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How to cultivate a child’s manners? Respect and attention are essential

文章作者作者: system
文章發佈日期 22/09/2023
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Written by: Education expert, Principal Cheung Wai jing

At a talent recruitment event for a large multinational company, both Siu Cheung and Siu Choi successfully passed the initial and follow-up interviews. They stood out from over 100 competitors. Whether it was written tests or communication skills, both were equally impressive, leaving the human resources department’s evaluators in a dilemma, as the company would only hire one person.

In the end, the company manager decided to personally interview both candidates. Surprisingly, after just a few minutes, the manager chose to hire Siu Cheung. When asked for the reason, the manager candidly stated, “The reason is simple. When I was speaking to them, Siu Cheung maintained eye contact with me the whole time, while Siu Choi was looking around, indicating that he wasn’t good at actively listening to others. Being adept at listening and respecting clients is a crucial requirement for a sales supervisor.”

Expressing Sincerity and Respect through Eye Contact

This example illustrates a straightforward lesson: eyes are the windows to the soul, and people use their gaze to convey a range of emotions such as respect, attention, disdain, and indifference. Therefore, maintaining consistent eye contact during conversations signifies your sincerity. Moreover, those who can attentively focus on others' words without shifting their gaze will naturally earn gratitude and respect from others.

Schools often organize activities centered around the theme of “politeness” to

encourage students to be courteous to others. “Others” includes not only family members, elders, teachers, and fellow students but also unfamiliar people. Children should learn early on about polite phrases like “good morning”; and “thank you” but many still don’t proactively greet others, let alone observe other daily life etiquette. Schools focus on teaching students how to behave politely when interacting with teachers and peers in the school setting; the rest relies on family education.

The example of “job hunting” mentioned above might not be applicable to elementary school students for the time being, but they also frequently have opportunities for interviews. If they want to leave a good impression on others, children must learn to use their eyes to show their attention and respect when conversing with others. Therefore, parents need to teach children the skills and art of listening. Of course, when parents listen to their children, they should also give them appropriate respect and attention. This way, children will learn that politeness in interpersonal interactions knows no age or status boundaries. Here are three listening tips:

When listening to someone, avoid looking around and instead focus on the person’s eyes.

When you understand or share the same sentiment, use your eyes to communicate and show agreement.

Gazing at someone doesn’t mean staring fixedly at them; doing so can actually come across as impolite.

In literature, characters are often described as having “eyes that speak.” In reality, everyone has eyes like that; as long as we utilize them well, they can be more persuasive than the words we speak.

如何培養孩子的禮貌？尊重與關注不可缺

家長錦囊

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撰文：教育專家張偉菁校長

在一個大型跨國公司的人才招聘會上，小張和小蔡都成功通過初試和複試，他倆是從 100 多名的競爭對手中脫穎而出的。無論筆試還是談吐，雙方都不相上下，人事部的選拔「考官」左右為難，因為公司只會招聘其中一人。

最後，公司經理決定親自對兩個人進行一次面試，令人意想不到的是，只花了幾分鐘的時間，經理就決定了錄用小張。當被問及原因時，經理很坦率地說：「理由很簡單，當我在和他們說話時，小張一直注視著我的眼睛，而小蔡卻左顧右盼，可見他並不善於傾聽別人談話。而善於傾聽和尊重客戶是一個銷售主管應具備的首要條件。」

用眼睛表示出誠意與尊重

這個事例說明的道理很簡單，眼睛是心靈的窗戶，人們藉目光表達豐富的感情，像是尊重、關注、蔑視和不以為然等等。所以與別人面談時，時時注視對方的眼睛會表示出你的誠意。同時，懂得目不轉睛地關注別人談話的人，也必會受到別人的感激與尊重。

學校經常舉辦以「禮貌」為主題的活動，目的是喚起同學們對別人的禮貌。「別人」除指家人、長輩、老師和同學等認識的人之外，也應包括不認識的人。孩子們早應知道「早晨」和「謝謝」等禮貌用語，但有很多孩子還是不會主動向人打招呼，更何況是其他日常生活上的禮儀呢？學校針對的當然是一個學生在校與師長和同學相處時的禮貌，其他的就有賴家庭教育了。

上文所提「見工」的例子，小學生當然暫不適用，但他們亦經常有面試的機會。如果要予人一個好的印象，孩子必須學習用眼神展現出他對別人談話的關注與尊重。所以父母要教導孩子傾聽的技巧與藝術，當然父母在聆聽孩子的說話時，更加要給予他們適當的尊重與關注，這樣孩子便學懂與人相處的禮貌是無分年齡與身分的。以下是三個聆聽小錦囊：

