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Only want to stay in the air-conditioned condition during hot weather? Beware of get air conditioning disease?

文章作者作者: system
文章發佈日期 09/04/2025
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Written by : Yeung Ming Ha, Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners

This summer is really “hot and heavy”! In the face of the alarmingly high temperatures, families always want to stay in air-conditioned rooms. In addition to the increase in cases of heat stroke, many patients have “cold” symptoms, suffering from air-conditioning disease. Because the hotter the weather, the more likely to covet air conditioning, when out of the air-conditioned room, equivalent to a seasonal temperature difference, in this “hot and cold” situation, it is prone to catch a cold.

The most suitable temperature for the human body is 24.5 degrees to 25.5 degrees, but many office central air conditioning is often set at between 15 ℃ and 20 ℃. When working staff have to sit in the office for 8 hours a day, students stay in the classroom for a long time, they will suffer from “air-conditioning sickness” when they are exposed to low temperature for a long time. The symptoms include headache, dizziness, easy fatigue, nasal allergy and runny nose.

Moreover, prolonged exposure of the respiratory tract to dry and cold air causes continuous loss of mucosal moisture, and cold air causes microvascular constriction of the mucosa and reduced glandular secretion, resulting in a drier respiratory mucosa. Not only does it produce a dry and itchy throat, but it also aggravates nasal allergy. The following are some of the my tips for effective prevention of cold weather illness.

Keep warm to avoid pain

If the air conditioning vent is facing the head, it will stimulate the head. The head is the meeting of all the yang, cold condensation will make the flow of qi and blood blocked, “blocked then pain”, resulting in headache. Even worse is the direct blowing of air conditioning, causing many chronic pains, such as arthritis, knee pain and lumbago, etc., which are then aggravated. The easiest way to keep warm is to avoid being blown directly by the air conditioning and to wear more warm clothes. Before entering an air-conditioned place, you can rub your hands together to warm them up and then cover your nose to avoid the cold air from entering the nasal cavity directly, which will stimulate the nasal mucosa and induce nasal allergy. In addition, you should wear a shawl or a thin jacket to avoid head and neck pains caused by air conditioning.

health tea treatment for air-conditioning diseases

People often eat snacks in the afternoon to refresh themselves. It’s suggested eating more foods such as red dates, brown sugar, peel and ginger water, these foods not only do not cause fat, but also promote blood circulation. If you are not suffering from allergic rhinitis and want to relieve dryness in the respiratory tract, you should drink more plain water or honey water on weekdays. You can also drink a tablespoon of brown sugar and three slices of ginger in hot water for 20 to 30 minutes. You can also eat fruits that are more nourishing, such as pears, because they nourish the lungs and stomach, quench thirst and nourish the skin.

For those who suffer from allergic rhinitis, this tea can be used to relieve air conditioning.

Ingredients: 3 grams of Chinese ears, 12 grams of catkins, 6 grams of peppermint and 9 grams of almonds for tea therapy.

Directions

Step 1: Put the ingredients into a tea bag, add warm water at 90 degrees, and bake for 15 minutes.

Step 2: Diffuse the nose with steam for about 1 minute, because the essence in it contains the volatile oil of peppermint, which has the effect of clearing nasal congestion. After the drink is warmed up, it can be consumed.

Efficacy: Peppermint, Cang Er Zi and Catkins are all in the lung meridian and have the effect of dispelling wind and clearing the nasal orifices. Almond has the function of keeping the lungs smooth and moistening them. The combination of these herbs can effectively reduce the symptoms of nasal allergy.

often patting the acupuncture points to stimulate blood circulation

On weekdays, you can use your fingers to press or pat the Yongquan point on the bottom of your feet, which is also known as the “longevity point” and can stimulate blood circulation throughout the body, making your body warm and relaxing to sleep. In addition, the navel and three inches below the location are some points to strengthen the body and Qi, such as Qihai and Guan Yuan. In addition, warm water bags to warm the abdomen, also has the effect of cold to prevent disease. And often to sit in the air-conditioned room, try not to maintain the same sitting posture for a long time, usually may wish to do some simple stretching movements, so that blood circulation, so that the body naturally warmed up.

