Inna Uzyanova
how keep the attention of children in class:
It's no secret that keep the attention of children in classespecially the whole group is very difficult. After all, from how much the child listens carefully to the teacher, the quality of the assimilation of the material depends. Compliance with the rules of conduct occupations organizes and disciplines children, teaches to respect the educational process and forms readiness for school.
If children are often distracted and chatting in occupations, then most often the reason for this is boredom due to poorly selected visual material, the absence of an intriguing moment, uninteresting or inappropriate
the age of the material, etc. It is important to take this into account and not overwork children.
Here are a few advice:
To attract attention groups use non-verbal gestures. For example, the signal " Attention"can become the same gesture (hand up or something else)... You can use it when you want to remind children to listen. gradually children will get used to this gesture, and this will allow you not to be distracted from the topic once again.
During the start lessons do not wait for complete silence in the group, there will definitely be those children who will turn and talk. To attract attention of children, at first you can raise your voice, but then, as soon as you notice that the children calmed down and began to listen, speak in a calm and quiet voice.
Have the guys who usually turn around and distract each other, have them sit away. Themselves distribute who and where will sit, but do not do it all the time, every child should know his workplace.
If someone from children tries to interrupt you during lessons off topic for the first time, don't pay attention(of course, if he does not ask to go to the toilet or something unexpected has arisen). You should only respond to the second attempt. Later in the day, talk to him, discuss with him how he could have done otherwise, so as not to interrupt you and not distract others.
With often distracted and naughty children, you can play a game - invite them to be a teacher and spend occupation with children or dolls, and most importantly, in the process classes to decidewhat will happen at this time, in what sequence, etc.
Thanks to such simple rules, by the end of their stay in kindergarten, preschoolers, as a rule, learn the basic rules of behavior for occupations.
10 basic tips to help teach your child to walk on their own: Lie on your tummy, Practice rolling, Encourage movement, Go on a trip, Help strengthen your leg muscles, Be a companion, Forget about the walker, Choose interesting places to walk, Don't compare, Choose the right shoes .. ...
Your child is growing, developing, already crawling with might and main, and each parent is waiting for the moment when their baby starts to walk on legs, takes the first step. Many parents are trying to help their baby go and are trying to teach the child to walk on their own as quickly as possible. Let's figure out when to start preparing. Here are 10 simple tips that we hope will help you.
The beginning of time
№1 We lie on the tummy
Long before your little one takes their first steps, when they are only a few weeks old, you can start preparing their muscles for the work ahead. Make sure your child spends 10 minutes on their tummy a day, either right away or throughout the day. This action will help strengthen the baby's neck and back muscles. ( We read:).
# 2 We practice flipping
Get ready for somersaults while changing diapers! The child will begin to roll over from side to side and try to return back as early as two to four months old. Encourage him to flip by holding the toy first over him and then moving it to the side to the limit. This will help your baby to develop the muscles of the neck, back, legs and arms, preparing for the next step: the ability to sit. ( We read: | ).
# 3 Encourage movement
From about 4 months of age, the baby tries to sit with support or cushions, and at 6 months he is able to. Help him sit up by gently pulling on the handles. Encourage your toddler to turn in different directions, lean, sit with the toy out of reach, strengthening his muscles and coordination.
№4 Let's go on a trip
# 5 Help strengthen leg muscles
Your curious toddler will soon start to stand up, leaning on various objects such as furniture, your leg, or something else to maintain balance. Usually babies do this task at seven to twelve months. Help strengthen their leg muscles by allowing them to hold onto you, jump on their knees. Also teach your toddler to bend his knees so he knows how to get back to the floor.
The first steps
# 6 Be a companion
When the child gains strength and is already standing well, he begins to move around the house, holding onto furniture and other objects. Now is a good time to go on a cruise again when it has reached new heights. To teach your child to walk well, be supportive, hold his hands and walk with him. This is also the perfect time to give him a push toy, such as a doll stroller to help him walk on his own, or a car with a handle.
