Six to nine months: large studies

Two important skills form the following steps leading up the ladder of child development: the transition from sitting to crawling and grabbing objects with thumb and forefinger. At each stage of development the child takes possession of one main skill, which draws a series of achievements. At this stage, the main skill is the seat without support. It, in turn, opens a huge new world for the child to explore. Now he sees the world around him in front of him, and this is a completely different perspective, different from the one he saw lying on his back. By six or seven months, most children can sit without support. Since the child no longer needs to use his hands as a backup, he is able to freely use them for communication and play.

Sequence of movements leading to the development of crawling

Line up ten starting sliders at the start and see how they will move along the path each way. They all come to the finish line, but in different ways and at different speeds. And all this is normal. Although there are no two such children who crawl the same way, the majority in their development passes through the same sequence of movements.

Lunge ahead

Increasing curiosity, combined with the ever-increasing strength of the muscles of the trunk, arms and legs, seems to give rise to the thought in the child's head: "I can play with toys. How would I even get to them? "That's how one skill leads to another. The ability to sit without support allows the child to make attempts to lean forward when he wants to get his toy interested. Put the toy so that he can hardly reach it, and you will see how he will lay down on his stomach to the floor to increase the reach of his reach, and will stretch out his arms to grab the toy to himself, like paws, until it is enoughclose.

The child turns a static skill( sitting ability) into a motor skill( attacks forward).And here it is not far and to crawl. If you put the toy even further away from the child, see what happens. He tilts his torso forward as soon as he can, and stretches his hands to the toy. Then he learns to press his elongated legs to the body. This position, with the legs tucked up, shortens the axis of rotation, allowing the child to roll forward over its feet. When he begins to lean forward on his small unstable ass, the moment of rotation gradually builds up until his torso bend forward finally outweighs the

. By six or seven months the child is able to sit without support and thereby prepares a scene for lunging forward and crawling, in its forward movement, to the study of the world.

his ass and he does not fall, usually on his stomach, and not getting to his goal.

Caution: When the child practices these attacks forward, choose soft toys for him, in case he falls flat on top of his target. Such a blow against a hard wooden, metal or plastic object can be very unpleasant.

The first attempts to crawl

The child's first attempts to crawl are full of disappointments. As with mastering many other skills, desire is ahead of opportunities. Like a stuck turtle, a child pushes with his hands and feet, but his heavy stomach does not want to break away from the floor.

All children begin to crawl in different ways. Some slowly advance on the floor, wriggling like snakes. Over time, they begin to crawl in a plastic way, on elbows tightly pressed to the body, turning their heads from side to side in search of objects that could be grabbed. Some children begin to creep back, and not forward like crabs, because they repel the floor with their hands. Others prefer to kick their feet, resting their feet on the floor, so that their elongated legs and arms form a semblance of a bridge, and then throwing the body forward like a frog, and thus move forward 30-60 cm for each snatch.

Bridge

Until the childcan tear off his pelvis and stomach from the floor, a great deal from his attempts to crawl will not. But as soon as his heavy tummy is upstairs - a semblance of a bridge is formed, - he crawled. At first the child swings on the palms and knees back and forth. Now he stands on four wheels, ready to look for ways to ride them.

Cross-crawl

The turning point in crawling occurs when the child learns to alternate between hands and feet, so that the hand on one side and the foot on the opposite side move forward together and touch the floor at the same time. This improvement in moving a child across the floor is called cross crawling. Such a position allows the child to stand firmly on the arm and knee, which remain on the floor, while the

crosses: each hand of the

moves synchronously with the opposite

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where he raises the opposite. This is the most effective and fast crawl technique, and the child in this case creeps along the optimally straight line. Cross crawling is the ability to move, which teaches the child to use one side of his body to keep the other in balance.

Do you really want to evaluate the effectiveness of cross-crawling and have fun? Together with your friends, go down on all fours and crawl. Note that most adults crawl "wrong".They move the arm and leg at the same time from one side of the body, losing balance, instead of moving the arm and leg from different sides, which helps to keep the balance. How should this nine-month engineer be clever, if he managed to develop such a wonderful balance retention technique!

Intelligent crawling side

Just imagine what mental skills the child is gaining from the ability to crawl. He experiments with different styles, until he "chooses" one, which is most effective. The child learns to solve problems and learns about the cause-effect relationship: "I, pushing my feet so, and moving faster than when pushing in a different way."The child also learns self-promotion: the more

he moves and gets the coveted toys, the stronger becomes his motivation to develop his skills of movement.

