Promote children\’s gross motor development, this is the simplest way

As the old saying goes, \”Three turns, six sittings and eight crawls\”, based on the growth patterns of most children, time points and milestones are set for their gross motor development. As a result, some new mothers began to become anxious. How come my baby is too old and hasn’t mastered these basic skills? Isn’t it lagging behind others? To such inquiries, my answer is usually: excluding a few pathological factors, the vast majority of children develop at a normal rate. However, excessive and inappropriate human intervention by parents is likely to affect this natural development and lead to developmental delays in children. The most common one is: hugging too much. I\’m afraid of getting tired when lying down, and I\’m afraid of getting bored when lying down. The direct way to feel sorry for the baby is to hold it and never let go. The baby originally wanted to pump his fists, kick his legs, crawl around and discover a new world, but he was always restrained in his arms. As time went by, he probably stopped moving. Holding less is the simplest way to promote children\’s gross motor development. Respect the child\’s own development rhythm and provide him with sufficient freedom of movement. Whether it is the conditioned reflex of the neck and back muscles or the improvement of waist strength, he will have more opportunities to exercise, and his gross motor development will naturally be good. Understand the gross motor development characteristics of children. There is part of the American Academy of Pediatrics Encyclopedia that discusses the movement characteristics of children aged 0-2 years old as follows. Movement characteristics of 1-3 months: When lying prone, the head and chest can be raised. When lying prone, the upper body can be supported by the arms. When lying prone or on the back, the legs can be raised and kicked around. The hands can be opened, and the fists can be placed on a hard surface. Able to squat down from time to time. Can put hands into mouth. Can fiddle with objects hanging in front of the child. Ability to grab small toys and shake them. Movement characteristics for 4-7 months: Can turn over in both directions, first with hands, then You can sit up without using your hands to support your body. Use your legs to support your entire body weight. Use one hand to grab things. Move objects from one hand to the other. Can grasp (not pinch). Movement characteristics at 8-12 months: No coordination required. You can sit up on your own, put your belly on the ground, hold your arms up, and crawl forward by kicking your feet. Support your body with your hands and knees. Climb with your hands and knees. Start crawling from a sitting position or change to a prone position. Hold things and stand up while holding furniture. You can walk without holding something and stand for a while. You can take two or three steps without holding something. Characteristics of 2-year-old children\’s motor abilities: walk by themselves, pull a toy, walk with a big toy or several toys, start to learn to run, stand on tiptoes, and kick a ball without help. Just crawling on furniture and holding things up and down stairs. Mothers can use the above scientific definitions as a reference and compare it with the corresponding age to see whether the child\’s gross motor development is up to standard and which details require more practice. In conjunction with the child\’s gross motor development, lying for 0-6 months is the baby\’s golden tummy period. Lying down is a basic movement for gross motor development. Babies can lie down for more time from the first month. Data shows that babies who start lying on their stomachs one week after birth have better head and neck development and better sleep quality, which has many benefits. ① Lying down can promote the coordination of the child\’s neck muscles and help the child raise his head better. ②The perspective of lying down and looking up will make children more interested in the world. ③Lying on your stomach for a long time is also helpful for shaping a beautiful head shape. Lying down for a long time will easily cause the back of your head to beSpoon flatten. ④ Lying on your stomach more often can relieve the flatulence of young babies. It should be noted that \”lay more\” refers to more times, not longer time. For a baby, raising his head and turning his head to look at these movements is very tiring. You can let him lie down for a while, lie down and rest for a while, and then lie down again. The place to lie down is also very flexible, it can be on the bed, on the belly of a loved one, or on the lap. Hugging is not the only form of physical contact that reflects love. Letting children lie on your body more often is also a good way to increase close contact and cultivate parent-child relationships. Of course, in order to prevent the baby\’s mouth and nose from being suffocated due to insufficient neck and back strength, a parent must be there to supervise the baby while lying down. Turn over more often. Children turn back and forth, which is conducive to exercising the left and right coordination of the body. Lying down more often also lays the foundation for turning over more often, because when lying down, the muscles of the neck and back are relaxed and cannot get enough stimulation. Lying down more often will stimulate the muscles, making it much easier to turn over. Generally speaking, I think there is no need to deliberately help a child turn over, but toys can be used to guide him. When the baby is lying down, choose a toy and place it above the baby\’s head. When he is about to grab the toy, move it to the left or right side. At this time, the baby\’s head, hands, and upper limbs will move with the toy, and slowly the lower limbs will follow. Turn hard and your whole body will turn over. Climbing and crawling can not only exercise coordination, improve balance, and lay a good foundation for walking, running and jumping, but also expand children\’s vision and stimulate their senses and brain development. How to encourage children to learn to crawl? ①Try to put some interesting things where your children can barely reach them. ② Use cardboard boxes and pillows to design obstacles at home. Parents can hide behind certain obstacles and \”hide and seek\” with their children. ③Gently support the child\’s feet and push forward gently. ④Parents make crawling movements and ask their children to imitate them. There is a saying from the American Academy of Pediatrics: A very small number of children will never crawl, but it is possible that they will sit on the ground and crawl forward. Indeed, each child\’s muscle strength is different. Some like to crawl backwards, and some crawl on their hands and feet. There is no problem with this, as long as the child can learn to coordinate each side of the body during this process, and use the arms and legs at the same time. There is no need to worry about the strength of your legs. Respect the child\’s gross motor development rhythm. Gross motor development, lifting up – turning over – sitting – crawling – standing – walking – running – jumping, is a gradual and natural process. Whether it’s old sayings or scientific data, most of them are just a reference. There is no need to be overly anxious about standard figures, let alone over-intervention that may be counterproductive. What children need is for us to create a safe environment so that they can lie down more, roll over more, and crawl more, instead of being accused and worried about delayed development, or being held in our arms all day long without letting go. Every child has a unique development rhythm. If you give him a little more time and patience, keep a natural attitude and fully respect the freedom, no matter whether it is earlier or later, the child will always be able to master motor skills.