Bare feet, a learning tool
Among the children, the feet are not used to walking: These are real sensory sensors. Each support, every contact with the soil sends a multitude of information to the brain. Being barefoot is therefore offering your child a unique experience to develop motor skills, balance and trust. The fingers of the feet, often neglected when they are blocked in a too narrow sock, actively participate in stability by grasping on the ground.
It is for this reason Many pediatricians and psychomotors advise you to let the child explore without socksAt least inside and in a safe environment. The cold, in this equation, is not the enemy who is believed.
Take cold, really?
If clear: We don’t take the cold because we have bare feet. Respiratory infections are due to viruses, not a storm. Of course, a cold and humid environment can weaken the body, but it is not enough that a child’s feet are naked for a few minutes to unleash a disease.
What the child’s body expresses, on the other hand, is the discomfort. If the soil is frozen, it can change, its feet become cold to the touch: in this case, yes, we pull out the socks (ideally not briefs to avoid the slides). But the logic is simple: to cover the child when it’s cold, not in principle.
Socks and slippers: when to say it?
In practice, it all depends on the context. In a heated house, on a carpet of awakening or temperate tiles, the socks are not necessary. On the contrary, they can interfere with exploration.
In a fresh room, they become comfort. The ideal is Promote flexible models, which let the foot move and to avoid rigid slippers. Before walking, the latter have no use: they are purely aesthetic and can even limit mobility.
Outside or as soon as the child begins to go out, we recommend flexible slippers (in leather or fabric) to protect his feet from roughness and dirt, respecting their freedom of movement. The real shoes will arrive later, once the walk has been acquired.
The cultural dimension of the “covered feet”
Why then this reflection to be systematically put on socks? It is explained by cultural habits. For a long time, good health has been combined with body heat. A child wrapped in the head to the head seemed more protected. But our medical knowledge has evolved: Now we know that the protection of a child does not prevent the circulation of microbesAnd he can even limit his sensory experiences.
It remains difficult for parents to resist the observations of those around him: “Are you not afraid of being sick?” ». However, responding that the naked foot is an awakening tool is an easy way to make the record clear.
In conclusion: observe rather than giving in to clichés
Leaving a barefoot child is not a negligence is a gift. This allows him to build muscles, to hear the world and progress in his autonomy. The only real criterion to monitor is its comfort : If his feet are cold and is not comfortable, a layer of fabric is added. Otherwise, we allow him to explore while he likes.
The next time you are told “Put So SOCKS, he will take cold”, you will know what to answer: no, he will not take cold … but he will earn in balance and trust.
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Source: Madmoizelle
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