# 7 Forget the walker
It is not necessary, and even harmful, to accustom your baby to a walker. They can delay the development of a child's ability to walk because they constrict the hips and pelvis. In addition, walkers are sometimes dangerous, and babies can roll up to a heater, stove, ladder or pool while in them. It seems that this design can make life easier for mom. But this is not the case. You have to constantly watch if something has happened. Try better to use a stationary play table for your little one.
# 8 Choose interesting places to walk
Finally, the moment that you have been waiting for has come: the child let go of the walls, furniture, hands and took the first steps on his own. Most babies take their first steps between nine and thirteen months, and walk confidently between fourteen and fifteen months of age. Now, as he walks, get ready to see new amazing moments: how he kicks the ball or climbs up, down the stairs.
Video # 1: How to teach a child to walk on their own?
Top, top, baby stomping ... The first steps are not very easy ... The baby looks touching, waddling from one foot to the other, making its first steps. Walking is another of the little discoveries in a child's life.
Note to moms!
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# 9 Do not compare
Not all children are the same. Some succeed earlier, others later. The time it takes for a child to reach a certain milestone may depend on various reasons, such as body weight or even temperament. While it's not easy, try not to get discouraged or upset if your child lags behind other children. Keep in mind that the dates are approximate, not set in stone.
# 10 Choose the right shoes
At home, you can walk without shoes, it is useful, tempers. If you are afraid that your baby will slip, buy socks with rubberized soles. They, moreover, will prevent flat feet.
Problems while walking
If a child very often falls when walking, constantly wants to walk only holding your hand, then one of the possible reasons may be poor eyesight, we recommend consulting an ophthalmologist.
Read on for more tips on your child's development.
Updated: Another popular problem is when a child is afraid to walk on his own, so read what he is afraid of and what to do in this case -
Video number 2: The child refuses to walk on his own
Video answer to the question:
"Hello! The daughter began to walk at 11 months, she took several steps without support, then fell slightly and flatly refuses to walk on her own, only by the handle, and can barely hold on to her finger, or lean on furniture, etc. When I was a year old I had an examination, everything is fine, a neurologist orthopedic surgeon looked, slightly valgus feet, underwent a course of massage - no changes, we run and run by the handle. It is worth contacting a neurologist or a psychologist, or not touching the child, how will it go? Perhaps there are some special psychological techniques or games to overcome this fear? Thank you in advance for your reply. "
Thesis conclusion:
- Don't rush the child.
- Develop an interest in walking.
- Find an example to follow.
- Hold it correctly.
- Refusal of "walkers".
- Walking without shoes.
Important! We also read: Children grow up very quickly. After a few months, your child will stop lying in the crib, begin to crawl, then walk, explore new territories, first in his room, and then in the whole house, so it is very important to secure the house for the child. How to do it correctly we read in this article -
Learning to walk: video number 3:
Interview with a physician in physiotherapy exercises (video # 4)
First steps for children. What time should the child start walking? Varvara Vladimirovna answers:
Patience to you, wisdom and happiness!
Updated:
Thesis:
- Don't rush your child. All average indicators are a conditional guideline. Therefore, even at 14-15 months, it is still quite normal for some not to walk on their own. The main task of parents at the initial stage is to wait until the child is ripe for mastering a new skill. Haste can negatively affect the formation of feet, muscles, joints.
- Create a supportive, safe environment: remove anything that could be harmful, eliminate sharp corners, hide cords, and be especially sensitive to the baby.
- Conduct physical training. No special exercise is required. You just need to train all muscle groups from birth in a timely manner, step by step. Spread on stomach, stimulate rolling. Next, the child must sit down by himself from a prone position. And, of course, crawling plays a big role. The task of the parent is to encourage the child's physical activity in every possible way. For example, attracting him with toys, forcing him to crawl around the room. And jumping on their parents' knees, which children love so much, is an excellent exercise to strengthen the legs. ()
- Massage develops muscles well and relieves tension in them at the same time. You can consult a specialist as well.
