What's wrong with folk parenting?

1. Breast milk can make children's skin tender and fair.

After the milk goes bad, bacteria can easily invade the skin, causing the child's face to be red, even turning into small packets, and then purulent.

The correct way: If the baby's face is not dry, there is no need to apply anything. If you want to use it, choose a baby-specific moisturizer.

2. Pull out the deciduous teeth to make the permanent teeth grow evenly.

Most children change their teeth naturally, so there is no need to pull out their deciduous teeth.

The correct way: when the deciduous teeth are not lost, but the permanent teeth have grown out, in order to make the permanent teeth more tidy in the future, the deciduous teeth can be pulled out.

Sleeping on a hard pillow makes your head more round.

Long-term use of hard pillows can easily deform the newborn's head or form a big face However, the factors that really affect a child's head shape are heredity and sleeping posture, not pillows.

The correct way: often deliberately adjust the sleeping position for your child, but don't forcibly interfere. It is more important for children to have a good sleep, so it is most important to sleep comfortably.

4. Shave fetal hair and have more hair.

The hair of the newborn fetus will naturally fall off at three or four months, and the child's hair condition is related to genetic and nutritional status. It doesn't matter whether the fetal hair is shaved or not.

The correct way: it is best not to shave your baby's head, which will easily damage the hair follicle and make your hair temporarily short.

5. Trimming eyebrows can darken them.

The child has delicate skin. If the root of the eyebrow is scratched, it may change the position and shape of the shoulder hair. For example, if the skin is scratched, it will lead to infection, ulceration and scarring, and the eyebrows may no longer grow.

The correct way: Most children's shoulder hair will not be set until about 2 years old, so parents don't have to worry.

6. Pinching your nose will make it stiff.

At present, there is no exact scientific basis to prove that pinching the nasal bones often makes the nose stiff. The child's nasal mucosa is delicate. If you pinch your nose too hard, it will damage its snot.

The correct way: most of the five senses are related to heredity, so just let nature take its course.

7. Cut eyelashes to make them longer

The length and density of eyelashes are mainly related to heredity and nutrition. Eyelashes can shield dust and excessive light, and cutting them off can easily hurt children's eyes.

The correct way: let the child's eyelashes grow naturally.

8. Touch the ear to make the auricle more rounded.

Most babies' ears are closed, but with the growth and development of children, ears will become more and more shaped, which is related to heredity. Some people don't want children to have ears, and it doesn't work to press them back.

The correct way: Gently stroking the ears for children at ordinary times can play a certain massage role. If the child's ear is really deformed, he should go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible.

9. I have been giving my baby porridge for fear of indigestion.

If you don't adapt your baby's stomach to hard food, it will affect your baby's digestive ability. Moreover, due to the lack of chewing and swallowing practice in the mouth, it may affect the baby's oral development and facial muscle development.

The correct way: adding complementary food to children can follow the principles of small to large, thin to thick, and fine to thick. Rice flour, porridge, fruits, vegetables and meat can be gradually added to make the nutrition more balanced, and the baby's chewing and digestive ability can be gradually exercised.

10. It is better to pee than to wear diapers.

The spontaneous urination function of infants should be gradually improved with the development of nervous system and urethral sphincter. Before that, urination can't help children to establish their own urination function. And urinating too early may also cause proctoptosis, anal fissure and frequent urination.

The correct way: the baby can wear diapers, do not pee before the age of one, and can do toilet training when he is older.