Sophie has got the common cold so we took her to the Eu Yan Sang Clinic at Rivermall for some TCM. We have no idea how she caught the bug, but Wong Sinseh told us to let her swim and exercise more when she recovers. Did she mean to say Sophie is fat? Er... I mean she is tall and big for her age (88cm and 13kg) but I think she runs around (exercises) more than both Papa and Mama put together.
Anyway, she is also against Sophie doing waterplay in the bathroom. According to her, the bathroom is humid and cold so children can catch a chill easily. She added that we should let her swim when there is good sunlight. I have to agree with her. Swimming is different from waterplay because we can submerge our whole body in the water and prevent rapid heat loss. During water play, the water on our body evaporates and thus we lose heat quickly. Of course it helps that Sophie wears swim suit for her water play and I usually limit it to 15 minutes.
i didnt know that water play is not gd. Always thot that its better compared to swimming. Bring a small thermo flask when u go for a swim, so that she can drink some warm water and wouldnt feel cold.
ReplyDeletei tink waterplay in the toilet or indoor is not good... in the sun should be ok. i am not so sure abt the kind outside shopping mall... i feel that maybe not so good.
ReplyDeletei also dun go for outdoor water play the mall or zoo cos i imagine the sweat + water is either recycled or stays on the ground with children running in and out.
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