Mosquitoes are present virtually all over the world; climate changes and the implied increase in humidity have increased their proliferation. Some species are active even during the day. Mosquito bites, at our latitudes, are harmless but in any case particularly annoying, especially for the baby. We can protect him using repellents whose formulation is specific for children: even better if based on plant sourced extracts that do not irritate skin.
Here are 4 tips suitable for the whole family, with particular attention to the little ones, useful both for when we are both at home and outside.
- It sufficient to apply a thin layer of repellent on the skin of the child, without saturating it and avoiding any contact with eyes and mouth.
- At home we can protect the baby’s bed with a thin wire mosquito net; outdoors, during the stroll, we can use a mosquito net for the pram.
- We can carry out a few precautions to try keeping the annoying mosquitoes away: let’s avoid to leave dishes full of stagnant water on windowsills so as not to attract and avoid too intense personal perfumes that look to attire them.
- Avoid wearing very colorful and shiny clothes; use long-sleeved shirts, long pants, socks and closed shoes, especially for walks in the countryside or where the grass is high.
At this point, we have done everything possible to discourage those unwanted guests and to give the child a summer without “…zzzzzzzzzz…”!
