Gymnastics for babies - gymnastics for babies 1, 2 and 3 months

The development of a child depends not only on proper nutrition and parental care, but also on physical activities appropriate to the child's age( for example, gymnastics for infants are well recommended).It is the movements that make it possible to accelerate the process of blood circulation in the body of crumbs, supply all organs with an additional portion of oxygen and, as a consequence, "whip up" mental development. However, today most parents still adhere to the "lying" point of view, when a newborn child in their understanding is a fragile and defenseless being. Indeed, the little one needs protection, but he does not have the fragility at all. But it has a very high potential for mental and physical improvement, and also WISH to develop.

How to help a baby

First, it is a massage. And at the same time, a young mother should not wait for an appointment to a professional masseur by a district pediatrician( or another pediatrician).It is enough to get acquainted with the list of the basic methods of massage for babies and start their "implementation" as soon as the mother regains a little after childbirth.

Secondly, it's gymnastics. Its main principle: "We do while the child likes it".All exercises are a combination of movements with the mandatory involvement of at least two joints and several muscle groups. But all these movements correspond to the natural ones( for example, crawling or steps).Individual movements directed only on one joint are not included in the gymnastics program for toddlers, since the child at this age instinctively responds to an external stimulus with a general motor reaction.

Principles of classes

Gymnastics should not be practiced on an empty stomach, after a meal or a night's sleep( the child will be sluggish and the effect of the exercises will decrease).

If possible, transfer all gymnastic activities to fresh air or work with the baby in a well-ventilated area.

In cases where the crumb during exercise begins to be capricious and cry, it is best to stop the activity and calm the baby. It is possible that he has something hurts, or other natural needs( including hunger) that prevent him from enjoying the movements.

In summer, classes are held either in the morning or in the evening hours( avoiding overheating of the child).Remember that the consequence of the motor activity will be the heating of the body.

The exercises should be alternated so as not to cause a one-sided strain on any particular muscle groups.

Before gymnastics it is necessary to "warm up" the kid, having made him a small massage.

If a child has a serious illness, which is a contraindication for massage and gymnastics, limit the activities to simple light strokes and as often as possible, but carefully, take the crumbs on your hands. The immediate proximity of a large warm and native body( moms, dads, and even grandmothers with grandfathers) will help the body crumbs to cope with the disease.

Gymnastics in 1-2 months

The basic gymnastics for one month allows to order a little the movements of the child who has not yet mastered his body:

• "crawling" - put the crumb on the stomach, then gently bend his legs( knees to the sides) and put your palm to hisfeet - the child will unbend his legs and, pushing energetically, will move forward( make sure that the baby does not crawl away from the surface of the table or sofa on which you are engaged);
• "embryo" - put the babe on your back and "group" it by folding a cross-over of his handle on the chest and pulling the legs to the stomach( with widely dilated knees), tilt the head to the chest, supporting it - this exercise allows you to train the vestibular apparatusand well affects the nervous system;
• "walking" - pick up the baby under the mouse face to yourself( you can and from yourself), put it on foot on a flat surface, slightly tilt forward and. .. the baby will go( make sure not to accidentally squeeze his chest, and do not let him "walk"On the socks) - continuing to do this exercise every day, you will not give the kid the opportunity to" unlearn "the walk( and this will speed up the training of crawling and self-walking).

In the first month, you should also begin to learn with the baby an inflatable plastic ball( warm and clean) for fitness. To begin with, you can use a normal children's ball, the size of which should allow the child lying on it only slightly to reach the "ground".Such gymnastics for babies on the ball does not require special skills. Put the crumb on the ball with your belly, spread your knees to the sides, and leave the handles freely hanging before the chest. Now shake the baby forward, back, around and around( with a small swing).Do not forget to hold the baby tight so that it does not slip. The ball can be replaced with a roller from a rolled blanket, but then the jiggles will be limited to forward and backward movements.

In addition, therapeutic exercises on the fitball for babies are very often used in cases of psychomotor development disorders, allowing to reduce muscle tone.

Gymnastics for 2-month-old babies is similar to the exercises for the first month. It will differ only slightly longer duration of studies. Do not forget that all exercises should be fun for you and the child. Do not make gymnastics "obligatory."

Gymnastics in 3 months

For all the above exercises gymnastics for 3 months will add:

• "sliding steps" - lay the crumb on the back, take your hands with his legs in the lower leg and quietly straighten one leg, slightly sliding on the table;then repeat the movement for the other leg - from the side it should look as if the child's leg is a shovel, which you scoop something from the table( straightening it);
• turns from the back to the abdomen - using a grasping reflex, put your finger in the palm of your hand( with the other fingers tightly grasp its wrist), and with the other hand grasp both legs in the shin area( with the index finger and the thumb - the first leg and the rest - the second one);turn on the side start with the movement of the legs, and then slightly pull on his handle until the crumb is on his stomach;
• "swimmer" - turn the child on the stomach, draw your palm under his chest and stomach, holding his legs with the second hand( see the previous exercise);now lift the baby over the table( the child should lie on your palm, as on a horizontal surface, lifting his head up), the legs should be slightly higher than the head;Do not repeat the exercise more than 1 time per day and do it only a few seconds;
• incomplete sitting - give the child the thumbs of both his hands( the others grab his brushes) and pull toward him, not leading to a sitting position( do not be afraid if his head falls behind the body), then gently put it on his side so he does not hitthe back of the head;
• add to the jiggles on the ball the moment of repelling the child's feet from the ground.

Variety

There are other options for gymnastics. For example, the dynamic gymnastics , representing a different in the level of complexity exercises "in the air."You can master them already from a month old, but preferably in classes in special groups( this will give you confidence, because some "kulbits" are clearly not designed for nervous, but very like babies).