- Encourage walking. You can show an entertaining toy, and then put it on the table, for example, so that you can get it only by getting on your feet. When the baby tries to take the first steps, the toy can miraculously move from the table to the sofa as soon as the baby approaches it. It's good to be outside more often. where it will be possible to observe other children who already know how to walk. In this case, it is better to leave the stroller at home. It is convenient to use special "reins". But only when the child is already starting to walk. It is important to ensure that the child's body does not bend forward or to the side.
- Encourage. Praise for success, the smile of mom and dad is the best reward. Do not forget about the gentle and enthusiastic words. The child deserves it for his first steps.
Things to remember when teaching a child to walk:
- Better to start walking barefoot. This leads to the correct formation of the foot. And along the way, he hardens the baby. Well, or wear socks with rubberized soles.
- For walking on the street, you should buy high-quality and comfortable shoes with a thick back and make sure that they do not rub your feet.
- No need to be seduced. Children are often after a walker for a long time. And they refuse to master walking skills in a timely manner.
- During training, you do not need to hold the child by the armpits. More correctly for the hand, forearm or even the hood.
- And, most importantly, be patient. You shouldn't fit your child into standard frames. But you need to be an assistant to him in everything, as soon as he himself is ready for new discoveries.
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Bubble
Goal: teach children to stand in a circle, make it wider, then narrower, teach them to coordinate their movements with the spoken words.
Description: the children, together with the teacher, hold hands and form a small circle, standing close to each other. The teacher says:
Blow up, bubble
Blow up big
Stay that way
Don't burst.
The players step back and hold hands until the teacher says: "The bubble burst!" Then they let go of their hands and squat down, saying "Clap!"
Directions: at first 6-8 children take part in the game. When repeated, 12-15 can be played.
Birds in their nests
Goal: teaches children to walk and run scattered, not bumping into each other; to teach them to act quickly at the signal of the teacher, to help each other.
Description: children sit on chairs placed in the corners of the room - these are nests. At a signal, the birds fly out of their nests into the middle of the room and fly. At the signal "Birds, to the nests!" children return to their seats.
Directions: for nests, you can use large hoops laid on the floor, and in the area it can be circles drawn on the ground in which children squat on their haunches.
Mouse and cat
Goal:teach children to run easily, on socks; navigate in space, change movements at the signal of the teacher.
Description: children sit on benches or highchairs - they are mice in holes. In the opposite corner of the room sits a teacher cat. The cat falls asleep (closes his eyes) and mice scatter across the room. But the cat wakes up and starts catching mice. Mice quickly run away and hide in their places - minks. The cat takes the caught mice to itself. After that, the cat walks around the room again and falls asleep again.
Shaggy dog
Goal: teach children to move in accordance with the text, quickly change the direction of movement, run, trying not to get caught by the catch.
Description: children stand or sit on one side of the playground. One child is on the other side and represents a dog. The children all come up to him together, and the teacher at this time says:
Here lies a shaggy dog
In the paws of your buried nose,
Quietly, quietly he lies,
Either asleep or asleep.
Let's go to him, wake him up
And let's see: "Something will happen?"
Children approach the dog. As soon as the poem ends, the dog gets up and barks. Children scatter, the dog chases after them and tries to catch one of them and take them to him. When all the children hide, the dog returns to the place.
Tram
Goal: teaches children to move in pairs, coordinating their movements with the movements of other players, to learn to recognize colors.
Description: 3-4 pairs of children stand in a column, holding each other's hand. With their free hands, they hold onto the cord, the ends of which are tied, i.e. some hold the cord with their right hand and others with their left. The teacher holds 3 flags in his hands: yellow, green, red. Green signal - the tram is moving, yellow - slows down, red - stops. The teacher raises the flags one by one.
Directions: if there are many children, you can make 2 trams; when stopping, some passengers get off the tram, while others enter by lifting the cord.
