Many fathers and mothers are faced with the question of how to do gymnastics with a child over 1 year old? On sale you can see the literature with sets of exercises that are designed for children who are older than 3 years. But a small child can not yet seriously do gymnastic exercises. Consider the general strengthening exercises with a healthy child.
Exercises for children over one year old
During the lessons you need to include children's songs, the exercises are performed in the form of a game. It is not necessary to perform all the exercises at once, you need to divide the exercises into several classes that you can perform during the day. If such games give the child pleasure, he will repeat the exercises himself and will soon begin to do it himself. The first time you need to do the exercises with the child.
Exercises
Walking along the path
Label the chalk on the floor with a path of 2 m and a width of 30 cm. Let the child pass to the 2 ends. Repeat 3 times.
Squatting, holding on to a stick
One end of the stick is held by an adult, and the other end is held by the kid with both hands. At the command of "sit down", both men crouch, while the gymnastic stick is not lowered. Repeat 4 times.
Throw ball
The child is standing with the ball in his hands. He tosses the ball up, and then raises it from the floor. Repeat 4 times.
Creeping through the hoop
The adult holds the hoop with one hand, through the hoop the child sees a bright toy that attracts his attention. He crawls through the hoop and straightens. The toy can be put and above, for example, on a stool, then the child will be pulled to it. Repeat 4 times.
Rolling the ball
The child, sitting on the floor, spread his legs wide, tries to roll the ball forward along the path. The path is 40 cm wide, which must be drawn with chalk. Do the exercise 6 times.
Overstepping
On the floor, put 2 sticks, one from the other should be at a distance of 25 cm. Let the child step over first through one stick, then through the other, while he must keep his balance. Do the exercise 3 times.
Climbing on an object
First, the child is offered to climb a box 10 cm high, then climb a sofa 40 cm high. Repeat the exercise 2 times.
Throwing the ball
The kid in each hand holds a small ball and in turn throws the balls forward. Repeat 4 times.
Game "catch up-catch up"
The adult catches up with the fleeing child. The duration of this game is 12 minutes.
Do the following exercises more often:
- Walking on the heels.
- Running and walking on "socks".
- Walking on the outside of the feet. This exercise should not be done by children diagnosed with flat feet.
To all the exercises you can think of some stories. When walking on your fingers you can become taller, you can reach the cloud. When the baby walks on the outside of the foot, it turns into a bear cub. A little imagination and then any exercise turns into a fun idea. For example, you can come to the kitchen like a bear, stepping on the outside of your feet. And you can put cams on the top of the head, these are the ears of a bear cub.
Games with a stick or a ball of medium diameter
- Raising the ball up.
- Rolling the ball on the floor.
- Squat with the ball.
- Lowering down.
- Throw from the chest.
- Throw from behind the head.
Playing the Rider
The adult plays the role of a horse, rises on all fours, the child sits on top, clasping the adult's legs around the waist, and hands holding onto the shoulders. The horse stands on the ground or moves around making not sharp or not strong slopes to the side and forward. The rider's task is to stay on the horse.
Playing with Claps
A simple game, catch mosquitoes, pat on the left and right knee, behind, above the head, in front of the chest.
Walking on the rugs
In the summer you can once again walk on the grass, on the sand. In the winter there is no such possibility, and if the carpet is in the house, let the child walk on it barefoot.
Parents can exercise gymnastics on a gymnastic ball with horns. Put the child back on the ball and shake it up and down, in a circle, sideways, forward and backward. Help the baby relax, so that his body on the ball bent, and took the form of a ball.
Over time, replace the child with passive exercises for independent exercises, and allow the baby to take the initiative.