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Nowadays, there are so many different recommendations about how to raise children correctly and
they are often quite controversial. But doctors and psychologists continue to conduct new experiments,
analyze the results, and then make new lists of recommendations. In the beginning, these tips may
sound strange, but when you learn more about the details, they turn out to be quite useful.
Bright Side has reviewed the studies about children’s health and made a list of things that are
harmful to children, according to experts. And at the end of the article, we added a recommendation
for all grandmothers, to help them worry less about their grandchildren.
1. Tickling children
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It has happened many times that adults have wanted to make children laugh and so they start ticking
them. But a researcher from the University of California found out many years ago, that tickling
doesn’t cause the same sensation of happiness as a funny joke does. It is only an illusion of happy
laughter.
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Not all parents realize that for a good sleep, babies only need a good mattress, a sheet, and a small
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However, according to studies, before a certain age, children don’t need pillows.
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Leaving even the dimmest light on in a child’s room for the whole night is not a good thing. The growth
hormone that is produced while you’re sleeping, is better manufactured by the body in total darkness.
The reasons for using a night-light can be different. Most of the time, parents do it for their own
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so they leave the light on to prevent the baby from developing these phobias and they think night-lights
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for about 90 minutes and the blue light moves the clock for about 180 minutes, so it becomes much
harder to sleep well. The red and the orange light don’t suppress the production of melatonin as much
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We are used to thinking that cleanliness is extremely important. But researchers from different
countries agree that when the environment is too clean, it is bad for the child’s development. Sterile
environments slow down the formation of a strong immune system that is ready to fight infections, and
they promote allergic reactions like asthma, rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis.
The biggest mistakes that parents make are cleaning the apartment too often and too much and
prohibiting their children from coming into contact with pets. The earlier a child deals with a potential
allergen, the faster their immune system will learn to treat
(http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070905174501.htm) it as a normal thing.
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The potty is a very controversial topic. The most important thing is to not follow the recommendations
from people that are not experts. Don’t expect your children to just start using the potty when they are
one or one and a half years old. At this age, they still don’t know how to properly react to the signals
of their bodies.
learn to control their signals. This is when they will start to use the potty. The bladder needs about 3 or
4 years for normal development. Free urination — for example, in the diapers, actually helps the
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Children start to walk at about the age of one, on average. When this happens, some parents rush
to stores to buy some home shoes and other parents let their children walk barefoot. Researchers still
don’t agree on which is best, but they do agree that not all surfaces are good for walking.
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Many grandmothers (and some parents) become really sad when their children don’t want to finish
their meals. They start trying to convince the children, blackmailing them, or even threatening them.
So, the plate ends up being clean, but the only people who are happy are the parents.
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children a lot of food at once, because it’s too much work for their digestive system. They need just one
meal and one drink.
10. Spoon-feeding
Amy Brown, associate professor of child public health at Swansea University, says
(http://theconversation.com/does-spoon-feeding-really-make-babies-overweight-78086) that
we shouldn’t help children to eat when they can already use a spoon by themselves.
“The children that are spoon-fed longer than they should be, are more likely to have extra weight
problems in the future. In the process of feeding, it is hard to tell when the children are full. As a result,
they overeat.”
According to researchers, children that eat on their own, have the ability to eat at their own pace and
study the taste of the foods, which helps them to develop the right attitude toward food.
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Swedish experts claim that in order to reduce the risk of developing an allergy to some foods, parents
should limit their children as little as possible when it comes to the foods they eat.
children foods with allergens at an early age, but it’s quite beneficial. The immune system learns
to react to them properly. A typical example is fish. This is why we recommend giving children crushed
fish fillet from the age of 4 months.”
The opinion of the professor was proven by another study that was done
(http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/02/07/the-peanut-puzzle) recently by Israeli and British
scientists. Parents from the Jewish community in London didn’t give their children peanuts and
children in Israel tried peanut butter before they were even one year old. Statistics don’t lie: the
children from Israel were less likely to have allergic reactions than the children from London.
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At the age of 2, children start to treat themselves as people and the things they own are perceived
as things that belong to them. This is why anyone who wants to take something from a child is treated
as an intruder. Unfortunately, very few parents actually understand this. Moms and dads don’t want
their children to be seen as greedy (http://www.ahaparenting.com/parenting-tools/siblings/Teach-
Share-Sharing) people. This is why they might force them to share toys or food.
are not able to hear their own desires and they act against their own wishes. In the end, they grow
up to be men and women that can’t say “no,” even when it is in their best interests.
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body parts to be cooler than the rest of the body. The normal room temperature
(http://www.sleepadvisor.org/room-temp-for-baby/) in the children’s room should be between 68°F
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and 72°F. In these conditions, children don’t need hats, socks, or gloves: the skin should be able
to breathe and have contact with the air.
By the way, it is much easier and way more dangerous to overheat a child, than it is to make them cold.
The most obvious signs of overheating are a wet neck and the color of the skin, which should be pale
pink under normal circumstances. If the skin is overly pink or even red, it means that the baby is too
hot and that they need to take off some of their clothes.
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