It's almost the New Year, I don't have the heart to go to work at all, I just want to blow water in the group.
Yesterday, tomes saw that the mothers in the group were talking about the cost of this year, basically most of them were spent on the children at home, this also wanted to buy for the children, and that also wanted to arrange for the children. So this money is naturally spent like water.
A "gold-devouring beast" in the family.
But in fact, many things are parenting IQ taxes, and there is no need to buy them. Toot Mom today to say to you a few, not comprehensive, wait for everyone to add in the comment area.
01
High grade bed circumference
It can become a fatal weapon
The soft bed fences sold online are not only beautiful, but also have a variety of functions: accurate anti-seam, automatic lifting, flexible anti-collision...
They are shaped into intelligent, safe copper walls, like "safety circles" under golden hoop sticks, which can defend against all demons and ghosts.
But the reality is cruel. In 2017, after a father installed a bed fence, his daughter was stuck in the gap of the soft railing during her nap and suffocated to death.
It should be noted that the bed circumference mentioned here refers to the assembled seamless soft bag bezel, not the hard guardrail.
According to a report by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, between 1990 and 2016, there were 107 fatal cases of bed circumference in the United States, 282 cases of clamping the head, limbs and causing suffocation of babies, and the American Academy of Pediatrics also recommended that bed circumferences not be used.
For safety reasons, the so-called must-have of bed circumference has been officially blocked by the governments of Maryland and Chicago.
2
Shaping the pillow
Can't change the shape of the head
Most parents expect their children to be healthy and beautiful, but again, this is not something that can be solved by buying a few baby supplies.
For example, the stereotyped pillow for children, although the propaganda is able to give children a beautiful head shape, but not only is it useless, but also may pit children.
Because of risks such as choking, many health institutions do not recommend pillows for babies who are too small
The shaped pillow is generally a grooved protective type, which is said to prevent the deviation of the head and sleep out of the beautiful head shape. However, few babies will maintain the same position while sleeping, so the setting pillow function is difficult to achieve.
And the head is not so serious. In general, changing sleeping positions frequently can prevent head problems. For more serious cases, it is better to see a doctor.
What is even more frightening is that the US FDA has specifically warned about the risk of suffocation of the shaped pillow.
In fact, not only the stereotyped pillow, but also the general pillow is also dangerous. Because babies within 3 months of age have not yet formed a curved cervical spine, and the addition of a pillow may cause babies to suffocate, the American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend using a pillow for them.
Children who are too young should not use pillows, and new parents remember this principle, which is much more reliable than buying various fancy pillows.
03
Walker?
Instead, let the child walk later
Among the various children's products, the walker is probably the standard for novice parents. Probably 99 of the 100 pairs of parents have bought a walker, and the remaining 1 pair has a friend to send.
It's just that the walker should be renamed a stop truck, and the child's walking skills are cooled after use.
European experts have surveyed 190 infants and found that 102 infants who used walkers generally crawled and walked upright 3 to 4 weeks later than infants who did not use walkers.
This is because the walker keeps the baby in an upright position, which makes it difficult for the baby to grasp the balance and distance of walking.
To make matters worse, the walker also comes with a pair of O-legs for the child. This kind of equipment that is harmful and unprofitable, let's throw it away.
04
Trace element detection
Unscientific
When trace element detection is the hottest, any mother and baby products store can measure: use the instrument to align the child's nails or clip the wrist, and in less than 1 minute, you can get more than 30 elements of the test results.
If there really was such a magical instrument, it would have been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Medicine. There are news reports that this kind of instrument is actually controlled by the background, and the mother and baby store takes the opportunity to sell health care products according to the results and profit from it.
Even finger blood tests offered by some hospitals are not professional enough: not only do they mistake calcium for trace elements, but they also try to use finger blood to detect the amount of calcium present in bones and teeth.
True trace elements also cannot pass blood tests. Trace elements are mostly present in cells and tissues, not in blood, which makes finger blood test results less effective.
Therefore, from the detection method to the result, trace element detection is not scientific. In 2013, the state stopped testing for trace elements other than diagnostic treatment.
05
Baby food
Nominal
Children's soy sauce, children's salt and other seasonings, children's noodles, children's vegetables, children's biscuits, children's cheese...
A lot of "children's food", as long as the word "children" is added in front of it, the value of the body immediately soared.
The shopping guide will tell you that children's food is healthier and more nutritious, and many trace elements that are helpful for children's development are added. Of course, it is more expensive.