You can be sure that the child really thinks how best to crawl, having watched what style he chooses for different surfaces. Put the child on a carpet with a deep nap and see how he will rest against the feet and toes, then throwing his body forward like a frog. Now put it on a smooth kitchen floor, and it will most likely crawl like a worm, sliding over a smooth surface. Some children like to crawl on the floor tiled like bears, on the palms and soles of the feet, because the soles and palms stick, and do not slip. Watch how your child learns to use different styles for different "roads".

At this stage of development it is not so important, the as an child moves to get a toy. An important milestone in development is that it realizes its ability to move from place to place and experiment with different ways. Sometimes he can rest with his toes and slide;sometimes it can roll to the toy sideways;sometimes he can crawl. At the next stage of development the child will improve these different vehicles and choose what is most effective.

Advanced maneuvers

Children love to crawl through obstacles. For fun and play, put a foam roller between the child and the toy that interests him. Become an obstacle yourself. Lie down on the floor and put the toy on one side of yourself, and the baby on the other, and you can feel like a child creeping over you.

From crawling to sitting

In addition to developing mobility skills, the child likes to combine skills. At about seven months the child can move from sitting to hitting forward and crawling. Then the child learns to move in the opposite direction, from crawling back to sitting. To master this maneuver, the child pulls one foot towards him. Look at the child creeping forward and then stopping abruptly, placing one foot under it and leaning on its side, making a half-circle through the air over the stuck foot and simultaneously resting and pushing the other foot and palm. Done, he's already sitting! When a child starts to sit down on all fours, this is another relief for the parents. Previously, the child began to cry, because he could not return to a sitting position. He needed someone to stand by and help. Now it is not necessary.

Promotion for a small acrobat

I remember every time when our son Matthew demonstrated a new skill, he most of all tried, when around around were heard the encouraging cries of his older brothers and sisters. For example, when a child crawls up a ladder, rolls over obstacles or returns to a sitting position from a position on all fours, see how it shines afterwards. When you see that your baby is happy with herself, praise her. Recognizing her achievement, you share with her her joy, and she can repeat her number again.

Pulling and moving around in a circle

The desire to rise from a horizontal position to a vertical position causes the child to grab the furniture, railing or clothes of parents and pull up. Look, what joy shines the face of your child when he first rose himself.

Standing

Once the child has mastered all the skills and gained enough strength to pull himself up, he wants to stand for a while and enjoy the view. At this stage, the child can stand for several minutes, holding your hand just to keep it the same. Put aside the

walkers. Like any device designed to take a child, if you use it as rarely as possible and do not leave the child unattended, the walkers can give the child pleasure. They are especially interesting to a child who finds himself at a crossroads, when he does not yet know how to walk around the pedestal or stand, but wants to move around the room. These crutches on wheels will also help out if the child is in such a mood that he does not want to be held, but at the same time wants to stand next to his mother. A few minutes spent in the walker, and a few steps, without the risk of doing it, will not harm the child every day, but if the child is spending too much time in his first car, it is both unsafe and unhealthy. We do not recommend the use of walkers or any other structure that causes the child to rely on outside help for relocation, and not on his own preconceptions or initiative. The walkers unfold in the reverse

direction a natural process of neurological development, giving the lower body an ability with which the upper part is not yet ready to cope. Studies have shown that children who spend a significant part of the day in a walker demonstrate a delay in motor development and experience particular difficulties in developing proper walking.

Another concern is caused by security concerns. In the first year of life, the accidents that occurred in the walker are almost the most frequent. A child in a walker is able to develop enough speed to overturn the safety gate, fall off the stairs and get to those places where there are chemicals and other dangerous things. If a friend gave your baby a walker, think about whether to put them to you next to their comrades, a cot and an arena, at the next garage sale.

And most importantly, never leave your baby in a walker unattended.

this, and not for support. An eight-month-old child may be able to stand, leaning against the couch, for five to ten minutes. Many children at this age do not put the entire foot on the floor, preferring to stand on the toe, turning their feet inward, in a position that significantly prevents them from maintaining their balance. The tendency to standing on the toes is probably due to the fact that the child strains his whole body, the

, to get to this delightful new position.

Help the child stand properly. If he clings to the sofa and his feet are turned inward and are located one on top of the other, gently turn them out and set them flat, teaching the child to use their feet as a solid base. If the child still easily loses balance when standing, support his bending legs, hugging his knees from behind with his hands. Protecting the child from disappointments caused by unsuccessful attempts, you can help the child to enjoy the new skill and stimulate its development.

First trips

At the age of about eight or nine months, children lean against furniture only to maintain balance, not to support. Then the child begins to walk around the furniture, for example around the sofa or countertops of the coffee table. Finally, the child tries to let go of both hands and can even stand for a few seconds on his own, and then again grabs the sofa or table or falls to the floor, losing his balance.