炎熱天氣只想留在冷氣房小心得出冷氣病？

撰文：楊明霞中醫師

這個夏天真的是「熱焫焫」！面對驚人的高溫，一家大細總會想留在冷氣房內。除了中暑的個案增加外，有不少患者均有「作感冒」症狀，患上冷氣病。因為天氣愈熱愈容易貪戀冷氣，當從冷氣房裡走出來時，相等於一個季節的溫差，在這種「忽冷忽熱」的情況下，很容易就會患上感冒。

人體最適合的溫度是 24.5 度至 25.5 度，但不少辦公室的中央冷氣卻經常設定在 15℃ 至 20℃ 之間。上班族每天都要坐在辦公室工作 8 小時，學生長期留在課室，當長期處於低溫度環境，會出現「冷氣病」，病徵包括頭痛、頭暈、易倦、鼻敏感及流鼻水等。

而且，呼吸道長時間暴露在乾冷空氣中，令黏膜水分不斷散失，冷空氣又使黏膜微血管收縮，腺體分泌更減少，結果呼吸道黏膜變得更乾燥。不但產生喉嚨乾癢的現象，更會加重鼻敏感。以下是筆者的一些有效預防冷氣病的小錦囊：

1. 做好保暖措施　避免痛症

如果冷氣的出風口對著頭部，會刺激頭部。頭為諸陽之會，寒凝則令氣血運行受阻不通，「不通則痛」，結果引起頭痛。更甚者是冷氣直吹，造成不少慢性痛症，如關節炎、膝痛和腰痛等隨之加重。最簡單的保暖措施，當然是避免直接被冷氣直吹，和多穿一些保暖衣物。在進入有冷氣的地方前，可以先搓暖雙手；然後遮掩鼻子，避免冷空氣直接進入鼻腔，刺激鼻粘膜，誘發鼻敏感。除此之外，大家應長備披肩或薄外套，避免頭部及頸部長期對着冷氣，引致頭痛。

2. 保健茶療治冷氣病

大家平日在午後經常吃零食提神，不妨多吃紅棗、黑糖、陳皮和薑水等食物，這些食物不但不會致肥，更能促進血液循環。若非患有鼻敏感的人士，又想紓緩呼吸道乾燥，平日應多喝白開水或蜂蜜水。另外，亦可以一湯匙黑糖及3片薑，用熱水泡 20 至 30 分鐘，即可飲用。大家也可以吃一些滋潤性較高的水果，例如梨，因為梨具有滋養肺胃、生津止渴和滋潤皮膚的作用。

而患有鼻敏感的人士，可飲用此茶療紓緩冷氣病：

材料︰蒼耳子 3 克、辛荑花 12 克、薄荷 6 克和杏仁 9 克作茶療。

做法︰

步驟1：先把材料放進茶袋中，加入 90度的温水，然後焗 15 分鐘。

步驟2：再以蒸氣薰鼻大約 1 分鐘，因為當中的精氣有薄荷的揮發油，能有通鼻塞的作用。待飲品放暖後，即可飲用。

功效︰薄荷、蒼耳子及辛荑花均入肺經，有祛風通鼻竅的作用。杏仁有保持肺部的功能暢順和潤肺的作用。諸藥合用，能有效減輕鼻敏感的症狀。

3. 常拍打穴位　刺激血液循環

平日可用手指按壓或用手拍打足底的湧泉穴，這個穴位又稱「長壽穴」，可刺激全身血液循環，令身體溫暖和放鬆入睡。另外，肚臍及對下三吋位置都是一些強身健體、補氣升提的穴位，如氣海及關元等。此外，以暖水袋暖敷腹部，也有驅寒防疾的作用。而經常要坐在冷氣房的人，盡量不要長期保持著同一個坐姿，平時不妨做一些簡單的舒展動作，令血液循環，使身體自然溫暖起來。

Wear sandals to chase away the summer heat. How to choose the right sandals for children?

文章作者作者: system
文章發佈日期 02/04/2025
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Written by: Registered Physiotherapist, Fong Wai Kwan

In summer, many people wear sandals because they can keep their feet cool and keep the sweltering heat away. Although sandals have become a popular summer gift for mothers and children, parents should be aware of what they need to consider when choosing sandals. Just remember the following tips for choosing sandals, and you’ll be able to wear them comfortably and healthily!

Full joint sandals Evenly distribute the pressure under the foot

Since the feet of young children are still in the development stage, special care is needed when choosing sandals. For children under 4 years old, their heels are not yet developed, so it is recommended to wear sandals suitable for toddlers with a special mid-calf design and a harder heel cup, which can stabilize the hind feet and effectively protect the heels.

