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'Sana sanita, frog ass, if it is not cured today, it will be cured tomorrow ...' How many times do we say these magic words to reassure our children when they appear crying for some damage, pupa or wound that they have done, right? As painful as the children's wound may be, nothing better than a few good words, said with affection, to calm them.
Each child is unique also in the way they react to pain. Just as there are those who fall a thousand times and even if they suffer abrasions or injuries, they clean their clothes or suck them, get up, come back and continue playing, running and jumping as usual, there are those who are not impressed with blood and pain, and that they face these difficult situations as if they were going to die.
They cry, they scream, and what is worse, they cover the wound with their hands so tightly, to the point of not allowing anyone, absolutely no one, to see or touch it. For parents, both the one and the other are concerned. A wound, be it minor or acute, must be treated with antiseptics and healed immediately.
As children, my siblings always reacted differently to injuries. The smallest was always one of those who did not give importance to injuries, but the oldest could not even see the blood because he was panicking and even dizzy.
Once a dog scratched his shoulder and I remember perfectly the desperation of my mother running after my brother, trying to see the wound that he covered with his hands. It was only when my brother calmed down that my mother could see what he really had on his shoulder. Thank goodness it was just a scratch. What a scare!
It is very important that parents know how to calm and reassure their children when they hurt themselves. An immediate wound cleaning is what ensures that the wound healing process progresses properly and quickly, and what can actually prevent infection.
It is advisable for parents to know that a minor wound should heal in about 4-5 days and an acute one in at most 10 days. If after this time it does not heal and on top of it there is redness at the edges, pain and pus (transparent and yellowish fluid), it will be because it has an infection. In this case it is advisable to seek medical help.
It is also very important that parents remain calm and have a lot of patience with their children in these circumstances. The behavior and reaction of parents, in most cases, are what end up determining the reaction of children to these difficult situations. Everything is learned in this life, even to be afraid.
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