Catch me
Description: Children sit on chairs or benches on one side of the room. The teacher invites them to catch up with him and runs in the opposite direction. Children run after the teacher, trying to catch him. When they run up, the teacher says: "Run away, run away, I will catch up!" Children return to their seats.
Directions: the number of players is 10-12 people.
Sparrows and a cat
Goal: teach children to jump softly, bending their knees, dodge the catch, quickly run away, find their place.
Description: children stand on high benches (10-12 cm), laid on the floor on one side of the playground - these are sparrows on the roof. The cat is sleeping on the other side. The teacher says: "Sparrows fly out onto the road" - children jump off the benches and scatter in different directions. The cat "meow-meow" wakes up and runs to catch the sparrows that are hiding on the roof. The caught are taken away to themselves.
Find your color
Description: the teacher distributes flags of 3-4 colors to children: red, blue, yellow, green. Children with flags of the same color stand in different parts of the room next to flags of certain colors. After the teacher's words “Go for a walk,” the children disperse around the playground in different directions. When the teacher says "Find your color", children gather at the flag of the corresponding color.
Directions:flags can be replaced with squares, circles of different colors.
In the gate
Description: children sit on chairs. In front, at a distance of 2.5 m, there is an arc - a collar. Further, at a distance of 2 m, there is a stand with a net, a ball is lying on the floor at the counter. The teacher calls one of the children and offers to crawl on all fours to the arc, crawl under it, crawl to the ball, then stand up, pick up the ball with both hands and lower it into the net.
Do not be late
Description: the teacher lays out cubes (rings, rattles) on the floor in a circle. Children stand by the blocks. At the signal of the teacher, they scatter around the room, at the signal "Don't be late!" run to the cubes.
From bump to bump
Description: children stand in one side of the room. The teacher lays out hoops on the floor at a distance of 20 cm from one another. At the signal, the children cross to the other side of the hall through the hoops.
Directions: instead of hoops, plywood or rubber circles can be used at a distance of 30-35 cm. On the site, circles can be drawn on the ground.
Go through - don't get hurt
Description: several pins are placed in one row on the floor or cubes are placed at a distance of at least 1 m from one another. Children should go to the other side of the room, bending around the pins with a snake and not touching them.
Crawl - don't hit
Description: children sit on one side of the room. At a distance of 3-4 m from them, chairs are placed, on the seats of which gymnastic sticks or long slats are placed. Two or three children should crawl under the sticks, trying not to hurt them, crawl to the bench on which the flags lie, get up, take the flags and wave them, then run back.
Directions: can increase the crawl distance.
Walk with the bear, crawl with the mouse
Description: children sit against one wall of the room. The teacher, opposite, places two arcs of different sizes behind each other. The first is 50 cm, the second is 30-35 cm (at a distance of 2-3 m from the first). The child is called and he is invited to walk under the first arc on all fours, like a bear, that is, leaning on the feet and palms, and under the second - crawl like a mouse (on knees and palms), then get up and run to your place.
Description: the children stand on one side of the line or rope they have drawn. Everyone receives the bags and, upon a signal, throw them into the distance. Everyone should notice where his bag fell. At the signal of the educator, children run to their bags and stand near them; with both hands, they lift the bags up over their heads. The teacher marks those children who have thrown the bag further.
Directions: children throw now with their left and now with their right hand. The number of players may vary, but no more than 10-12 people. Bag weight 150 grams.
Get in the circle
Description:children stand in a circle at a distance of 2-3 steps from a large hoop or circle lying in the center. They hold bags of sand in their hands, which they throw into the circle at the signal of the teacher, at the signal they approach, take their bags and return to their place.
Directions:you can increase the distance from the circle to the children.
Throw it higher
Description: one child or several children take a ball and stand in an empty seat. Each tosses the ball up, directly overhead with both hands, and tries to catch it.