Children's food on supermarket shelves
1. Children's soy sauce
Children's soy sauce, often declared "low salt and low sodium" and "organic" is rich in 18 kinds of amino acids, organic acids, hydrocarbons, light taste, so that children fall in love with eating. ”
Some so-called high-end brands, a small 160ml actually sold for thirty or forty pieces.
In fact: the mainland only has a national standard for brewing soy sauce, and there is no special national standard for children's soy sauce.
In general, ordinary soy sauce contains 900 to 1200 mg of sodium per serving (15 ml), and salt-reduced soy sauce is 500 to 900 mg. If you look closely at the soy sauce bottle, you will find that many "children's soy sauce" does not have a low sodium content.
A well-known domestic evaluation agency, after evaluating 12 popular children's soy sauces on the market, found that low salt and light mouth do not exist, and the sodium content of children's soy sauce is almost the same as ordinary soy sauce!
Some parents will say that you didn't buy good goods, such as the children's soy sauce above, which sells thirty or forty yuan a small bottle, and the sodium content is very low.
Nutritional ingredient list of a brand of children's soy sauce
Yes, the sodium content is only 450 mg. But if you look closely, it is calculated in "10ml per serving". If converted to "15ml per serving", the sodium content is similar to that of adult soy sauce.
This is far from the "low salt and low sodium" standard in the national standard (sodium content ≤12mg per 100g/ml soy sauce).
As for the so-called "supplementary nutrition", it is even more nonsense. The role of soy sauce is only to flavor, and the nutritional value is extremely limited. And the amount of use per day is only a few drops, hoping to get nutrition from it, it is better to eat more meat, eggs, and vegetables.
Nutritionist Reminder:
Children's diet is mainly light, and soy sauce and salt are kept as small as possible. Before the age of 1, it is best not to add any spices to the diet, including salt and soy sauce. Babies aged 1 to 4 years old can consume 700 mg of sodium per day, which is 1.8 grams of table salt. One or two drops of soy sauce can be taken at a time, and cannot be eaten raw. 900 mg/day for 4 to 7 years old, 1200 mg/day for 7 to 11 years old, and then not much different from adults.
2. Children's milk/yogurt
One of the big selling points of children's milk and children's yogurt is that they have "various flavors".
A variety show on Henan Satellite TV has done an experiment called "White Water Becomes "Milk"", an expert in one minute, with a variety of additives, a cup of white water, mixed into a familiar fruity milk, a wave of operation down the cost of less than fifty cents.
In order to cater to the taste of children, food additives are like a "magic wand", when the taste is not good, use additives to enhance the taste; when the color is not good, use additives to tone; food is not fresh, use additives to prevent corrosion... With the addition of the ingredient list becomes like this:
The richer the ingredient list behind the representative of the richer additives, as ordinary parents we do not have to understand what these additives are, as long as we remember a point: choose milk for children, try to choose the ingredient list short.
Instead of giving children to drink children's milk "blended" with these additives, it is better to drink fresh milk or pure milk from regular brands and channel sources.
3. Children's cooking oil
To give children something to eat, many parents always feel that what is rare, such as putting oil, you must get olive oil, walnut oil or whatever.
But in fact, olive oil is more suitable for adults.
The biggest difference between the edible oils we usually eat is monounsaturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids and saturated fatty acids.
Monounsaturated fatty acids: hypoglycemic, lipid-regulating, and cholesterol-lowering effects
Polyunsaturated fatty acids: play an important role in infant brain development, visual development, and immune regulation
Saturated fatty acids (mostly animal oils): Provides calories to the body, and excessive intake increases the risk of "three highs"
Although olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids, it can lower blood lipids for adults, but the baby does not have the need to lower blood lipids, and ordinary soybean oil corn oil is enough for the baby's need for fat!
Moreover, what kind of oil you give your child to eat also depends on how you use this oil: olive oil is more suitable for cold mixing, and walnut oil is more suitable for frying.
Olive oil, camellia oil: rich in monounsaturated fatty acids, a-linolenic acid content is small, which is conducive to lowering blood lipids for adults, but the baby does not need to lower blood lipids, so it is not used as a children's edible oil.
Soybean oil, corn oil, sunflower oil: A-linolenic acid content is less, but the unsaturated fatty acids can also meet the baby's basic needs for fat, and the price is affordable.
