The first trip to the sea with a child: what is the ideal age, what to take with you, which sea to choose

You decide and go to the sea! With baby! How to introduce them so cool that friendship remains for life?

The sea is such a luxury, especially if you live in a metropolis, and for every you need to fight the current of air, and appreciate every second of silence, as the Japanese appreciate a beautiful bouquet. And what inhuman efforts are expended to break through to the dacha! They do not justify the moral costs: separation from dad - once; traffic jams - two. And, finally, last summer you sat in the country, and the baby was still sick in the winter more than one could put up with.

Lucky girlfriends chirp about how they had a great time at sea with their children and did not get sick later, and will soon go again - and no problem!

Actually, there are problems. They need to be known by sight. Then the sea will become for you and your baby a real gift from the gods. You will understand that it is not in vain that there is life on our planet.

What age of a child is ideal for a trip to the sea

Doesn't matter. Let him be 7 months or 5 years old. No difference, same ethics. Taking a child to the sea is a special task. Tune in to it, and do not cherish the hope of somehow sovereignly from the baby to rest these days. Be friendly with those people with whom you "set sail." Any incident or spoiled mood can lead to mistakes. So take care of yourself, then you will not get sick. Discuss all mutual obligations in advance. Structure your life as much as possible. Sleep with your baby during the day. This will keep you stable. The most important thing is to preserve the "current" state of health. Then a great result will appear - a successful trip to the sea.

How many days to go with a child to the sea

Paradoxically, not for long. 9-10 days is the best time. The body will not have time to tune in to a deep adaptation to the climate. Fatigue from the sea will not have time to accumulate. If you make any mistakes, they will not have time to focus on the problem. But the benefits from the sea will be fully assimilated during this period! Rickets and pallor will evaporate. Cheerfulness, strength, adulthood - that's your return baggage. The main thing is that you will want to return to the sea. Or go several times a year.

Another thing is if you are going to live by the sea for the summer. In theory, not bad, but you have to lay a decent time for reverse adaptation. It is she who gives the most difficulty. And it is better to live this summer according to the ethics of local residents - that is, almost never appear on the sea. This is not laziness, this is the optimum, unconsciously manifested in people living in a pronounced place. Just be outdoors a lot, do interesting things in the shade under the grapes. Use not so much water as climate in general.

Which sea to choose for a trip with a child

Let's start with the most important thing - the choice of the sea and the season for the trip. Let's consider three seas: Black, Mediterranean and Red.

The purest Red sea. It is also the saltiest, it is also the most comfortable in terms of inexpensive huge hotels, whose territory is within the power of a baby. In addition, you will not be bored, despite the fact that you will have to rightly refuse strenuous excursions into the depths of the mainland. The Red Sea is best visited in October and November. It is ideally warmed up, and the air does not burn, the winds are not bothersome.

Mediterranean Sea impresses with the splendor of landscapes, the level of civilization, but also the density of beaches. Comfort and silence are rarely combined with an inexpensive price. The best months are June and September.

Black Sea everyone knows from childhood. I would just like to add that it is wonderful to relax on the native sea with advanced parent parties on wild beaches. And you need to visit these lands until velvet October. The temperature of our velvet seasons is not very suitable for children. A child can swim and sunbathe only early in the morning and after four o'clock, and at noon the baby rests in a scattered shade.

Getting to know the territory

Deal with the infrastructure before the first bath. The first day after arrival is ideal for this. Don't swim on the first day. But make a real reconnaissance on the ground. Paradoxically, parents with children know much more about the place of rest than childless "free" tourists.

Take care of the "place in the sun" on the beach. Your comfortable shady place on the shore away from the water should be yours! As a last resort, carry an umbrella with you. You can also agree with the employees of the hotel or the beach about the ownership of your chosen place. You must be understood and helped. Comfort on the beach is very important for the baby. A noisy passageway in the sun is not for him.