聆聽別人說話時，不要左顧右盼，要看著對方的眼睛

當聽明白或與對方有同感時，要用眼睛與人交流，表示贊同

注視對方不代表要目不轉睛地「死盯」著對方，這樣做反而會顯得不太禮貌

小說經常用「有一雙會說話的眼睛」來形容筆下人物的聰慧可人，其實人人都有這樣的一雙眼，只要善加利用，它會比我們嘴裡吐出的說話更有說服力。

Parental Relationships and Child’s Physical and Mental Health

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文章發佈日期 07/09/2023
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Written by: Marriage and Family Therapist, Child Play Therapist, Lee Wai Zi

Whenever a child is born, it brings about changes to the family. Many times, parents, caught up in taking care of and disciplining their children, can easily overlook the quality of their own marital life. Over time, marital life becomes reduced to a pile of responsibilities and pressures. I once heard a friend say that when he comes home from work every day, it’s like an assembly line of checking his children’s homework, supervising their studies, while his wife takes care of their meals and routines. By the time the two of them can rest, it’s often late at night. Even if there’s still energy left to exchange a few words with his wife, the topic tends to revolve around their children’s academic performance and achievements. Sometimes, there isn’t even enough time left for their own rest, let alone considering their spouse’s needs.

Many couples facing difficulties in their marriage tend to attribute the problems in their relationship to the birth of their children. Generally, people believe that this is due to differing expectations and parenting methods between parents, or unequal distribution of roles and responsibilities in raising children, leading to conflicts in the relationship. However, the vast majority of couples express that they don’t necessarily need their partner to agree with their thoughts or actions. The key issue is that when they face the stress of parenting and various life pressures, they often don’t feel valued, supported, and accepted by their spouse. This leads both sides into a state of loneliness and helplessness, gradually eroding trust and emotional connection.

Differing educational philosophies and methods between spouses are ordinary and natural. However, during the process of parenting, parents are prone to repetitively using ineffective and destructive methods to deal with their differences, inadvertently creating a negative cycle of interaction within the relationship. For example, a wife might complain in front of her husband that the child doesn’t listen, and might even reproach her husband for not helping to share the responsibilities of household chores and parenting. The wife’s expression of dissatisfaction is aimed at making the husband understand her concerns and troubles, and hoping to receive his support and comfort.

However, husbands often only receive criticism and blame from their wives. In order to protect themselves from getting hurt, they might remain silent or explain and defend themselves repeatedly, hoping for understanding and acceptance from their wives. The more husbands explain, the less valued and understood their wives might feel, leading to more accusations. And the more wives accuse, the more helpless husbands might feel, causing them to further evade and defend. Both spouses are participants in this negative cycle of interaction and victims of this cycle as well. If parents don’t promptly address and resolve the deadlock in their relationship, not only will the problems persist and worsen, but it could also ultimately impact their children.

The well-being of the family and the children relies on a strong emotional connection between the spouses. Therefore, for the sake of themselves and their children, it’s worth spending more time nurturing the love between partners. As long as the marital relationship is harmonious, children can naturally grow up healthy and happy.

父母關係與孩子身心健康

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撰文：婚姻及家庭治療師、兒童遊戲治療師李慧芝

每當有孩子出世，都會為家庭帶來轉變。很多時候，父母因忙於照顧及管教子女，都會容易忽略自己婚姻生活的質素，久而久之，夫妻生活變得只剩下一堆責任和壓力。筆者曾經聽過一位朋友說，他每天下班回家，都是流水作業式地替子女檢查功課，督導孩子溫習，太太則照顧他們的飲食和作息，到了夫婦倆可以休息的時候，往往已是夜深，即使還有餘力和太太談上幾句，說的都只是子女的學業成績和表現。有時甚至連自己休息的時間尚且不夠，更莫說要關心和回應配偶的需要。

很多婚姻關係出現困難的夫婦，他們都不約而同地認為他們關係出現問題，是由子女出世後開始。一般人會認為，這是因為父母對子女的期望和教育方法不同，又或在培育子女的角色和責任上分配不均，而導致關係的衝突。然而，絕大多數的夫婦卻表示，他們不一定要對方認同自己的想法或做法，問題的關鍵在於當他們面對育兒及各種生活壓力時，往往因為感受不到配偶的重視、支持和接納，以致雙方都陷入孤單和無助的境況，漸漸地破壞彼此間的信任和情感連結。

