A neighbor's child runs around the yard in a year, but does not your own age at the same age? Do not worry! Every child develops at his own pace. Then in just a few weeks he can catch up with the neighbor's baby and even leave far behind his peers. And you can help him in this! How to stimulate the mental development of an early child will be discussed below.
Watching children of friends can be not only interesting, but also useful. Comparison gives an incentive for development. A good service can also be found in the search for information on the development of the child in magazines and the Internet. However, when comparing, you should clearly understand that any methods of stimulating a child's mental development are selected for each specific case. Some skills may appear earlier than peers, others - later. Should parents influence this process? Yes and no. That is, everything should be done wisely. It makes no sense to teach a baby to crawl, walk or talk just because it seems to you that it is already "time" for him. You should come to this on the basis of specific studies or (if necessary) diagnoses of doctors. by oneself. In other cases, you can only stimulate the development of the child, relying on its nature and genetics. We need to create good conditions for development. How to do it? Here are the most important tips.
To carry on from birth
To the baby is not frozen, spread a thick blanket on the floor or on the rug. A month-old child can already raise his head enough to see the world in front of him. A little later, he could turn his head in another direction. After daily exercise at the age of three months, lying in this position, he can definitely look straight ahead, leaning on his hands and elbows. To encourage the child to do this, show him colorful elements, such as flashing toys, a flashlight, flickers or just bright rattles. You can also move the toy in front of it. It is important to do this at a distance, slowly and along a horizontal line. Your baby will try not only to keep his head as long as possible, but also to concentrate his eyes on the toy.
From week to week the kid becomes more and more interesting around the world. He wants to get acquainted with the surroundings, he grabs and pulls everything in his mouth. Most of his internal energy and motor activity goes to self-education. What can you do at this time? Begin to attract the attention of a child lying on his stomach or on his back, away from him. Encourage him to move behind the object of interest - turn around, try to crawl. As a rule, the child succeeds in this after four months. The next stage of development - the baby will fall on the abdomen on his back, and then from the back to roll over on his stomach. Do you want to help him? When he lies on his back, keep toys away from him, draw his attention. You will be amazed how quickly the kid will understand that to reach the desired object, he must turn in one direction, and then roll over on his stomach. Once he learns this skill, he will be able to reach the coveted toy. Very soon after that he will stretch his hands to the toy and crawl to it.
The first step is most important
Some children do their first steps in 10 months, others do it only in a year and a half. There is little sense to urge an early child to walk. Do not specifically hold it under your arm or drive for yourself, forcing you to learn to walk. When he is ready, he will stand upright and firmly on his feet and move forward. Independent acquisition of certain skills has the advantage that, although sometimes it takes more time, but in the future provides better results.
It is better to do without walkers. They make the little one keep the vertical position, giving a big load to the spine in order to achieve the desired result. Willingness to bear such a burden for every kid is different. The reason for refusing the walker is also that the child will not adequately assess the distance and degree of danger.
Children, for whom no additional facilities have been used to improve their coordination, are easier to maintain their balance. They correctly do weight transfer from one leg to the other, better feel the ground and estimate the distance to it and objects. This reduces the risk of falling, and if it even happens - there are fewer injuries. They will be even less if you put a carpet or terracotta covering on a slippery floor.
At the completion of his first steps the child awkwardly touches his legs and stumbles. This is normal - just stand one step ahead of him, gently holding his elbow. It is better not to use seat belts or support the child for a long time. The best signal that it's time to take a break is ... back pain due to a long standing bending over the child. It is better to make the first steps of the child barefoot. This makes it easier to probe the substrate and maintain a balance. If it's too cold for bare feet - put on your toe socks with a non-slip sole. If you need to choose slippers for him, then you need to choose those that perfectly fit your leg and do not restrict movement. They also need to be soft and breathable, from a flexible non-slip skin. Remember that a harder shoe less and less allows the foot to move freely, and this negatively affects the entire body of the child.
Development of speech of an early child
Do you have a feeling that your baby understands everything, but still does not say anything? Theoretically, at the end of the first year the child should utter one word, at the age of two years - up to several dozen tiny words and sentences (consisting of 2-3 words), and only after three years - speak simple sentences. Experts agree, however, that in a properly developing child, each of these steps can be accelerated or slowed down to six months! This is evident from the individual rhythm of child development. Most of the "silent", coming to the kindergarten and starting to communicate with their peers, easily catch up with them without the help of professionals.