What a child can master is your territory - no more. Forget for the first time about any hikes, excursions, yachts, or an evening bar with music. The very meeting with the sea is a serious emotional stress, so far do not bring anything from your usual sea rest of the pre-parent period.

What to take with you in a bag for the sea for a child

- A bottle of water.
- Skin oil.
— Panama.
— Cotton diapers instead of towels. (They dry quickly and you can cover the baby with them with a hut after bathing. It is light and cozy in such a hut.)
- The ball is small, better soft.
- Sand toys.
- Spare pants.
- Bandage, hydrogen peroxide and a band-aid.

As you can see, the bag is not heavy at all. It is quite possible that when you were relaxing at sea without a baby, you approached the beach much more loaded. You had books, games, favorite blankets, sandwiches, etc. in your bag. Now it should be much easier - now you have a baby with you.

I'm going to the water

We undressed and oiled ourselves. Let's get to the surf line! At this moment, the most important conductor is a child. It is wonderful when he is delighted and rushes into the sea. Especially if he is accustomed to the cool water of the city pool, and he does not care about anything. Then, of course, you can rush into the water right from the running start!

An impressionable baby is assimilating a lot of information now. The bare foot steps on sand, pebbles or pebbles. The wave is noisy, so much blue ... In general, all indications are for picking up the baby in your arms. If you do so, then all the more take your time to go through the last steps before the water. It is possible that the dive will not cause delight. You need extra insurance. How? Dream up!

We take out our soft ball from the bag and throw it not far. With passion we run to him, pick him up and throw him again. We run up and tilt the baby to pick up the ball. Hooray, the game is on! Now you need to boldly get closer to the water. Finally, the ball flies into the water. You yourself recklessly run into the sea, pick up the ball and, as if nothing had happened, again run to the shore.

If the kid liked your maneuver, then everything is simple. Let him throw the ball away and you, like a magic horse, will break into the wave, get to the cherished ball, and then only fun on the whole beach ... It all depends on your art, intuition, and mutual trust. If your fantasy wins the heart of a baby, then there is a chance that the sea will become a favorite toy, and you and your child will be infinitely happy!

Child safety at sea

Not a word about inflatable toys, cuffs, circles and mattresses. They do not exist in nature. Just you, your hands, and the baby. Why? Because playing in the water with a baby is the most wonderful thing to do. Let the baby hang around your neck, pull up over your shoulders, or pull up by your arms. This is the school of your mutual trust and the school of swimming. The time will come and the baby will lower his face into the water, holding on to you. This is a great moment, congratulate yourself - the swim has begun.

You will not play in the water with the baby for too long, it is quite difficult. You will get tired and go to the shore. This means that you and your baby will not get cold and get sick.

In the water, you and only you control your baby's nose and mouth. No waterfowl should confuse you. Then the child will not swallow and will not be frightened under your sensitive guidance. The most immutable - do not replace the ability to swim for the ability to hang in a circle - this is a dead end direction. The circle is not a babysitter.

How to behave with a child on the beach

You need to play in the water with the direction towards the shore. In any cycle of the game, you can get to the coast "finally". And run to the nest, which was deliberately placed far away. While we ran, we hardened, dried up. You can also wrap yourself in a hut - a diaper. It is better to continue energetic fuss. Again, a soft ball will serve well.

After warming up, take time for the eternal Easter cakes. You need to play in the sand with toys away from the water. Go barefoot several times with your baby for some water with a watering can or bucket. Moisten the sand, cook the Easter cakes - but all this is away from the surf line. Bathing should be something special, it should not be replaced by ankle-deep fussing in shallow water. Thus, you can catch a cold and overheat at the same time.

It's good if you swim two or three times before lunch. It's enough. And after a day's rest one more time. Of course, if you are confident in yourself and your child, your relationship with water will be “generous”. But help and advice are especially dear to those parents who reveal themselves at sea for the first time.