Summer is here, you can enjoy barefoot, at home or at the beach, walking barefoot, think about it all feel comfortable! Considering that “the cold starts from the feet”, mothers will also put shoes and socks on their babies in the summer, and babies will always take off their own shoes and socks and walk barefoot on the ground, more often than not, the mother found that there is nothing wrong with it, so let the baby be happy. This is a very big deal when the old man at home sees it, he hurries to put socks on the baby, and his mouth keeps telling him that the cold starts from the feet, the baby is still small, walking barefoot will catch a cold… Why do babies like to take off their shoes and socks and go barefoot? Babies because of the high metabolism, the body is very easy to sweat, and the heart of the foot is the most concentrated sweat glands, wearing socks will prevent the evaporation of sweat glands, sticky and uncomfortable, so when the weather is hot, babies prefer to bare feet. Especially in the toddler period of the baby, every day is the party walk, summer will be very hot after the arrival of the feet smothered in shoes and socks, because uncomfortable to pull off their own small socks also belong to a very common situation! Is it okay for babies to have bare feet? Yes! There are many benefits of bare feet! 1, bare feet on learning to walk baby help small babies learn to walk, barefoot, then, toes can force to grasp the ground, not only is not easy to slip, but also facilitate the mastery of balance, walking more stable. The rich sensory endings on the soles of the feet can distinguish the height of the road and adjust at any time, so that the baby’s coordination is better. Many mothers ask what to do if their babies have flat feet and pronation/extrusion. This is the time to practice walking barefoot more often. When the little feet are unrestrained and grow naturally, the plantar muscles and ligaments can be fully exercised and the arch development will be better, which can also cushion the shock caused by walking, running and jumping. Therefore, learning to walk baby, if possible, try to barefoot! 2, barefoot can exercise baby’s physical fitness barefoot activities, can help the baby to promote foot circulation, improve resistance, cold tolerance. After “barefoot training” of the baby, physical quality significantly improved, strong, even colds and flu are less likely to occur. 3, barefoot can promote baby development barefoot can help babies develop fine motor, sensory and brain to establish a variety of links to the future baby to successfully complete a variety of fine motor, such as pinching, grasping, holding things, etc. have great benefits. A variety of tactile stimulation can improve the baby’s physical dexterity, making the baby smarter and more agile. And bare feet, the baby can carefully taste the difference between different materials, different temperatures, different soft and hard objects, stimulating the rich tactile nerves on the little feet. Bare feet have many benefits, is it not necessary to wear socks? In general, newborn babies do not need to wear socks, as long as the room temperature is maintained above 22 degrees Celsius and the body is wrapped with the feet. For premature babies, they are usually held by their mothers on their chests and cared for kangaroo style, so there is no need to wear socks either. When the baby is a little older, as long as the baby can express, if the baby feels cold, wear them, if not, can not wear them. Some babies just don’t like the feeling of being barefoot, so respect his wishes. There are also many babies, even if they sleep in a warm blanket, their hands and feet are not easy to cover, and even some adults are like this, often used to sleep in socks to have a sense of warmth and comfort, if the indoor temperature is low, or in summer with the air conditioning on, this type of baby, you can consider wearing socks at bedtime. Therefore, there is no way to give a clear conclusion on whether you need to wear socks for your baby, and it should vary from person to person. 1, indoor barefoot, pay attention to non-slip When the baby is barefoot, mothers must ensure that the ground is safe, there are no foreign objects, there is no water damage. If it is the floor, the baby’s bare feet is perfectly fine, if it is the floor tile or concrete, it is necessary for the mother to lay the crawling mat. 2, pay attention to clean baby every day on the ground to walk on the ground, the ground needs to be cleaned, baby play after a period of time, but also to clean in time, so that the baby does not eat feet picking feet and then eat hands. 3, the air conditioning room barefoot, the temperature is fixed not blowing directly in the summer room will generally open the air conditioning, it is recommended that the temperature control at 24 ° c ~ 26 ° c, if the baby is barefoot, mothers should pay attention to control the temperature of the air conditioning, do not let the air conditioner directly to the baby blowing.