The “spring syndrome” and children

What is spring syndrome that affects young and old? What precautions should be taken?

The so-called “spring syndrome” affects both adults and children and the state of general malaise that is perceived is very subjective.

Children often become more capricious, tired and bored, and this despite the fact that the higher temperatures and the lengthening days allow them to spend whole afternoons at the park playing.

The body is affected by changes in darkness and light, by the increase in temperature that in the first months is mainly characterized by changes between hot and cold and everyone, including children, need time to get used to it.

Children tend to become more apathetic, bored, sluggish and already tired in the morning; they struggle to wake up and can hardly fall asleep in the evening. They are often very listless and struggle to concentrate both during school hours and during sports activities.

Older children can also report physical discomfort such as headaches and stomach ache, while younger children can become very irritable up to sudden cries that can hardly be traced back to any particular cause.

How to prevent or deal with spring syndrome?

Generally in a few weeks you return to the so-called “normality”, as it is nothing serious but there are small measures that can be implemented that can facilitate the overcoming of these weeks, such as:

• try to establish a routine that can reconcile sleep before bedtime, such as a relaxing bath and reading some books that help to reconcile sleep, to allow the child to rest all night no less than 8-9 hours;
• promote a diet rich in vitamins and minerals through especially seasonal foods and prefer fruit ice cream to satisfy the taste of children without exceeding with fats that weigh down even more in this period;
• leave the child the freedom to rest during the afternoon, avoiding overloading him with extracurricular commitments, etc.;
• it is recommended not to make children sweat : if it is still cold in the morning in the late morning, if they go to the garden to play, it can become very hot, so dressing children in layers is the most effective solution;
• We must not underestimate allergies, for example to pollen that can give physical symptoms and therefore greater irritability of children, especially if they are very small.

With some precautions, they will also spend these somewhat turbulent weeks that make our body pass accustomed to the cold and winter darkness to the first days of sun and warmth. Soon theemotional stabilizzazione will arrive that will allow you to make the most of the beautiful sunny and warm days that summer will bring.