夫妻間有不同的教育理念和方法，本是很平常和自然的事。但在育兒的過程中，父母容易重複以無效和具破壞性的方法，處理彼此的分歧，令關係不知不覺地形成負向互動循環。例如妻子會在丈夫面前抱怨孩子不聽話，甚至埋怨丈夫沒有幫忙分擔家事和育兒的責任，太太表達不滿的目的是希望丈夫明白自己的憂慮和困擾，並得到丈夫的支持和安慰。

然而，丈夫往往只能接收到太太的批評和指責，而為了保護自己免受傷害，他們或許會默不作聲，或是多番解釋和替自己辯護，期望得到太太的體諒和接納。丈夫愈解釋，太太就愈感到不被重視和明白，因而愈加指責。而太太愈指責，又會令丈夫愈感到無助，並愈加逃避和防衛。

夫婦倆既是這負向互動循環中的一員，又是互動循環下的受害者。假如父母沒有及時正視和處理關係的僵局，不但會令問題持續和惡化，最終也可能會苦了孩子。家庭和孩子的健康，建基於夫婦倆穩固的情感連結。因此，為了自己和孩子，不妨花多點時間孕育與伴侶間的愛情。只要父母婚姻美滿，孩子自然能健康快樂地成長。

Happiness is actually simple – enjoy quality time with children

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文章發佈日期 16/08/2023
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Written by: Marriage and Family Therapist, Child Play Therapist, Lee Wai Chee

Everyone hopes to find happiness, and parents are certainly no exception. Many times, parents are even willing to sacrifice their own immediate needs and happiness, hoping to exchange them for their children’s “happy life” in the future.

Most parents understand that their children’s future “happiness” is by no means guaranteed one hundred percent. However, many parents believe that not striving today will inevitably lead to failure tomorrow. In addition, the social atmosphere advocates “doing more is better than doing less,” and even considers not doing anything as laziness and passivity. As a result, all parents and children find themselves doing more and more, gradually losing their direction.

In online discussion forums, I often see some parents criticizing society and the education system for putting excessive pressure on children, stifling their growth space. However, on the other hand, they helplessly push their children to do various exercises every day, showing their helplessness and sense of powerlessness. The contradictions and dilemmas faced by parents are understandable, but these fears and anxieties can cause parents to easily miss the insights that children give us.

When a baby is born, they live a simple, direct, and natural life every day. When they are hungry, they eat; when they are full, they sleep; and when they wake up, they play. They explore the world in their own way and interact with the people around them. They laugh heartily when they are happy and cry out loudly when they are sad. Children tell us that human needs are actually quite simple, and as long as these needs are satisfied, they will be happy. It’s just that the adult world has become increasingly complex, and people’s desires have grown, causing adults to forget even their own needs and, as a result, become increasingly unhappy. Ironically, we still assume that we understand the “key” to a “happy life” and teach children how to find happiness.

Today’s society is filled with the anxiety and unease of adults who fear being marginalized by society and worry that their stable lives are threatened. As parents, they are even more concerned about their children’s future lives. In fact, children understand the essence of happiness best because they naturally live freely and at ease. However, somewhere along the way, parents hope that their children can adapt to the distorted rules of the real world as soon as possible, inadvertently erasing their natural and childlike qualities.

A child’s growth takes time. If parents can observe their lives with a calm mind, be patient, slow down, and enjoy every moment spent with their children, they may rediscover that happiness is not in the future but in the present moment.

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快樂其實很簡單享受親子時光

家長錦囊

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撰文：婚姻及家庭治療師兒童遊戲治療師李慧芝

人人都希望得到快樂，父母當然不例外。很多時候，父母甚至願意犧牲自己當下的需要和快樂，希望能換取子女日後的「幸福生活」。

大部分父母都明白，孩子將來的「幸福」當然沒有百分之百的保證，然而很多家長都會認為，今天的不努力，必然會導致明日的失敗。加上社會氛圍都鼓吹「有做好過無做，做多好過做少」，甚至認為不做就是懶惰和被動等，結果令所有父母和兒童愈做愈多，也漸漸迷失了方向。

在網絡討論區中，筆者經常看到一些父母一邊批評社會及教育制度過分催谷兒童，扼殺他們的成長空間；但另一邊又無奈地每天督促著子女做各種各樣的練習，其無助和無力感顯而易見。父母所面對的矛盾和兩難是可以理解的，然而這些恐懼和焦慮，都會令父母容易錯過孩子給我們的啟示。

