Children often rub their eyes

When our eyes feel uncomfortable, we rub our eyes to relieve the discomfort. This is a very normal phenomenon. However, if a child rubs his eyes frequently, it should be taken seriously. In addition to physiological factors, the occurrence of many diseases can also cause children to make such movements. The key is to find out the cause in order to solve it effectively. So, why do children often rub their eyes? Let’s take a look below.

1. Physiological reasons

Feeling sleepy or developing bad habits

When babies want to sleep, they will often rub their eyes and fall asleep after a while. Such rubbing of eyes is normal and mothers do not need to worry.

If your baby often cries or rubs his eyes when playing, you should worry that he may develop a bad habit. Mothers should help their babies correct it.

Care: In any case, the frequency of your baby rubbing his eyes should be reduced. After all, there are bacteria on the hands, which can easily be brought into the eyes. When the baby cries and starts to rub his eyes, mothers should wipe the baby's tears with a tissue in time and keep the area around the eyes clean, which can effectively reduce the chance of rubbing the eyes.

2. Pathological causes

Reason 1: Skin eczema

If the baby's eye skin is allergic, there will be obvious allergic erythema around the eyes. If the skin around the eyes has eczema and is prone to itching, the baby will unconsciously rub the skin with his hands.

Nursing: The reasons why babies get eczema are quite complicated, usually related to the breastfeeding mother’s eating habits or the complementary foods added to the baby. Mothers should check the causes of eczema one by one. You should cut your baby's nails frequently, and underwear should be made of pure cotton.

Reason 2: Neonatal birth canal infection

It is mainly caused by the infection of the baby when passing through the mother's birth canal during birth. The symptoms are a small amount of eye mucus in the eyes.

Care: Mothers can soak a clean veil in boiling water, wring it out and then clean the baby's eyelids from the inside to the outside. But please note that before you start cleaning your baby's eyes, you should thoroughly clean your hands first.