When can I put the child on the legs?

Any mother feels joy when her grown-up tot learn to stand on her own. This is another important stage of development, and the crumb is about to take its first steps. But is it worth it to teach a child to stand, or should he learn it himself? And at what age is it permissible to put a crumb on your legs?

Most doctors do not recommend rushing the development of the child, and give the baby to develop naturally. As soon as the body of the crumbs can withstand the load of sitting and standing, the baby will begin to master these skills. You also need to understand that the development of the baby occurs individually and is associated with many factors. For example, small and thin children learn to stand on their feet faster than plump and large ones.

The well-known doctor claims that every child, sooner or later, has a desire to stand and the role of parents in mastering this skill is only to facilitate and secure the process. The student to stand the child does not need to wear shoes, let the crumb learn this barefoot.

Many parents proudly declare that their baby rose independently at 4,5,6 months, and began to walk at 8,9,10. In connection with this, Komarovsky wants to emphasize that, due to the early long-term load on the spine, such children may have various problems in the future - curvatures, radiculitis and others.

The task of the parents is only to promote the physical development of the crumbs. To force a child to do something earlier than he is ready for it (both to sit and stand) is a huge mistake that can not improve, but on the contrary, worsen his physical condition. Encourage crawling baby, but to sit down and stand grit should learn on their own.

What parents should do:

• Encourage crawling as it strengthens the muscles and spine.
• To do exercises in a game form, developing muscles of the kid.
• Prevent vitamin D deficiency and calcium.
• Perform massage because it is the most beneficial muscle stimulation.
• Often walk in the fresh air.
• Love and care, paying a lot of attention.
• To help, but not rush.

Many believe that for the skill of standing at the crumbs, the muscles of the arms must be well developed so that the baby can pull themselves up and hold on to the support. In fact, the most important muscles for mastering standing and standing are the muscles of the hips, back, and shoulders.

The following exercises will help in the development of such muscles, and, accordingly, in encouraging getting up and standing:

1. When the baby is already sitting confidently, you can start exercising with him on a not fully inflated fitball. Having put the crumb on the ball face away, hold the child by the hips and begin to tilt in different directions. Through such training, the child will develop the ability to maintain balance.
2. Put the child on the table, face away and squat. Holding the crumb by the hips, start to shake him a little back and forth, prompting him to rise on straight legs. If the child is still unable to rise independently, it means that the muscles of his legs are not strong enough.
3. If the crumb has already learned to get up from the support, stimulate more frequent use of this skill, attracting the baby with your favorite toy. Seat the baby on the floor next to the sofa or chair, and put a toy on a hill. The child becomes interested and wants to reach out to the toy, grasp the support and get up. When you first try be sure to insure your baby from falling.And do not forget to encourage the child in his success.

The child may begin to try to get up before mastering the skill of sitting (earlier than six months), if he has hypertonic muscle. If you allow such a baby to stand for a long time, deformation of the feet is possible. Distract the baby and do not allow a long vertical position, and also certainly support under the armpits.