Flaxseed oil, perilla oil: α-linolenic acid is high, can be up to more than 50%, high price and taste, suitable for cold mixing.
Walnut oil: α-linolenic acid contains more, higher than soybean oil, lower than perilla oil and flaxseed oil, the price is high and there is no special taste, suitable for frying.
4. Children's noodles
In recent years, butterfly noodles, egg noodles, and vegetable noodles have become new favorites in the field of children's noodles, and dozens of pieces of a pack are moved, but in fact, not all children's noodles are suitable for children.
Everyone knows that children have to eat less salt, and children under 1 year old do not eat salt, but some children's noodles contain 3 grams of salt for every 100 grams, which is equivalent to 60% of the daily salt intake of adults.
Therefore, when picking noodles, we must look at the sodium content and choose the noodles with sodium-free formula:
In fact, at present, the mainland has not yet introduced safety standards for children's food.
The "children's food" on the market is a gimmick of business speculation. In order to cater to the taste of the baby, some merchants will add additional salt or sugar to the product, which is not conducive to the health of the child.
When buying food for children, learn to look at the ingredient list, choose the real material in front, less salt, less sugar, less oil.
06
Native eggs & newborn eggs
Nutritional differences are not great
When buying eggs in the market, many people think that small, powder-shelled, large and orange-red eggs are real eggs with higher nutritional value. There are also some people who like the so-called "newborn eggs" in honey juice, which seems to be N times more nutritious than ordinary eggs.
In fact: this is also the concept of merchant speculation. First of all, the size of the egg is not the standard for judging whether it is a native egg. Secondly, even if the eggs are native, there is only a difference in flavor and no significant nutritional difference from ordinary eggs.
The expert advisory committee of the Chinese Nutrition Society has made a special evaluation, and the result is that there is no obvious difference in the content of 17 kinds of amino acids between "native eggs" and ordinary eggs, and there is almost no difference in the nutritional components such as egg protein and fat.
No matter what kind of eggs are purchased, safety and freshness are the first indicators, and large brands and national standard certifications such as disinfection are the first choice, rather than blindly pursuing "native eggs" with higher prices.
07
Deep Sea Fish Oil (DHA)
It has nothing to do with IQ
In most advertising campaigns, DHA is blown to the point of being called "brain gold". In the major health product counters, fish oil (DHA) is always the big flower. Is it really that good?
Actually: DHA has nothing to do with IQ, and there's no evidence that the more DHA you make up, the smarter you get.
Since fish oil comes from fish and purified fish oil is not stable, isn't it more direct and effective to eat fish? The answer is yes. In addition to fish oil, fish also provides high-quality protein as well as trace elements such as vitamins and minerals, and the saturated fatty acids in fish meat are low, which is also excellent for cardiovascular health.
08
Protein powder
Excessive intake is harmful
"TA is a beautiful powder for women, a healthy powder for men, a smart powder for children, and a longevity powder for the elderly!" People who want to be pretty, want to be healthy, want to live a long life, want to be smart, all have to eat! ”
If you often visit health product stores, there is a high probability that you will see such promotional advertisements.
The name protein powder, listen to it, special supplement. And the merchant said that the child ate the protein powder, "calcium supplement and protein supplement", "help absorption", "help grow up", "eat smarter". Can you resist the urge to swipe?
In fact: a child's height and intellectual development are affected by a variety of factors. The protein that protein powders can provide is only part of the overall nutrition. It is not able to replace other nutrients.
Healthy children on a normal diet do not need additional protein powder supplements. Moreover, the protein that children need can be obtained through a normal diet.
Although protein is good, it should not be consumed in excess. The catabolism of protein depends on the kidneys, and the baby's kidney function is not yet fully developed, and excessive intake will increase the burden on the kidneys.
09
Probiotics, bovine colostrum, lactoferrin
It's all harvested leeks
Walk into the mother and baby store, as long as you come to a sentence "the child has recently been sick", the shopping guide will answer: "The child's immunity is too low."
Over the years, children's health products under the banner of "improving immunity" have emerged in an endless stream. From probiotics to bovine colostrum to lactoferrin... Every time a new product appears, a wave of leeks can be harvested.
In fact: once very popular probiotics, claimed to regulate the intestinal flora, care for the health of the baby.
In fact, under normal circumstances, the baby's intestinal flora is gradually established through diet and other ways, and blindly introducing additional probiotics may affect their normal flora.