嬰兒呱呱落地，每天過著最簡單、直接和自然的生活。他們餓了便吃，吃飽便睡，睡醒就玩。他們用自己的方式探索這個世界，以及接觸身邊的人。開心的時候開懷大笑，傷心時就放聲大哭。孩子告訴我們，其實人的需要很簡單，只要能夠滿足這些需要，就會過得快樂。只是成年人的世界愈來愈複雜，人的慾望也愈來愈多，為了滿足那些慾望，成年人就連自己的需要都忘記了，因此變得愈來愈不快樂。最諷刺的是，我們還自以為懂得「幸福生活」的竅門，教導孩子怎樣得到快樂。

現今的社會充斥著成年人的焦慮和不安，人們都害怕自己被社會淘汰，擔心安穩的生活受威脅。而作為父母的，就更憂慮孩子日後的生活。其實，孩子最懂得快樂的道理，因為他們本來就活得自然自在，只是不知從何時開始，父母希望孩子能盡早適應現實世界那被扭曲了的遊戲規則，不知不覺地被磨滅了他們本來的自然和童真。

孩子的成長需要時間，假如父母能靜心觀察他們的生活，保持耐心，放慢腳步，享受和孩子相處的每一個片刻，你或許會重新領悟到，快樂不在將來，而是在當下。

洗澡時間長　濕疹手尾長

家長錦囊

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撰文：楊明霞中醫師

最近，有家長把女兒患有濕疹的病況上傳至社交網站，相中看到小女孩的手腳紅腫，而且皮膚糜爛，的確我見猶憐。於是，全城的家長也正紛紛分享對付濕疹的秘方，因為不少人也是濕疹的受害者，每逢轉季也會叫苦連天。

濕疹 (eczema) 是一種常見的過敏性皮炎，不具傳染性。中醫稱濕疹為「濕瘡」，是香港常見的皮膚病。濕疹的內在因素包括體質、情志和腑臟功能失調，而外在因素則包括風、濕、熱阻於肌膚。當個人體質較弱及自身免疫系統功能低，風濕熱邪浸淫肌膚，結果會形成濕疹或令濕疹問題更嚴重。濕疹可發於身體任何部位，例如耳、頭、面、手、臍部和小腿等，但卻對稱分佈，患者會感到非常痕癢，當用手搔癢時常引致皮膚糜爛、滲出瘡液，甚至含濃，而且反覆發作，令皮膚表面變得粗糙，瘡痂隆起。要對付濕疹，要從這 3 個小習慣做起：

縮短洗澡時間
當濕疹發作時，患者常會禁不住抓癢。手是我們最容易接觸細菌，而且有最多微生物的地方，所以要戒掉經常摸面的壊習慣，以免加重皮膚發炎的機會。同時，患者也不應經常用酒精成分高的產品洗手，因為化學成分會刺激及削弱皮脂膜。除此之外，由於患者的皮膚感到痕癢，所以一般都喜歡洗手和洗澡，時間亦很長，誤以為能夠紓緩痕癢亦感覺上較潔淨。其實，過分清潔反而會破壞皮膚表面的皮脂膜及角質層，令皮膚的天然保護屏障受損，加劇濕疹問題。因此筆者建議患者縮短洗澡時間，最好不超過3分鐘。同時，患者亦應選用低敏性的護膚品和沐浴產品，減低對皮膚的刺激。如果患者的濕疹情況嚴重，筆者建議可只清洗腋下、下身及流汗多位置。

筆者在此介紹一款抗敏的配方給大家，材料有防風六錢、苦參六錢和生甘草三錢，用猛火煲 30 分鐘後，用來沖洗敏感患處，有很好的潤膚止癢功效。

良好的生活和衛生習慣
患者的家居環境需時常清理，而且要勤加換洗床單和貼身衣物。另外，患者宜穿著寬鬆和純棉的衣服，應避免穿著毛料的緊身衣，衣服上更不要殘留洗滌劑等化學成分。至於生活作息方面，患者要早睡早起，不要熬夜和飲食要均衡，加上足夠運動，以提高自身的免疫力，減低誘發濕疹的機會。在運動後，應立即把汗抹乾，替換被汗浸濕的衣物，這樣可以令皮膚保持清潔乾爽。當然，最重要的是保持樂觀的心態，減輕壓力。

