Finalized: Su Zihou

I believe many parents always worry about getting sick when they see their children walking barefoot. After all, Chinese medicine says that colds start from the feet, and some parents are also worried about germs. Because of this, there are fewer opportunities for children to walk barefoot and play. However, in Japanese schools, they will create conditions for children to walk barefoot. For example, kindergartens will carry out "barefoot education" and set up sand or wooden floors for children to walk barefoot. What are the benefits of this?

In the life scenes of some kindergartens, primary and secondary schools in Japan, you can often see groups of students walking or playing barefoot on the beach and playground under the guidance of teachers. Local educators believe that releasing your feet in the natural sunshine and air and walking/playing freely can promote the blood circulation of your feet, improve the metabolism of your body, and enhance your appetite, disease resistance and cold tolerance.

So what's the difference between barefoot children and barefoot children? What are the benefits of walking barefoot?

1, promoting intellectual development

There are many meridians and acupoints in human footsteps. Walking barefoot can massage and stimulate these parts. Children can get different feelings according to different ground temperatures, pressures and bumps. Is conducive to promoting brain development and improving intelligence.

Step 2 improve memory

According to a survey, walking barefoot can obviously improve memory than walking with shoes. This is because when people walk barefoot, their brains are always in a state of tension to avoid obstacles and their spirits are highly concentrated. In order to protect their feet from injury, they can stimulate the memory center of the brain.

3, enhance physical fitness

According to the survey, after "barefoot education" in Japan, about 80% of children's physical fitness has been significantly enhanced. This is because the infant's thermoregulation center is not perfect, and the sole of the foot can dissipate heat to regulate the body temperature. Walking barefoot can stimulate the soles of the feet, promote blood circulation, improve metabolism, improve immunity and reduce the probability of illness. This may be the original intention of implementing "barefoot education" in Japan.

Step 4 prevent flat feet

Japanese research shows that walking barefoot for a long time can reduce the occurrence of flat feet in children. Because barefoot can let children get the personal feeling brought by uneven road surface, increase the friction between foot skin and ground, enhance muscle strength, not only make walking more stable, but also prevent children from having deformed feet such as flat feet due to the restriction of shoes.

5. Relieve mental stress

Walking barefoot on cobblestone pavement can effectively relieve stress, because at this time, the nerves of the whole body will be relaxed to a certain extent, similar to massaging the soles of the feet.

1. Don't expose your baby's feet to the air for a long time. When the outdoor temperature is low, don't try to walk barefoot to avoid getting sick.

2. When the baby walks barefoot, parents must check the safety of the road surface to avoid being scratched by dangerous objects such as pebbles, glass slag and screws when walking.

3. If you walk barefoot on the smooth floor, make sure there is no excess water stain or viscous liquid on it to avoid falling and scratching.

4. The duration of barefoot walking should be properly controlled, and it should not be too long, usually about a quarter of an hour, so as to avoid grinding the soles of the feet.

5, if the baby's feet have wounds, never walk barefoot, otherwise bacteria and dust are likely to take the opportunity to invade the body, causing infections, abscesses and other problems.