My mother-in-law said: “cold head and hot feet are full”, the cold starts from the feet, so you must put socks on your baby; mom said: foreign doctors recommend that babies walk barefoot, which helps sense the ground and develop intelligence! So which of these two statements is correct? The answer is: both are valid, but both are too one-sided! Chinese medicine says cold head hot feet, not let you do not wear a hat in the winter, must wear socks in the summer. Chinese medicine is about dialectic, specific treatment, rather than a rigid concept! Foreign doctors’ research is also correct, but it depends on whether the specific environment is suitable for barefoot. Should we let babies barefoot or not? The temperature is 26 ℃ – 28 ℃ above the bare feet, below this temperature on socks, to prevent cold from the feet to give birth to a hundred diseases it! In addition, of course, combined with the baby’s physical condition and the home floor situation, such as the baby has a cold and fever, then protect the feet; and then the home is a wooden floor can be assured that the baby barefoot walking, but if the home floor is marble, it is best to wear socks, so as to avoid the baby’s feet get cold, causing diarrhea. What are the benefits of babies walking barefoot? 1, baby barefoot walking can puzzle brain baby barefoot walking is equivalent to foot massage. Barefoot walking, as the toes and palms of the feet and other parts of the acupuncture points massage, can play a “spleen benefit stomach elimination of accumulation, marrow benefit brain Cong ear” and other effects. For children’s enuresis, indigestion, pediatric constipation, etc. have certain curative effect. 2, baby barefoot is good for foot development foot skin capillaries and peripheral nerves are very rich. If you wear shoes all day, it will make the child feel very uncomfortable. And barefoot to varying degrees to avoid the occurrence of foot diseases such as inflammation of the soft tissues of the feet. At the same time, so that the child’s delicate soles directly in contact with the soil, gravel, but also to avoid or reduce the occurrence of flat feet, conducive to foot development. 3, barefoot can promote tactile development walking barefoot, feet can be exposed to different materials, different soft and hard things, the brain to form tactile stimulation, is conducive to the development of baby’s sense of touch. Feet tactile if not well developed, that signal input will not be so sensitive, resulting in some people walking as adults will be easy to fall or trip. Although the baby barefoot walking benefits, but the mother must pay attention to the following points: 1, to ensure that the ground no sharp hard objects. The range of the baby’s activities, the mother needs to clean up. 2, maintain hygiene. After the baby plays, the mother should promptly wash the baby’s little feet. 3, do a good job of baby’s small feet protection. In order to prevent the baby from walking barefoot outdoors in summer causing foot burns, it is best to let the baby walk barefoot indoors.