Directions: balls are taken with a diameter of 12-15 cm. 10-15 people perform at the same time.
Aim better
Description:Children stand in a circle, each child has a small ball or bag. In the center of the circle there is a large basket (the distance to the basket is not more than 1.5-2 m), at the signal of the teacher, children throw objects; then they come to the basket, pick it up, put it back and play again.
Directions: 8-10 people at the same time. One hand from the shoulder, the other from below.
Catch the ball
Description: opposite the child, at a distance of 1.5-2 m from him, the teacher becomes. He throws the ball to the child, and he returns it.
Knock down a pin
Description: a line is drawn on the ground. 2-3 large pins are placed at a distance of 1-1.5 m from it (the distance between the pins is 15-20 cm). Children take turns approaching this place, picking up lying balls, rolling them, trying to knock down the pin. Having rolled 3 balls, the child runs, collects them and passes them to the next player.
Directions: balls with a diameter of 15-20 cm.
Catch the mosquito
Description: children stand in a circle at arm's length, facing the center of the circle. The teacher is in the middle of the circle. In his hands he has a rod 1-1.5 m long with a mosquito made of paper or cloth tied to a cord. The teacher circles the cord slightly above the players' heads - a mosquito flies overhead; children jump, trying to catch him with both hands. Whoever catches a mosquito says "I caught it!"
To the flag!
Goal: exercise children in running, fast formation on a signal, teach to walk one after another.
Description: children are facing the teacher. He picks up the flag and offers to come closer and look at it. Then he says, “The flag goes down - the children run away,” and the flag goes down. Children run in different directions. After 10-15 seconds, the teacher raises the flag and continues "The flag is raised - the children are gathering!" All run up to the teacher. The game is repeated several times and ends with walking. One of the children is walking ahead with a flag.
Carousel
Description: putting a long cord on the floor, the teacher tells the children that it will be a carousel on which to ride. He offers to go around the carousel around, run around it, walk slowly. Then the children, stopping, take the cord with both hands. The teacher shows how to start the carousel - raise the cord and lower it. Then, offering to hold the cord with one hand more tightly, the teacher leads the carousel, saying the words:
Barely, barely
The carousel spun.
The step speed increases, gradually switches to running:
And then round and round
Yes, run, run, run!
Ends:
Hush, hush, take your time
Stop the carousel!
Directions: Ira is repeated up to 6 times now to the right, then to the left.
Kittens and puppies
Description:Children are divided into 2 groups. 1 - kittens, 2 - puppies. Kittens are near the gymnastic wall, puppies are on the other side of the site. The teacher offers to run lightly, gently. On the words of the teacher "puppies", 2 group of children climbs over the bench, they run on all fours after the kittens and bark. Kittens, meowing, climb the gymnastic wall.
Directions: The teacher is nearby. The puppies return to their houses; Reverse roles 2-3 times.
Hen and chicks
Description:Children are chickens, the teacher is a hen. On one side of the site, a place is fenced - this is the house of chickens and hens. The hen goes in search of food. After a while, she calls the chickens: "Ko-ko-ko" At this signal, the chickens run to the hen and walk with her around the site.
After all the children run up to the hen and run around the playground, the teacher says: "Big bird!" All the chickens run home.
Directions: The game is repeated several times.
Monkeys
Description:The teacher invites children - monkeys - one or two to approach the gymnastic wall, face it and climb 3-4 slats, starting with the first, - climb a tree for fruits and nuts. The rest of the children sit and watch. Then others climb.
Directions: you can offer to move from one span to another, without skipping the rails, to learn to climb with a variable step.
Ball school
Description:A small ball is taken. Children play one at a time, two by two and in small groups. During the game, the child at fault passes the ball to another. As the game continues, he starts with the move on which he made a mistake.
Hit the ground and catch with both hands. Hit the ground, at the same time clap your hands in front of you.
Throw into the wall, let it hit the ground, bounce off it, catch it.
