Tips For A Kid-Friendly Summer Season
Summer is here and the heat is unbearable and this is just the beginning. As a mom, I will be always panicky during the summer months as the heat and infections can make your life miserable. During the first two summers of my child’s life, I didn’t feel a thing about it. But last summer was a nightmare. Heat rash, stomach infections and tantrums during those hard days had made my life miserable. However, this year I am ready to beat the heat and thus making the summer kid friendly.
Here are some tips that saved my kid during the hot days by cooling the heat rashes. These are simple and easy-to-follow tips for your kids this summer. I will also share how I saved my kid from all the hot rashes and infection in his first two years. Read on to know more.
Water
Water is the key to all the infections in the summer months. It is also the ideal remedy for all the infections too. Make sure your kid drinks only purified water. Always carry a bottle of purified water whenever you go step outside. Keep an eye on the water your kids bathe or swim in. Recreational water diseases are caused by the germs and chemicals in the swimming pool water. If your kid is learning to swim, make sure she takes a shower before and after entering the pool.
Clothes
Always dress the kids in loose cotton clothes. It is important that the clothes allow aeration to the kid’s skin and soak the sweat. It is important that you wash the child’s clothes properly. Make sure that not even a single speck of residual detergent in the kid’s clothes. Rinse them thoroughly and use disinfectant in the last rinse to get rid of any present bacteria.
Food
Give the kids lots of fluids and food that is easy to digest. Keep the use of spices and oil at minimal level. Eating summer fruits and smoothies as snacks will help keep your child’s metabolism rate high.
Cosmetics
Do you use lots of powder on your kids’ skin? Then limit it immediately. The particles of powder clog the pores and limit the flow of sweat. This results into heat rashes on your kids’ skin. Instead, wash the sweaty parts of the kids properly and apply powder in limited portion. Also do not use too much fragranced cosmetics on their delicate skin.
Outdoor activities
Kids love to play outside and you cannot deny it. Let them play but take every precaution to keep them healthy. Do not forget to carry a good and kid-friendly bug repellent. Dress them in light-colored clothes and carry good amount of fluids with you.
I hope these tips will help you make the summer kid friendly for your little ones.
Puspanjalee is a blogger and book editor who juggles continuously between her job and her two year old human offspring. Whenever she gets time, she loves to talk about babies & parenting, time management for working moms, photography and books. She muses regularly on www.mywritingmyworld.com.
