Development of leg and back muscles
Roll knees
The position of the child lies on his back. Bend the knees of the baby as close as possible to the body. Move the knees connected as far as possible in a circle, first to the left, then to the right.
Initially, the amplitude of the movements should be small, then, when the muscle is warmed up, you can increase it.
Acrobatic semi-lotus
As the exercises develop the child's hip joints and make them more flexible, pull his leg further toward the opposite side, and then to the opposite armpit.
If the baby is flexible enough, he can easily touch the nose or the toe of the toes.
Do not use force in this exercise. If you feel a resistance, stop. Remember that all children are individual.
"Butterfly"
The child lies on his back. Keep the soles of the child together, knees at the most maximize in the sides. In this position, tighten the reduced sows as close to the groin as possible.
Slightly push the knees on top until you feel the resistance of the joints.
Relieve pressure, straighten your legs. Repeat the exercise two or three times. A number of rotational movements of diluted in the knees and tightened to the groin of the legs of all directions, around the hips, to develop the muscles of the lumbosacralis.
Thinning
After hip dilution, perform the opposite exercise.
Reflex resistance of the legs
The child lies on his back.
Gently but firmly push your hands to the feet of the baby. Release your hands and repeat again. The child will reflexively resist and squeeze your hands.
When you feel this reaction, increase the pressure. You can also apply pressure on each leg separately, this will develop the "football" skills of the child.
Pulling and releasing the legs
This is a relaxing exercise. It teaches the baby to control his breathing.
The baby should lie on his back, on a soft surface.
Take the child's feet with both hands, gently lift his legs at an indirect angle to the body, and then, letting go, drop them down.
Breathe yourself when lifting, and exhale when you release your legs.
Do not tear the child's hips from the surface until you feel that they are ready to raise their legs with a large amplitude.
Development of flexibility of the spine
Bending the spine with a massage
The bend of the whole body and the subsequent stretching is well combined with the massage. If the baby is stripped, then you can massage the free side of the chest with the transition of stroking on the shoulder and hands.
Put the baby on your back. Hold the left hand with his knees bent at an indirect angle above the abdomen. Inhale and slowly exhaling, also under the straight face, take the child's knees to the left of him.
At the same time, place the child's right hand on the abdomen and easily stroke toward the left shoulder with light pressure. Release your left hand, and take the right hand to yourself, without touching the child.
Repeat this double action two or three times, controlling your breathing. Repeat on the other side.
Diagonal Stretching
This stretch provides a counterbalance to the tension of the spine and compensates for its flexure.
When performing the exercise, the child lies on his back. You can perform these exercises while sitting or kneeling.
Take the child by the right leg and the left hand and bring them together, then put them back on the floor and spread them diagonally so that they form a straight line.
Repeat this movement several times.
First, dilute without stretching, so that the child is used to this position of the limbs, then smoothly stretch both the leg and the hand in the opposite directions.
Repeat with your left foot and your right hand.
Make sure that the neck and neck of the baby remain on the floor, the apozoon was extended.
"Node"
This is a complicated variant of diagonal extension. The starting position is the same. Raise the right foot of the baby and the left hand so that the arm and leg are stretched in opposite directions and form a straight line together. Cross your arms, "linking them with a knot," go back to the starting position.
Combined stretching
This more complex diagonal extension not only develops the spine muscles, but also develops the coordination of the limbs.
Take the opposite legs and the child's hand and slightly dilute them. Several times, make them circles in one direction and in the other direction, then in different directions. This exercise will check your coordination.
Racks on the shoulders and rides
"First" stand on shoulders
Holding your feet, lift the child's legs upright until the buttocks are torn from the floor. The head and shoulders remain on the floor, while the rest of the body is raised by the stretch.
Hold for a moment, looking at the child, then gently let go. Repeat several times.
This will be a kind of game, especially if you accompany the exercise of lifting and falling of the head, for example: "Up, up, up (increase intonation) and down! (decrease) ".
"Flight"
During this exercise, you must keep eye contact with the baby.
Lying on your back, pull your knees to your stomach and put the baby on them, facing you. Gently holding it under your armpits, hold the child on your legs bent at right angles. Holding the child by the arms or by the wrists, gently, noritmichno, swing your feet up and down, so that the child, lying on them, experienced a feeling of the bottom. At the same time, your abdominal muscles work. Inhale and sit, exhaling when lifting. Keep the baby in the same position on your feet.
"A loop"
Holding a child upside down seems rather risky, but in the actuality it is perfectly safe.
This will not only please the baby, but he will also benefit from it by stretching the spine, increasing the flow of blood to the head, helping to clear the lungs of the sputum stimulating the activity of the nervous system.
When you and the child gain confidence, you can perform the "loop" in a variety of positions, from behind, forward to back, or from the side to the side.
If you have special reasons for worrying about doing a baby with a flip exercise, talk to your doctor.
Sit on the bed, on the floor, resting on your back or on a chair with a backrest. Talk to the child, keeping eye contact, then put his abdomen on his lap.
Firmly grasp the baby's ankles (not by the feet) with both hands and with one movement lift, turning the child upside down with his back to you.
Hold the child by the ankles, unfolding so that to see his face. If the child is happy, extend the time - up to a minute, to get the maximum benefit from the coup.
Lowering the child, try to have your knees touching his shoulders with a needle, but not with his head, to avoid injury or overstrain of the neck.
To lower the child, prepare to gently put his back or belly to his lap, as you will be more comfortable. Lower the baby first breastfeed on his thigh, then gently lower his legs, so that the child sprawls across your knees.
Then roll the baby so that it lies on your lap or in between. Let him rest and recover, then raise and hug.
Repeat two to three times if the baby is happy.
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