than 3 minutes, the temperature can be increased to 70-80 ° C.

The third time and all subsequent visits

Parents themselves must see by the reaction of the child how he reacts to this or that procedure. If badly reacts to the aroma component, then temporarily remove or change the odors for more pleasant for the child. No need to immediately pour a toddler with a font or throw in an ice pool, just start taking a warm shower, and at the end for a couple of seconds, turn on the cold, gradually the baby will get used to the cold shower and will be ready for the next stage.

Do not rush and be consistent. Having formed a positive attitude to visiting the bath, you will make the most important step on the way to improving the baby, because a positive attitude is the key to the success of any undertaking.