戒口有效防濕疹
濕疹的發病與某些食物敏感有密切關係，所以戒口對皮膚敏感的治療十分重要。皮膚病患者在治療期間，均應禁食「發物」。「發物」是指能誘發皮膚病患者出疹，病情加重的食物，發物主要包括海鮮類、牛肉、甜食、辛辣及酒等食物。皮膚病多由「濕」、「熱」積聚化成「毒」而起，患者的體質一般屬於先天性脾胃虛弱型，當進食過量辛辣和蝦蟹海鮮等高刺激性的食物，又或於夏季大量進食生冷食物，以致濕毒困身，容易引致脾臟運化失常，增加患上濕疹的機會。

Long bathing time, eczema will become problematic and requires a long time to heal

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文章發佈日期 11/08/2023
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Written by：YEUNG Ming Ha, Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioner

Recently, a parent uploaded pictures of their daughter suffering from eczema on a social media platform. Looking at the little girl’s red and swollen hands and feet, and her skin all irritated, indeed, it’s heartbreaking. As a result, parents all over the city are now sharing their secret remedies to deal with eczema because many of them or their children are also affected by eczema, and they often suffer during seasonal changes.

Eczema is a common allergic dermatitis and is not contagious. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), eczema is referred to as “wet sores” and is a prevalent skin condition in Hong Kong. The internal factors contributing to eczema include the individual’s constitution, emotional state, and dysfunction of the body’s organs, while external factors involve wind, dampness, and heat obstructing the skin. When a person has a weaker constitution and a lower immune system, wind, dampness, and heat pathogenic factors may invade the skin, resulting in eczema or exacerbating existing eczema issues. Eczema can occur on any part of the body, such as the ears, head, face, hands, navel, and lower legs, but it usually appears symmetrically. Patients often feel intense itching, and scratching can lead to skin abrasions, oozing of pus, and even infection. The condition tends to recur, making the skin rough and the scabs raised. To deal with eczema, it’s essential to start by addressing these three small habits:

Shorten bathing time.

When eczema flares up, patients often can’t resist scratching. Hands are the most susceptible to bacterial contact and harbor the most microorganisms. Therefore, it’s important to avoid the habit of frequently touching the face to prevent exacerbating skin inflammation. Additionally, patients should refrain from using products with high alcohol content frequently, as the chemical components can irritate and weaken the skin’s natural barrier. Furthermore, due to the itching sensation on their skin, patients tend to wash their hands and take long baths, mistakenly thinking it can relieve itching and provide a sense of cleanliness. However, excessive cleaning can actually damage the skin’s sebum layer and stratum corneum, compromising the skin’s natural protective barrier and worsening eczema problems. Therefore, it is recommended for patients to shorten their bathing time, ideally not exceeding 3 minutes. At the same time, they should choose hypoallergenic skincare and bathing products to minimize irritation to the skin. For severe cases of eczema, it is suggested to only cleanse the armpits, lower body, and areas prone to sweating.

Here, I am introducing an anti-allergic formula: The ingredients include Fang Feng (防風) 6 qian, Ku Shen (苦參) 6 qian, and Sheng Gan Cao (生甘草) 3 qian. Boil them with strong fire for 30 minutes, then use it to rinse the sensitive areas. It has excellent moisturizing and itch-relief effects.

Good lifestyle and hygiene habits.

Patients’ living environment needs regular cleaning, and they should frequently change bedsheets and close-fitting clothes. Moreover, patients should wear loose and cotton clothes, avoid wearing tight clothes made of wool, and ensure no chemical residues like detergents remain on their clothes. Regarding daily routines, patients should go to bed and wake up early, avoid staying up late, maintain a balanced diet, exercise adequately to boost their immune system, and reduce the chances of triggering eczema. After exercising, they should immediately wipe away sweat and change into dry clothes to keep the skin clean and dry. Of course, the most crucial aspect is maintaining a positive mindset to reduce stress.

Dietary Restrictions Effectively Prevent Eczema

The onset of eczema is closely related to certain food sensitivities, so dietary restrictions are essential in the treatment of skin sensitivity. During the treatment of skin diseases, patients should avoid consuming “triggering foods.” “Triggering foods” are those that can induce rashes and worsen the condition in skin disease patients. These triggering foods mainly include seafood, beef, sweets, spicy foods, and alcoholic beverages. Skin diseases are often caused by the accumulation of “dampness” and “heat,” leading to the formation of “toxins.” Patients with skin conditions usually have a constitution characterized by congenital weakness of the spleen and stomach. When they consume excessive amounts of spicy foods, shrimp, crab, seafood, and other highly stimulating foods, or when they consume a large amount of raw and cold food during the summer, it can lead to the accumulation of damp toxins in the body. This can easily cause abnormalities in spleen and stomach functions, increasing the likelihood of developing eczema.