In addition, parents can choose a pair of “full joint sandals” for their children because it adopts “pressure dispersion technology”, which can evenly disperse the pressure on the bottom of the foot, making it extra comfortable for children to wear. The special “toe groove” design enables children to walk with a stable forefoot, and the mild “arch support” can effectively support the arch and prevent fatigue caused by excessive pressure on the arch. The “heel nest design” can increase the heel contact surface, so that the heel position of the shoe is close to the feet, evenly dispersing the pressure on the bottom of the foot, effectively alleviating the sequelae of flat feet, so that children can naturally wear comfortable and healthy!

The “toe groove” design reduces the formation of calluses

In addition to children, parents should also pay more attention when choosing sandals. As women wear sandals, their feet tend to rush forward, and as a result, calluses tend to form on the forefoot as a result of prolonged friction and pressure. Women’s “full jointed sandals” are specially designed with “toe grooves” to stabilize the forefoot when walking and reduce the chance of the foot charging forward.

In addition, the metatarsal pad supports the horizontal arch, which increases the forefoot contact surface, prevents excessive pressure on the forefoot and reduces the formation of calluses. It is also equipped with “mild arch support” to reduce excessive stretching of the plantar fascia during walking and reduce foot fatigue. Combined with the “heel nest” and “comfortable cushion design”, it helps to evenly distribute the pressure on the bottom of the foot, not only can absorb shock and unload force, but also effectively relieve plantar fatigue, forefoot pain and heel pain and other problems.

穿涼鞋趕走炎夏應如何為小朋友選擇合適涼鞋？

撰文：註冊物理治療師方偉筠

每逢夏天，有不少人都紛紛穿上涼鞋，因為可以令雙足保持透氣涼爽，趕走悶熱感覺。雖然涼鞋已成為了一眾媽媽和小朋友的夏季恩物，不過家長們要注意選擇涼鞋時需要注意和考慮的地方。只要記著以下揀選涼鞋的小貼士，就能穿得舒適又健康！

全接足涼鞋　平均分散足底壓力

由於幼兒的足部仍處於發育階段，所以揀選涼鞋的時候更需要特別小心。約 4 歲以下的小朋友，他們的後跟尚未發育完成，建議穿著適合幼兒的涼鞋，特設中筒設計配合較硬後跟杯，穿著後較能穏定後足，有效保護後跟。

另外，家長可以為小朋友挑選一對「全接足涼鞋」，因為它採用了「壓力分散技術」，能平均分散足底壓力，令小朋友穿得格外舒適。其特設的「趾骨槽」設計，使小朋友步行時能穩定前足，加上溫和的「足弓承托」，能有效承托足弓，可避免足弓過分受壓而引起疲倦。而「後跟窩形設計」能增加後跟接觸面，令鞋子的後跟位置緊貼雙腳，平均分散足底壓力，有效紓緩扁平足後遺症，小朋友自然穿得舒適又健康！

「趾骨槽」設計　減少厚繭形成

除了小朋友外，其實家長選擇涼鞋時亦要多加留意。由於女士穿著涼鞋時，足部容易向前衝，結果長期的磨擦和受壓，令前掌容易形成厚繭。女裝的「全接足涼鞋」同時特設「趾骨槽」設計，步行時能穩定前足，減低足部向前衝的機會。

加上「蹠骨墊」承托橫足弓，能增加前掌接觸面，預防前掌過分受壓，減少厚繭形成。它同樣特設有「輕度足弓承托」，減少步行時足底筋膜過度拉扯，減輕腳部疲勞。再配合「後跟窩形」和「舒適軟墊設計」，有助平均分散足底壓力，不但能吸震卸力，更有效紓緩足底疲勞、前掌痛及後跟痛等問題。

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要愛孩子先要愛自己 3招教你保持最佳心理狀態

撰文：家庭動力兒童遊戲治療師

　　　婚姻及家庭治療師李慧芝

在現今的社會，父母要保持良好的身心狀態，確實不容易。筆者曾經接觸過很多家長，發現大部分父母所面對的困難，並非不了解孩子的感受和需要，也並非不知道自己的行為如何影響孩子，而是難以在孩子出現狀況時，仍能保持對孩子的信任和樂觀的態度。很多時候，父母擔心孩子的問題會持續和惡化，因而變得愈加焦急，並重複以無效的方法處理孩子的問題。

那麼，父母該如何保持最佳的心理狀況，面對管教子女的壓力和挑戰呢？以下幾點可供父母參考：

1. 對自己的壓力指數更敏感

父母也是人，所以都會有情緒低落或身心疲憊的時候。父母對自己精神狀態敏感的目的，在於提醒自己，要先好好照顧自己的需要。因為當父母在高度壓力的狀態下，難以有效地敏感和回應孩子的需要。反之，不適當的回應有可能會傷害孩子及破壞親子關係。