Interestingly, the delay in the development of speech is mostly different for boys (sometimes two to three times more likely than girls), and this is hereditary in 25-30% of cases. So if your husband started talking relatively late, your son may also not be "early talking". Delays in the development of speech are often found in children who have often ached for up to a year. There is also such a thing as "an excess of incentives for the development of speech." This happens to too hard-working parents who fill up the baby with information, wanting to hear from him a coherent speech as soon as possible. The result is the reverse. In the latter case, the excess of stimuli is simply the result of natural protective reactions.
What can you do to help your child learn to speak correctly? First of all, try to communicate with him a lot and interesting. And, from the first days of his life (especially during exercise). Use simple sentences and simple words. When the baby starts talking, try not to interrupt it and not to correct it. Praise his achievements and do not blame the child for mistakes. Tell the child about everything that surrounds him, for example: "Let's make sandwiches." I took bread, smeared butter and put tomato on top. Look how red and round it is. "
Try to facilitate the transformation of the child's vision into speech. Ask questions and answer them. When someone calls at the door, say: "Who is this?" Let's see. Oh, this is my grandmother. " Sing, tell short rhymes, funny counters. Read him the books and talk about what is painted in the pictures. Encourage your baby to communicate with their peers on the playground or in the kindergarten. You can also perform simple exercises on the development of the lips and tongue. Let the child lick his lips, like a kitten, who drank milk. Or he will count his teeth with his tongue.
Learn to eat and drink alone
Other children can sit at a family table while eating, while your little boy still drinks from a bottle? When the child turns six months old, you can safely start it yourself to eat and drink. These skills contribute to all further mental development of the child of an early age. Start by feeding from a spoon, for example soup. The kid very quickly gets used to this method of nutrition and learns to open his mouth when the spoon is closer to the mouth. If you feed a child from a jar, add grated forks with boiled vegetables, such as potatoes or carrots. This will cause the child to form an occlusion in the early stages.
It is recommended to serve drinks in special children's cups with a spout. Before you allow your child to try it, check for yourself how this "device" works. Drinking through tiny holes is hard - it takes some effort, but it's also a fantastic workout for the lips, tongue and cheeks. This ability is very useful when the child begins to learn to speak. If the baby does not want to drink from such dishes, offer him a cup of straw for a start. Maybe it will be easier for him. Try to give your baby snacks designed primarily for children. It can be, for example, soft chips, corn, cookies, small pieces of boiled vegetables (for example, carrots, broccoli) and fruits (for example, soft apples, pears).
Let the baby at first eat with his hands. Try to be patient and prepare for ... a rather significant mess on the table. Do not worry if the child, for example, starts throwing food on the table and splitting it with a spoon or fork. Yes, so he "prepares" a piece to send it to his mouth. Remember, however, that during a meal you can not leave a small one for a minute - the risk of choking is too great.
Before serving on the food table, put on the baby's aprons, on which you can plant a stain without regrets. For beginners, there are children themselves better to prepare two teaspoons. You feed one spoon and give the other one to hold it. Then go to the action: smile and start giving the child food in small portions. Do not worry about that first a small amount of soup will get past the mouth. It's normal that a spoon will initially serve your child for curiosity, not for feeding.
If you want to make it all easier and better motivate the child's taste for training, provide him with colorful and interesting dishes. Special children's plates and bowls are attached to the table by the sucker, which is very convenient. At the same time, "flying" plates will not be constantly on their knees or under the table during lunch. And the baby will wait for a pleasant adventure, when after eating a soup at the bottom of the cup, a funny drawing will be waiting for him.
It is worth recalling that eating alone is a great moment in the development of an infant of an early age. It is also an ideal opportunity to create family ties. Food can thus become "multifaceted" for your child. It's nice when the model is observed: parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters eat together, and the kid plays his own role at the same time! For a child this is very important - it's a great opportunity to be together.
Important:
During the child's mental development, the key to success lies not only in stimulating, but also in peace of mind. If you are impatient, irritable and insincere with the child - such a science has no effect. Children instinctively feel your anxiety and negativity, they become isolated and do not allow themselves to develop.
Although sometimes this is a real problem, try not to limit the small "researcher". The more things he does himself, the faster he will learn. There is one wisest saying: "Do not let your child fall, but do not stop him from stumbling." Independently the kid will reach greater peaks than under your constant anxious control.