What are the dangers of children crossing their legs?

Many people like to cross their legs involuntarily, and children will follow suit. So, is it good for children to cross their legs? What are the dangers?

The harm of children crossing their legs

First, often crossing your legs may cause varicose veins or blood clots in the legs. When you cross your legs, the knees that are pressed against the pad are compressed, which can easily affect the blood circulation in the lower limbs. If the legs remain in the same position for a long time, they are prone to numbness. If the blood circulation is blocked, it is likely to cause varicose veins or blood clots in the legs.

Second, it causes spinal deformity and back pain. The normal human spine should be "S" shaped when viewed from the side, but when you cross your legs, you tend to bend over and hunch your back. Over time, the spine will form a "C" shape, causing uneven pressure distribution between the lumbar and thoracic vertebrae. Over time, it will compress the spinal nerves and cause back pain.

Third, bone disease or muscle strain. When you cross your legs, the pelvis and hip joints are under long-term pressure, which can easily cause soreness. Over time, bone disease or muscle strain may occur. If you feel back pain, you can do two minutes of stretching or chest expansion exercises, turn your cervical spine left and right, or rest on a chair for a while.

Scoliosis is common in adolescents aged 10 to 14. During this period, the spine grows fast, and the originally mild condition is prone to worsening. The disease not only makes children feel inferior due to their ugly appearance, but also oppresses the heart and lung function, causing neurological disorders, memory loss, and even paralysis. If the child's condition is not too serious, doing more push-ups or pull-ups can stretch the spine. Doing 20 minutes a day is very effective. If the problem is serious, you must go to the hospital's orthopedic or pediatric department for treatment.

Three bad habits that children must change

1. Ask parents for help when problems arise – too much dependence

Some children are so spoiled by their parents that they need their parents to feed and dress them even when they go to school. Not only that, but they also look for their mothers when something goes wrong. For example, they can't open something, they fall to the ground, or they have a conflict with other children... This means that the child is very dependent and cannot be independent.

In fact, parents can help their children develop good habits at an early age. When encountering problems, they can ask their children more questions to stimulate their thinking and encourage them to find ways to solve the problems themselves. If the child really can't solve the problem, parents should also tell the child how they solved it and let the child know the method, which can also help the child gradually build confidence.

2. Get angry easily when dissatisfied

People often say "baby temper". Children are ignorant and will lose their temper or even hit others when they encounter something unpleasant. However, don't think that this is normal. Children's bad temper directly affects their temperament when they grow up.

Your child is a treasure in your heart, but he will always meet other people, go to school, and not everyone will let him do what he wants. If he loses his temper because a small request is not met, he will inevitably be frustrated frequently in the future. From an early age, parents should cultivate their children's ability to think independently. When encountering things, they should calmly think about the causes and consequences and solve them rationally, instead of letting their temper run wild. Some children end up with serious consequences because their parents let their temper run wild.

3. Start something but never finish it

Children need to be disciplined. If you always give in to them, they will think that this is right and will never correct themselves. Some children are not focused when doing their homework. Their eyes are on the books, but their minds are on other things. In this case, not only will the quality of the homework not be up to standard, but even if they do it, it will be in vain.

Reasons behind bad habits in children

Category 1: Attention Seeking

This type of child will attract the attention of their parents through various behaviors, such as shouting, destroying, being naughty, etc. These behaviors are not the purpose, but to attract the attention of their parents. The reason why these children have bad habits is that they do not get enough attention from their parents. The identification standard is: the time when children have such behaviors is always when their parents are not paying attention to them; and when parents start to pay attention to their children, these bad habits of children will disappear.

Category 2: Gaining Power

This type of child will actively seek and show their power, such as being stubborn, rebellious, bullying the weak, and being aggressive, etc. These behaviors are not the purpose, but the purpose is to gain power. The reason why this type of child has bad habits is that parents give them too little power and make too many decisions for them. The criterion for identification is: when parents give their children enough autonomy, their bad habits will decrease.

Category 3: Retaliation

These children usually fail to seek attention and gain power. They have no strength and confidence to fight for it again, so they hurt others, steal, wet the bed, and attack others. The reason why these children have bad habits is that their parents do not pay enough attention to them, nor give them the corresponding power, and they have not fought for these. For these children, parents can solve the problem by giving them attention and power.

Category 4: Self-abandonment

This type of child usually reacts after they have failed in seeking attention, gaining power, and revenge. They will give up on themselves, not work hard, not fight for anything, retreat, be passive, etc. They will show a stronger self-abandonment mentality and behavior. They develop bad habits because they have given up on themselves and are unwilling to work hard. The solution is still to give attention and power. However, this type of child is usually more difficult to adjust, and may even require the intervention of a psychologist and long-term consultation.

Once you see through your child’s bad habits, you need to prescribe the right medicine to correct them.

If they are of the first type, give them enough attention, that is, make them feel cared for and loved; for the second type of children, give them the power of autonomy and let them feel their own strength; for the third type of children, help them adjust through care, love and power; for the fourth type of children, it is recommended to seek help from professional psychological counselors.

Bad eating habits of children

1. Irregular diet

If the food tastes good, they will eat until they are full. If the food tastes bad, they will simply not eat it. If the main meal is not good, they will keep eating snacks. Such eating habits will also lead to the decline of the gastrointestinal function of children. In addition, if children are given nutritional supplements indiscriminately, too much high-protein and high-sugar substances will accumulate in the stomach of the child. The child cannot digest them, which will cause abnormal intestinal movement, intestinal cramps, abdominal swelling and pain, and will also add burden to the stomach.

2. Not paying attention to dietary hygiene

The cooking process is unhygienic, hands are not washed before and after meals, tableware is not washed and disinfected... Not paying attention to food hygiene will cause harm to the baby's body.

Therefore, mothers must ensure that food, tableware, and hands are clean (babies sometimes have difficulty controlling themselves and always put their hands in their mouths, which may cause them to eat various pathogens). Parents and children eat the same food, and the adults are fine, but the children get sick, mainly because the acidity of children's stomach acid is not as high as that of adults, and their resistance is very low.

3. Eating cold food

When too cold food enters the stomach, it will quickly cause the gastric mucosal blood vessels to shrink. The secretion of gastric acid and digestive factors will be affected. Children should not eat too cold food. Do not let children eat too much. Control their diet appropriately.