2. 善用資源，紓緩壓力

當父母感到有壓力時，應該盡量發掘和善用自己內在和外在的資源，調節自己的負面情緒。例如找家人或朋友傾訴、做一些能令自己放鬆的事情、找一些正向的思想和信念鼓勵自己等。目的在於令自己得到適當的休息，暫時紓緩壓力。

3. 轉念，反思

假如父母的壓力持續及增加，便需要尋求專業的協助。有時候，這些壓力不止來自外在環境的影響。父母的自我價值、世界觀及對事物的看法，都會影響我們如何做父母。例如有些父母會擔心自己做得不夠好，未有盡到做父母的責任，結果不斷催促子女學習或參加活動，甚至當孩子出現壓力和負面情緒時，這些父母也無法有彈性地回應子女的需要。假如父母能意識及照顧到自己的感受和需要，便能避免自己的負面情緒影響至下一代。

因此，父母愛孩子，也得要先愛自己。只有父母健康快樂，孩子才能健康快樂地成長。

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To love children, first to love themselves, 3 moves to teach you to maintain the best mental state

文章作者作者: system
文章發佈日期 10/03/2025
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Written by : Family Dynamics Child Play Therapist

Marriage and Family Therapist, Ms. Lee Wai Zi

In today’s society, it is indeed not easy for parents to maintain a good state of mind and body. I have met with many parents and found that the difficulty most parents face is not that they do not understand their children’s feelings and needs, or that they do not know how their behavior affects their children, but that it is difficult to maintain a trusting and optimistic attitude towards their children when they are in a situation. Often, parents become increasingly anxious as they worry that their child’s problems will continue and worsen, and repeat ineffective ways of dealing with their child’s problems.

So, how can parents maintain the best mental state to face the stress and challenges of disciplining their children? Here are some tips for parents to consider:

1. Be more sensitive to your own stress levels

Parents are human beings, so there will be times when they are depressed or physically and emotionally exhausted. The purpose of parents being sensitive to their own mental state is to remind themselves that they need to take care of their own needs first. It is difficult for parents to be sensitive and responsive to the needs of their children when they are in a highly stressed state. Conversely, inappropriate responses may harm the child and damage the parent-child relationship.

2. Use resources effectively to relieve stress

When parents feel stressed, they should try to explore and make good use of their own internal and external resources to regulate their negative emotions. For example, find family members or friends to talk to, do things that can relax you, and find positive thoughts and beliefs to encourage you. The purpose is to give yourself a proper rest and temporary relief from stress.

Turn your mind around and reflect

If a parent’s stress continues and increases, professional help is needed. Sometimes, these pressures come from more than just external influences. Parents’ self-worth, worldview, and perceptions of things can affect how we parent. For example, some parents worry that they are not doing enough to fulfill their parental responsibilities and end up pushing their children to study or participate in activities, or even that they are not flexible enough to respond to their children’s needs when they are stressed and negative. If

parents are aware of and take care of their own feelings and needs, they can prevent their negative emotions from affecting the next generation.

Therefore, parents who love their children must first love themselves. Only when parents are healthy and happy can their children grow up healthy and happy.

Emotional Language for Parents and Children

文章作者作者: system
文章發佈日期 10/03/2025
在〈Emotional Language for Parents and Children〉中尚無留言

Written by : Family Dynamics Child Play Therapist

Marriage and Family Therapist, Ms. Lee Wai Zi

Growing up, we are seldom taught to express our emotions verbally. Schools and society focus on nurturing children’s cognitive, analytical, and problem-solving skills, so we are used to discussing things and opinions, and rarely express our emotions directly in words. Even when families communicate and talk to each other, we are not used to sharing our feelings.

Some parents may ask, “Isn’t it enough for me to express my care for my child through actions (such as hugging or kissing him/her)? Is it necessary for parents to verbally affirm and respond to their children’s feelings and needs?

While it is important for parents to express their love for their children through actions, it is also important for parents to respond empathetically to their children so that they can understand and accept their thoughts and feelings in a more concrete and tangible way. This not only strengthens the parent-child relationship and builds the child’s sense of security, but the child also learns how to verbally express his or her feelings and needs, which helps reduce the need for the child to express his or her inner turmoil through bad behavior.

In fact, the language of emotion is not the language we are used to. Many parents are concerned that affirming and empathizing with their children’s negative emotions may condone and exacerbate their children’s bad behavior. For example, when a child feels sad about the loss of a beloved object, parents are afraid that rehashing the incident will touch on the child’s sad feelings. Parents may say to their children, “It’s okay, just play with something else! or “Try to see if you can buy another one instead. Parents want to calm their children by solving their problems.

