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Hardening should be tried to be carried out in such a way that it causes a good, joyful mood in the child. The procedure is performed incorrectly if the baby is restless during it. Hardening procedures are stopped if the child is ill, with increased excitability (irritability, sleep disturbance, increased tearfulness and refusal of the breast, etc.). From the end of the 1st month of life, it is useful for the child to do massage, and from the 2nd month - gymnastics, but first it is necessary to show the child to the doctor and agree on the introduction of this procedure with him. Massage is carried out daily, always at the same time, 30 minutes after eating. The duration of classes is 5-12 minutes. Each technique is repeated 4 to 6 times. For children aged one and a half to three months, the following set of exercises can be recommended, which consists of massage techniques (stroking) and active movements based on unconditioned reflexes: hand massage, leg massage, laying on the stomach, back massage, stomach massage, foot exercises , extension of the spine in the position on the side.Sport. Just one word, but how much it means! Going in for sports is a certain type of human activity aimed at achieving a given result in the physical development of a person.

The whole body, except for the wiped part, should be under the covers. Wiping can be done by adding 1 teaspoon of salt or a tablespoon of sea salt to 1 glass of water. Wiping is usually done after the child's morning sleep. Their duration is 5-6 minutes. The water temperature should be at first 32-33', then gradually, with an interval of 5-7 days, the water temperature is reduced by 1' and brought to 30'. A hygienic bath should not be made hot. The water temperature for children under 6 months of age should be 36.5-37.5 ', and for older children - 36 '. After such a bath, it is useful to pour water over the child, the temperature of which is 1-2' lower than the temperature of the bath water. Over time, the temperature of the water for pouring is reduced by another 2-3 '. Starting from 10-11 months of age, in the morning and in the evening, the face, neck and arms (up to the elbow) of the child should be washed with cool water (the temperature of which is not lower than 18-20 '). Walking is very useful for children. It should be accustomed to cold air gradually, starting with “walks” in a room with an open window, sleeping in the fresh air is useful.

Hardening and massage. Hardening should be tried to be carried out in such a way that it causes a good, joyful mood in the child. The procedure is performed incorrectly if the baby is restless during it. Hardening procedures are stopped if the child is ill, with increased excitability (irritability, sleep disturbance, increased tearfulness and refusal of the breast, etc.).

The most difficult task is to establish the first load for the baby. It should not be weak, because then it is not effective, and it should not be excessively strong, stressful, since it is known that stress suppresses the immune system, and we are faced with the opposite task - to strengthen it. You can temper the baby right in the bath. Let him first warm up in warm water, and then you should invite him to play: for example, turn on cold water, and he will substitute his heels and palms. And so at least 3 times. After the last exposure to cold, it is necessary to wrap the child in a sheet and a blanket, hold him, not wiping, but blotting the water, then dress him in night clothes and put him to bed. For a better hardening effect, the procedure should be gradually changed by increasing the time of cold procedures. Subsequently, the child himself begins to demand more cold douches, and often refuses hot water altogether. When the child gets used to dousing his feet with cold water, in winter, you can enhance the hardening effect by running barefoot in the snow. You need to choose a snowy place: the snow must be clean, while under the snow there must be earth, not concrete and not an asphalt path. The baby should be dressed in such a way that the shoes can be easily removed and put on. Better, for example, a tracksuit, woolen socks and felt boots. First, he needs to run a little to warm up. If the baby is reddened, you can be sure that his feet are not cold. Then he can take off his boots and stand on the snow, at first literally for seconds. Then quickly wipe the feet from the snow with a diaper and put them on, starting with the foot that he first put on the snow. Then again you need to run in felt boots. The duration of a run in the snow is very short at first, then you can increase it. The child will especially like this procedure if performed by the whole family 2 times a week.

You can start hardening at any age. But the sooner, the healthier and more stable the child will be. Hardened children look great, they have a good appetite, good sleep, they grow quickly and rarely get sick. Hardening can begin even in the first days after birth. True, after consulting with a doctor. If the baby is healthy, you can carry out various air or water procedures with the help of a shower and rubdowns. The main rule of hardening is the constancy of procedures and a gradual increase in their intensity. If you stop at the same level of load - for example, pour water on the child constantly with water of the same temperature without lowering it, or douse it rarely, for example, several times a month, then there will be no effect from such hardening. The next important point is that hardening is only effective when cold water is poured over a warm, heated child. After all, if the baby freezes and his hands and feet become cold, the water that is poured over him will seem almost warm, and the result of such “hardening” may be just the opposite. The most difficult task is to establish the first load for the baby. It should not be weak, because then it is not effective, and it should not be excessively strong, stressful, since it is known that stress suppresses the immune system, and we are faced with the opposite task - to strengthen it. You can temper the baby right in the bath. Let him first warm up in warm water, and then you should invite him to play: for example, turn on cold water, and he will substitute his heels and palms. And so at least 3 times. After the last exposure to cold, it is necessary to wrap the child in a sheet and a blanket, hold him, not wiping, but blotting the water, then dress him in night clothes and put him to bed.