Some moms indifferently refer to whether their baby creeps or not. "Here to start walking is yes! And it's not so necessary to crawl at all, "they reason, and it seems to some that there are fewer cares with a sitting and lying crib, while the crawl period is perhaps the most important for the mental and physical development of crumbs. its living space after sitting and turning from side to side sharply expands.
He discovers new horizons , masteres various subjects, begins to make decisions: where and why he needs to go. Before the child there are more goals, and having got a toy, he learns self-promotion: he has crawled - he has received. The more interesting things will be around the baby, the more actively his ability to creep develops. And the further is the object of interest, the sooner he will learn to overcome obstacles, developing physical strength and endurance. In addition, learning different methods of crawling - forward, backward, in a plastic way, on all fours, changing the speed of movement - a small slider will begin to learn the cause and effect relationship. In his head such thoughts are born: "If you move your foot like this, I'll crawl faster, and if I lean on the handle like this, the movement will be slower." Such logical operations contribute to the development of crumbs.
How does he learn?
How to understand that your baby is ready to become a slider? Observe the crumbs. Beginning at about 6 months old, he will more and more often be interested in surrounding objects, he will have a desire to get them, touch, study. And at the same time, a thought will come to his head: "How can I do this?" By pushing him toward the desire to get a toy, you will thereby stimulate the child's crawling skills.
During games, often put a toy in front of a small one and see how he will strive to get it. At first, the baby will pull out the handles, then throw all of his body forward, clutching under his crossed legs. Then, to shift the center of gravity, his ass will rise, but most likely, for the first time he will fall back. Perhaps, in order to achieve the desired goal, the child will begin to creep towards it in a plastunistic way. But one day the baby will come to all fours. First time he will be uncomfortable because of an extremely unstable situation: a heavy tummy will pull it down.
Having stood so little , he will begin to adapt to different styles of crawling. Perhaps it will seem to him more convenient to move with the elbows pressed to the floor, and the upside-down ass. Or, on the contrary, the upper part of the trunk is raised, and the lower one is pressed to the floor, and the baby will move, leaning on his hands. Sometimes the kid throws the body forward with jerks, pushing his feet. This movement is like jumping a little frog. Some sliders do not want to crawl forward, and all the time backwards. This is due to the fact that the child pushes the handles earlier than the legs with the handles. In the period of such experiments do not disturb him and give the opportunity to try everything.
But while the child has not torn his tummy from the floor, the present, full-fledged crawl is still ahead of him. So one day you will observe a funny scene: the baby will get on all fours, then under the force of gravity, the pussy will fall on the ass or tummy, then rise again, bend the back up like a little kitty and, leaning on the handles and legs, will creep forward more confidently cherished goal.
Moving crosswise
In the beginning he will try to crawl, pushing the same handle and leg forward. But such a movement will seem to him extremely unstable, so he will quickly understand that in order to keep his balance, it is necessary to make alternate movements with his right and left hand and his foot. The Kid will try to push the handle on one side and the leg on the other. Such a pose will help him to keep a steady balance on the arm and leg as he raises his other arm and leg. This will be the moment from which the period of the most effective and correct cross-crawling begins. He will learn to keep his balance and over a short period of time will start to overcome huge distances for him, he will quickly reach the desired goal, and his intellect will begin to develop more intensively.
Help and safety
If the crumb does not want to crawl, then have patience and try to help him in this. Spread a blanket on the floor, put the baby on it and move more often beside it. He will not be afraid to learn a new space, because my mother is close. He will take courage and begin to act more actively.
In addition, all children are small monkeys and like to imitate adults. So get up on all fours and show what to do.
Laugh, smile, and as a reward, take out the toy and show it to the child. Then put it in front of him, and put a roller under the heels. He will pounce and make the first throw forward. Sometimes a toy is not a motive for the child, for which you want to make an effort. Try to change objects, look for those that interest him. Some people like shiny pieces of paper, candy in golden wrappers or "adult" items - a remote from a TV set, a mobile phone. "Seeing the coveted goal, the kid literally jerks to her.
To intensify the desire for crawling will help the course of massage.
Try to perform special exercises with a roller. Place it under the baby's chest, take the crumbs for the legs and roll back and forth, let his hands at the same time rest on the floor. If the baby crawls only in a plastic way, then try several times a day to bring his legs to his stomach and slightly push them apart. Soon he will feel more steady and will rise on knees, leaning thus on handles. After the crumb confidently begins to creep, offer him tasks of increased complexity. For example, overcome the obstacle. Put the roller between him and the toy, let him try to crawl over it. Perhaps the first time nothing will come out, he will flop and get angry.
Comfort it and again offer to repeat. The most intelligent children do not crawl, but roll around the rollers. A clever child is certainly an occasion for parental pride! Sometimes the development of crawling skills is hampered by the firm belief of parents that sex is not a place for crumbs. In this case, spread a blanket or blanket on the floor. Wear the baby with an open body, so his hands and feet will be better attached to the surface.
If the crumb begins to move from this zone to the floor, then put it on the legs of panties or sliders. And leave your feet open, because in the socks they will slide and interfere with stability.
Let the classes on learning crawling skills become both for you and the child an exciting game. And then your little one will quickly begin to travel around the apartment on all fours.