Heat wave: what parents need to pay attention to - tips from the pediatrician
Created: 07/24/2022, 09:02
By: Dominik Stallein
Temperatures will continue to rise over the coming week.
Only cooling helps.
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Playing outside in the summer heat: That can be dangerous.
A doctor from Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen recommends a siesta break - and special caution.
Not only older people are at risk of physical complaints at the current temperatures: children and young people should also be careful when romping in the sun.
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Tobias Reploh, pediatrician in Bad Tölz, advises caution, especially with the youngest: "Children under the age of three should currently only be in the shade." In principle, it is important to ensure that the offspring have adequate skin protection.
Heat wave: what parents need to pay attention to - tips from the pediatrician
It is best for mum and dad to apply sunscreen to their little ones half an hour before sunbathing and keep renewing the protection – especially on the “sun terraces”, i.e. nose, cheeks, lips and shoulders.
In addition to airy clothing, standard clothing should definitely include a hat.
The doctor recommends sports activities either before 11 a.m. or after 4.30 p.m. – “and not during the siesta break” around noon.
With the high temperatures, the little ones also have to drink a lot: "The youngest ones can drink twice or three times as much as usual," emphasizes Reploh.
Older children should drink at least two liters a day, preferably water or unsweetened tea.
And - even if the pediatrician otherwise advises against a high-sugar diet: "It's okay to have ice cream."
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