Should children be taken care of by the elderly? Three types of elderly people are suitable for taking care of children

This question is a matter of opinion, but I think the following three types of elderly people raise better children. The first type is knowledgeable elderly people who help children learn more knowledge. The second type is gentle and humble elderly people who help children develop good character and temper. The third type is elderly people who like to take children out to play. Going out often will broaden their minds and broaden their hearts.

Category 1: Elderly people with rich knowledge

People often say that children from highly educated families will not be too bad. The knowledgeable elders usually influence the children's words and deeds. Most people with higher education have better literacy, are more rational in taking care of children, and can patiently teach them how to behave. In addition, the elders will pass on their knowledge to the babies little by little to broaden their horizons. The children will know more than children of the same age, and reserve more knowledge for them to go to school in the future.

The second category: elderly people with gentle tempers and who know how to be humble

The elderly have a mild temper and know how to yield, so the children they bring up may also be more polite. If several children quarrel over something, the good-tempered children know how to make choices and give in to others, and will be more liked by teachers or other children. Moreover, when they encounter annoying things, they are not easily angry, not impatient, and have their own principles and bottom line when doing things.

The third category: Elderly people who like to take their children out to play

It is not necessarily a bad thing that the elderly like to be lively and take their children out. Some parents think that there are more bacteria in places with a large population, and they worry that their babies are prone to getting sick in such an environment. In fact, this is a one-sided idea. Children often go to these lively places, which not only makes them happy, but also helps to improve their immune system. Moreover, when children go out, they can come into contact with all kinds of people, which can cultivate their communication skills, increase their knowledge, and help develop their emotional intelligence. In addition, when the elderly take them out, they also give children more time to play. They will run and jump happily, and exercise their bodies, thereby strengthening their physical fitness.

1. It is recommended to let the baby crawl as much as possible

Some elderly people take too close care of their children, thinking that children crawling on the floor will dirty their clothes, and the floor is cold. Whenever they see their children crawling on the floor, they will quickly put them on the bed or in the stroller, not letting the baby walk around. This is not conducive to the development of the child, and it is easy to cause the child to resist. The elderly may ask parents to lay a layer of clean assembly board at home to make it easier for the child to crawl, and then the elderly can just watch over them.

2. Protect your baby from the sun before going out

The baby's skin is tender, and it is easy to irritate or sunburn the baby's skin if it is exposed to the sun for a long time. When the elderly take the children out, they should adjust the time according to the change of seasons. In summer, they can go out before 10 am and after 4 pm; in spring and autumn, they can go out after 9 am and before 3 pm. When playing with children, you can choose to stay in the shade of a tree, or bring a parasol or a stroller with a canopy.

3. Do not chew food before feeding it to your baby

Before babies have teeth, some elderly people will chew up food to feed them, which is actually very unhygienic. Because there are many bacteria and viruses in the mouths of adults, chewing food to feed them can easily make children sick. Because adults have stronger body resistance than infants and young children, some pathogenic bacteria may not cause illness to adults, but babies are likely to suffer from various diseases after contact. You can usually cut the food into small pieces, or choose semi-liquid soft food such as vegetable puree and lean meat soup to feed the baby. When he is able to chew, pay attention to cutting the food into small pieces and let the child chew and swallow it by himself, which is conducive to exercising the child's teeth and mouth muscles.

4. Supplement modern parenting knowledge

In the whole process of raising children, the elderly have dealt with many problems in the growth of children. They have witnessed and participated in the whole process of one or more children from birth to adulthood. They have both successful experiences and failed lessons, and have accumulated rich parenting experience. Although some experiences are outdated, the experience and lessons of the ancestors play a big role in the health of children and morality. A person who raises a child alone may deeply experience the feeling of being overwhelmed and flustered, which is exactly what the elderly can make up for. When grandparents take care of babies, they can use the traditional old experience and learn new parenting skills, which will make them more handy. This can also make up for the shortcomings of "intergenerational education".

5. Don’t spoil your grandchildren too much and refuse to compensate

Some elderly people, because of the limited living conditions at that time, could not provide their children with rich material conditions or sufficient love, so they would have a compensatory mentality and want to compensate their grandchildren all at once, which easily leads to spoiling. Therefore, grandparents should still grasp the principle of moderation when taking care of children, praise when they should, criticize when they should, and treat children's material needs rationally.

6. Don’t let your baby eat junk snacks

Many babies are greedy and will reach out for snacks sold in some canteens. If they are not bought, they will cry. Many elderly people will buy them for their children because they are soft-hearted. However, those junk snacks are actually very harmful to children's health. Long-term consumption of junk food will even cause babies to become ill and affect their growth and development. Elderly people should firmly refuse junk snacks and replace them with fruits or other healthy foods. Elderly people should not buy the following junk foods: 1. Fried foods; 2. Canned foods; 3. Pickled foods; 4. Processed meat foods (ham, etc.); 5. Fatty meat and animal offal foods; 6. Cream products; 7. Instant noodles; 8. Barbecue foods; 9. Frozen desserts; 10. Preserved fruits, plums and candied fruits.

Don't let grandma and grandma take care of the child at the same time, it is easy to cause conflicts. I have made such a mistake. In the end, I broke down, my husband broke down, and so did the elderly. The mother protects her daughter, and the mother-in-law protects her son. It is natural that they will fight and there will be no way to deal with it. The solution is to not take care of the child at the same time if you can. If you have to get along with each other, you have to divide the work. For example, the grandmother is responsible for feeding the child, and the grandmother is responsible for housework at home.

1. Seek benefits and avoid harm

2. Parents do not shirk their responsibilities

3. Indirectly influence the old parenting ideas of the elderly

4. Spend as much time with your children as possible

5. Communicate with the elderly in a timely manner, explain the reason to them, and appeal to their emotions.