Another example is bovine colostrum, which claims to contain immunoglobulins, which can improve immunity, but there is no evidence that it is beneficial to the human body. Instead, it has been shown to have potential risks such as allergies and increased burden on the kidneys.
CCTV "Life Survey"
Back in 2012, national health authorities banned the addition of bovine colostrum to infant formula.
Let's talk about lactoferrin. Such health foods on the market are mostly named "lactoferrin whey protein powder", "whey protein lactoferrin powder" and so on.
This kind of product is basically under the guise of "lactoferrin", but in fact, only the whey protein powder is added, but there is no lactoferrin raw material, and it is not recommended to try.
In fact, almost all lactoferrin health foods are not suitable for infants and young children. Because the functional ingredient in it is relatively high in lactoferrin.
Children are often sick ≠ have poor immunity. Fever, cough, runny nose, these common cold symptoms are precisely the manifestations of the immune system playing a role, eliminating pathogens, and strengthening immunity.
Parents remember: there is no food that has the effect of rapidly improving immunity. Instead of hoping for health care products, it is better to let children eat well, sleep well, exercise more, and vaccinate on time and on demand.
10
Buy "Sleep Training" courses,
Unlock Death directly
All kinds of products and training in the name of independence and growth are always the most paid by parents, such as sleep training.
This kind of course claims that children can unlock more sleeping positions through exercise, and unlocking more sleeping positions has many benefits, allowing children to be one step ahead of others.
This is undoubtedly harmful to children. Sleeping on one's stomach has long been recognized as an important trigger for infant death,
In March 2020, there was a 3-month-old baby girl who smothered herself alive because her mother insisted on unlocking "lying on her stomach"... Mom didn't want to repeat the news anymore. It's so painful!
As early as 1994, the American Academy of Pediatrics launched a sleep-back exercise because sleeping on the stomach easily led to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Within a decade, the prevalence of SIDS declined dramatically.
The growth of children should not be promoted by pulling seedlings, the will sleep on their stomachs to the age of months, they will naturally sleep on their stomachs, choose sleep training, and pay for this, perhaps it is the child's life.
11
Cry immunization training
Really perverted parenting
Another training in the name of making children independent is cry immunization training.
This training can also be traced back to the United States. At the earliest, The American pediatrician Richard Ferber mentioned in the book "How to Successfully Solve the Child's Sleep Problem" that when a child cries, parents can let the child cry for a while and then calm the emotions.
When it comes to training institutions, this is understood as allowing children to cry and exercising children's independence, which gradually evolved into today's cry immunization training.
Cry immunity this training is so unreliable that even Farber can't help but respond, he just wants to avoid the baby crying for a long time, not to let the baby go.
Actress Ma Yili once had cry immunization training when her daughter Ai Ma was one year old, a mistake that she still regrets.
Crying is the instinct of babies, it is a signal of their discomfort and a means of stress reduction, and it is nothing more than a fantasy to expect babies to manage their emotions on their own.
In fact, a response is the best way to deal with a baby crying. A 1986 experiment showed that the continued parental attention to newborns was associated with a decrease in crying behavior in newborns.
Regard not crying and not making trouble as being strong and sensible, this kind of perverted independent education can only leave a shadow on children.
12
Swimming to develop intelligence?
It's just
Intellectual development is also a major concern for parents. Hearing that swimming can develop intelligence, parents have opened a crazy check-in mode.
These swimming lessons that develop intelligence are packaged with various principles, the most ridiculous of which is the claim that water waves create a maternal amniotic fluid-like environment for babies, thereby promoting the development of their intelligence.
According to this statement, babies can grow IQ by soaking in water all day, and what baby room is arranged?
Anyone who has studied biology knows that the fetus relies on the umbilical cord and placenta in the mother's body for breathing and development, while the child after birth relies on the lungs to breathe, which is completely different, not to mention promoting intellectual development.
And the amniotic fluid provides a stable environment for the fetus, but the swimming pool provides an environment that is prone to drowning, especially for children under 1 year old, so the American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend that infants under 1 year old participate in swimming training.
Playing with water is playing with water, not developing intelligence
Even children aged 1 to 4 should consider the frequency of children's exposure to water bodies, the stage of emotional development and athletic ability, and then decide whether to swim.
And the American Academy of Pediatrics supports children over the age of 4 to master swimming skills, just to prevent drowning and equip children with survival skills.
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