However, not only do children fail to learn from their parents’ responses how to access and understand their own feelings and effectively regulate their negative emotions, they also have no opportunity to learn from their failures and develop a sense of responsibility.

If parents can put themselves in their children’s shoes, understand their experiences from their children’s perspective, and try to tell them how they feel, even if it is as simple as “I think you must be very sad and upset about losing your beloved object. This is the most powerful support and comfort for children, giving them the confidence and courage to face the challenges of life.

家長與孩子的情感語言

撰文：家庭動力兒童遊戲治療師

　　　婚姻及家庭治療師　李慧芝

在我們的成長經驗中，我們都甚少被教育用語言表達自己的情緒。學校和社會均著重培育兒童的認知、分析和解難能力等，所以我們大多習慣討論事情和觀點，很少直接用說話來表達情感。即使家人之間的交流和對話，我們也不習慣分享彼此內心的感受。

有家長會問，我以行動（例如擁抱、親吻孩子）來表達對孩子的關懷，不已經足夠了嗎？父母有必要用言語肯定和回應孩子的感受及需要嗎？

父母以行動表達對孩子的愛當然重要，但父母對子女的同理回應，能夠更具體和切實地讓孩子體會到，父母是明白和接納他們的想法和感受。這不但能強化親子關係，建立孩子的安全感，子女亦能從中學習如何以語言表達情感和需要，有助減少孩子以不良行為表達內心困擾。

事實上，情感的語言的確不是我們日常習慣的語言，很多父母都擔心，假如肯定和同理回應孩子的負面情緒，可能會縱容和加劇孩子的不良行為。例如當孩子因失去心愛物件而感到傷心時，父母都會害怕重提事件，會觸及孩子傷心的感受。父母或許會對孩子說：「不要緊，玩別的便是了！」、「試試看能否買另一個代替吧。」父母都希望透過解決孩子的問題，安撫他們的情緒。

然而，這樣孩子不但無法從父母的回應中，學習如何接觸和了解自己的感受，並有效調節自己負面的情緒，更沒有機會從挫敗中汲取經驗，建立責任感。

假如父母可以設身處地，從孩子的角度了解他們的經驗，並嘗試說出他們的感受，即使簡單一句「我想，你失去了你最心愛的物件，你一定很傷心、難過。」這對於孩子而言，已經給予他們最有力的支持和安慰，使他們更有信心和勇氣地面對生活的挑戰。

School Class Teachers are More Important Than You Might Think

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文章發佈日期 20/02/2025
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Written by : Doctor Hui Lung Kit

Child Psychiatry’s primary concern is to determine whether a child’s behavior is normal or abnormal, and whether it is normal or abnormal should be judged according to the rules of Child Developmental Psychology. But in reality, do parents have to get a bunch of books on child development and look at the textbooks to observe their children? This is a time-consuming and costly process. One of the simpler ways is to ask your child’s class teacher.

Have you ever heard of children moving up a grade every year, like going from Grade 1 to Grade 2, Grade 3 to Grade 4? But have you ever heard of teachers moving up a grade? Generally speaking, many teachers spend months and years teaching students at the same grade level. More experienced teachers may even spend over ten years teaching children of the same age. As a result, they may have interacted with hundreds of students of the same age over time.

Developmental assessments for children place significant emphasis on comparing them with their peers of the same age. By using a large sample size of data and employing statistical methods, a reference definition of normal and abnormal can be established. An experienced teacher, with ample teaching experience, already encompasses a substantial sample size within her own teaching practice. Based on this, she can determine what is considered normal and abnormal.

For example, let’s say in September this year, a class teacher is faced with a new class of 30 students in Grade 1. When assessing each individual student, the teacher unconsciously compares the current students with the same-age students they have taught in the past. If, through this comparison, the teacher senses something “off” or “peculiar” about a student, this feeling actually holds statistical significance! However, teachers themselves may not be aware of it.

Many parents have a significant lack of trust in schools and teachers. I have also observed some common blind spots in the evaluation process of schools and teachers (such as generally having more lenient behavioral standards for academically successful students). However, it is important to remember that parents only interact with their own 1 or 2 children on a daily basis, while schools and teachers deal with hundreds of students. When determining whether a child’s emotions and behaviors are normal or abnormal, the opinions of schools and teachers undoubtedly hold valuable reference points.