Why do children experience recurrent respiratory infections?

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文章發佈日期 10/07/2023
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Source: Registered Chinese medicine practitioner, Tsui Chak Cheong

If a child frequently experiences recurrent respiratory infections, such as frequent colds and coughs, from the perspective of Chinese medicine, it is also caused by deficiency of Qi in the lung and spleen and deficiency of the lung and spleen, leading to a weakened immune system. These children often feel tired due to lung qi deficiency and may lack energy when speaking. If they have spleen deficiency, they may experience loss of appetite or easily have diarrhea. From the Chinese medicine standpoint, the focus is on taking care of the lung and spleen, which involves nurturing their qi to enhance their resistance.

If a child has just recovered from an illness but quickly falls ill again or experiences recurrent respiratory infections, it falls under the category of recurrent respiratory infections. For example, after recovering from an illness, the child may catch another cold within one or two weeks, leading to another respiratory infection. From the Chinese medicine perspective, it can be determined as recurrent respiratory infections in children, where the frequency and number of illnesses are higher than average.

Or it could be that in the past, it wasn’t like this. Previously, you might have gotten sick three times a year, but this year, it’s possible that within just six months, you’ve already been falling ill every month or once every two weeks. In such cases, it’s possible that there are underlying issues with your child’s health.

How can diet effectively prevent colds? The key is to have a light and balanced diet, pay attention to nutrition, and maintain a proper balance between activity and rest. In daily meals, it’s important to consume more vitamin C and vitamin A to strengthen the body’s immune system. Parents can prepare carrot soup and try to minimize the consumption of fried, heavily seasoned, and hard-to-digest foods for children because their digestive capacity is still weak, which is a characteristic of spleen deficiency. If children frequently consume fast food or indulge in hard-to-digest and highly seasoned snacks, their bodies may accumulate phlegm and heat. This accumulation, combined with the invasion of external pathogenic factors, can create a susceptibility to frequent colds.

If you want recommended soup, there is a type of soup called “Yukpingfung San.” The main ingredients of it are astragalus, white atractylodes, and saposhnikovia root. When preparing the soup, we can use these three medicinal herbs along with a lean meat and a few honey dates.

為甚麼小朋友會出現反覆呼吸道感染？

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資料來源：註冊中醫師徐澤昌

如果小朋友經常性出現反覆呼吸道的感染，即經常患上感冒和咳嗽。在中醫角度而言，也是因為他肺脾氣虛及肺脾不足而引起，即個人抵抗力下降了。這些小朋友很多時候因肺氣虛，可能經常感到疲倦或是說話的時候沒有力氣等。如果小朋友脾虛的話，很多時會感到食慾不振又或容易腹瀉。以中醫角度而言，主要便是照顧肺脾，即是要照顧肺脾之氣，讓他能夠增強抵抗力。

他在很短的時間裡剛剛痊癒了卻再次患上感冒，患上感冒後又痊癒，經常性這樣出現，便屬於反覆呼吸道感染。譬如小朋友這次生病了，可能剛痊癒了一、兩個星期後，又再次感冒，又再次出現呼吸道感染。在中醫角度而言，已經可以判斷為小兒反覆呼吸道感染，即生病的頻率和次數比一般人多。

又或是可能以前不是這樣的，以前你可能一年會生病三次，但是今年你可能只過了半年，卻已經每個月生病一次，又或是兩個星期便生病一次，這樣子就可能是你的小朋友的身體出現了問題。

如何通過飲食來有效地預防感冒？其實最主要便是飲食清淡面、注意營養及勞逸合適，即運動和休息時間要取得平衡。日常飲食中，要吸收多一點維他命C及維他命A等，增強自身的抵抗力。家長可煲青紅蘿蔔湯，盡量不要讓小朋友吃太多煎炸、濃味食物及難消化的食物，因為小朋友的消化能力還是很弱，即脾常不足的特徵。如果平常天天吃快餐或是天天吃一些很難消化及濃味的零吃，小朋友的身體會累積痰熱。這些痰熱加上外界的病邪入侵身體，就會形成一些容易感冒的體質。

如果要推薦湯水，有一種湯水稱為「玉屏風散」。「玉屏風散」的主要材料是黃耆、白术和防風這三種藥材，如果我們煲湯水，也可以用這三種藥材，再放一塊瘦肉，放少許蜜棗。