Shortly after birth, Ho Ho developed jaundice, and the family’s elders said that Ho Ho had struck an evil spirit and needed to be treated with a “lighted lamp fire. The so-called “lighted lantern fire” is to use a lit wick of grass to poke out a blood spot on his body to drive away evil spirits. Not only was the child’s jaundice not cured, but Ho Ho’s skin was also burned and bled in many places throughout his body. Realizing the seriousness of the problem, the family rushed Haoxiao to the hospital. Doctors say that “lighting the fire” can not cure jaundice, but will lead to multiple skin breaks, the baby may be infected with sepsis, serious encephalitis, and even life-threatening. Most newborns develop jaundice. Neonatal jaundice is a condition characterized by yellow staining of the skin, mucous membranes and sclera due to abnormal bilirubin metabolism, which causes the blood bilirubin to increase, and is the most common clinical problem in newborns. The elderly in the family are not clear about the baby’s illness, and the new parents do not have enough knowledge about childcare, so they let the elderly treat the baby hastily based on their experience. Doctors remind that if a newborn develops jaundice, it is important to consult a doctor and seek medical advice as early as possible, and not to treat it blindly. In fact, this is not only the problem of the difference in the concept of child-rearing between the two generations, but also the failure of both the elderly and parents to correctly understand the child’s disease. Parenting misconceptions of the two generations 1, young parents: one child is not a problem, the second child is also fine The second child mothers are relatively older, less milk, so the child appears jaundice more. Mothers think that if their first child does not have jaundice, it should not be a problem for their second child. Therefore, they delay the treatment of their children. Misconceptions in adults’ awareness are also an important cause of delayed treatment for children. 2, the elderly: rely on experience, superstition native recipes native recipe 1: egg rubbing baby waist and buttocks When the newborn baby jaundice, many elderly people believe that the egg rubbing the child’s waist and buttocks, will rub out the black dirty things. They feel that these are the “jaundice toxins”. Doctors warn that this method of “removing jaundice” is not valid. The so-called “black dirt” may be egg white and skin follicles mixed together rubbed out, rubbed down may also be fetal hair, but the jaundice certainly will not go down. The traditional recipe 2: needle tip poke the child’s finger to bleed This method is also not correct. One is that the needle is not sterilized, and the child is prone to tetanus. Moreover, this practice is also a bit cruel. There is no scientific justification for the practice of sticking needles in children’s fingers to release blood, and the elderly should not delay the treatment of their children. The old man only based on experience and native recipes to cure the child, these stories we hear a lot, or can cure, some may aggravate the baby condition, here to remind new mothers, when the child appeared the condition, the first thing to ask the doctor. If the old man in the family has a native remedy to cure the disease, must be carefully considered, do not take the child to verify those methods that may be unfounded.