Children hardly go through winter without getting sick: between kindergartens, sweaty and temperature changes, when you perceive that your child is brooding, run for cover, using simple natural methods based on water, lemon, honey, essential oils and little else .
A normal cold, accompanied by cough, sore throat, phlegm and excess mucus, can in fact be kept at bay thanks to small tricks and advice .
Here are some of them.
Prevent colds in children
The family of rhinoviruses is known to be the most hated and feared by mothers all over the world. Spinning germs, stuffy nose, sneezing and mucus accumulation guilty of the white winter nights: in these cases, strength against these symptoms is, first of all, represented by prevention .
The advice of many pediatricians is to get used to washing the baby's nose with physiological solution, putting the liquid in one nostril, so as to come out of the other, leaving the babino lying on the side; the water must be pushed quite firmly, but without exaggerating, so as to clear any closed canals, but at the same time being careful not to harm the delicate nostril.
Equally important is
- often ventilate the premises,
- use diffusers with essential oils, such as malaleuca or tea tree,
- clean your hands often,
- wash with bicarbonate and vinegar sheets and dresses,
- change handkerchiefs often to blow nose.
Treat colds with natural remedies
Nasal washings in the first place. Do not stay at home without bottles of physiological solution - you can also buy them in large glass bottles in the pharmacy to save even the plastic, and then taking it from time to time with a syringe without needle -, water from Sirmione or other thermal waters, sterilized sea water. Not only in isotonic solution, but also hypertonic for limited periods, even more effective in case of cold and blocked nose, even for adults.
Lemon and honey, a winning combination, just spray a few drops of lemon on a half-teaspoon filled with natural honey and is an excellent remedy to calm the cough and give the body a natural antibacterial boost.
Natural aerosols, such as those based on another citrus, grapefruit, are also good, excellent for disinfecting and softening mucus. Finally, what is really fundamental is to drink a lot : go ahead to water, herbal teas made with lime or chamomile, broths of hot vegetables.
Finally do not be alarmed: let the cold take its course for a few days, obviously monitoring that it does not get worse or that it results in something bacterial that causes damage to the bronchi or lungs.