Throw the ball up and catch it with both hands. Throw up and clap your hands in front of you.
Throw-Catch
Description:The teacher invites the child to throw and catch the ball. First up, wait until it hits the ground, and only then catch it; then - hit the ground and immediately catch.
Shoot down the mace
Description:A line is drawn on the floor. At a distance of 1-1.5 m from it, 2-3 large clubs are placed. Children take turns coming up, taking balls and rolling them, trying to knock down the mace. 3 times each.
Trap
Description:The teacher appoints a trap. He goes out to the middle of the site and says loudly: "I am a trap" and catches up with the fleeing. The one whom the trap touches with the hand becomes a new trap. The game repeats itself.
Ball over the net
Description:A net (rope) is pulled between the gymnastic stands. Lines are drawn on both sides of the rope at a distance of 1 m from it. Groups of children of 4-6 people on each side are placed on a line opposite each other. One of the children receives the ball. At the signal "Start", he throws the ball to the child standing opposite, he throws it to the one standing next to him, etc. When the ball reaches the last one, the teacher notes what mistakes one and the other team had.
Guess who's screaming where
Description:Children sit facing the wall. The nanny hides at the other end of the room and rings the bell. The teacher says, “Listen to where the bell rings, and find the bell.” When the children find the bell, the teacher praises them, and then again invites them to return to the wall. The nanny rings the bell again, hiding in another place.
Find your place
Description:Children form a circle. Leading behind the circle with a handkerchief in his hand. At the signal of the teacher, he runs after the children standing in the circle, puts a handkerchief on one of them and continues to run. The one with the handkerchief runs towards the driver. At this time, the children move apart, as if filling the vacant space. The driver and the child with a scarf must find this place and stand up.
Rules: the one who got into place remains in the circle, and the latecomer becomes next.
Hide and seek
Description:The teacher invites the children to hide from the nanny with her, who at this time turns away. The teacher asks: "Where are our children?" The nanny is looking for them.
Directions: after the children have hidden several times, they will be able to hide on their own, and the teacher will look for them. The teacher can also hide, then the children are looking for him.
Hares and wolf
Description:One child is a wolf, the rest are hares. They draw circles for themselves - houses on one side of the site. The wolf in the ravine is on the other side of the site.
Hares gallop, gallop, gallop,
On a green meadow.
They pinch the grass, eat it,
Listen carefully -
Isn't there a wolf.
All words are accompanied by actions. After the last words, the wolf runs after the hares, they run away to their homes. The captured wolf takes away to itself.
Fox in the chicken coop
Description:Chickens are sitting on a bench in the chicken coop. On the opposite side of the site is a fox hole. At the signal, the chickens jump off the perch, flap their wings, peck the grains. At the signal "Fox!" chickens run away to the hen house. The fox is catching up with them. Those who are caught are taken into a hole. The game is repeated.
Find yourself a mate
Description:Flags by the number of participants. Half of the flags are of one color, half of the other. At the signal of the teacher, the children scatter around the playground. On another signal, they are looking for a mate.
An odd number of children can take part in the game, then one is left without a pair. Children will address him with the words:
Vanya, Vanya don't yawn,
Pick a pair quickly.
Pass - don't fall
Description:The teacher draws on the ground two straight or zigzag lines (at a distance of 15-20 cm from one another) 4-5 meters long. Children should run along the path without stumbling. They learn to walk and run in a confined area while maintaining balance.
The bear in the forest
Description:Beyond the edge of the forest. There is a bear sitting there. At the opposite end of the playground, the children's home is designated. Children walk towards the forest, picking mushrooms, while saying the words:
The bear in the forest
I take mushrooms, berries.
And the bear is sitting
And growls at us.
After these words, the bear catches up with the children with a growl. He takes the caught to himself.
Pilots
Description:Children are built in 3-4 columns in different places of the site, which are marked with flags. At the signal of the teacher "Prepare for flight!" children make movements with their hands - start the engine. "Fly!" - children raise their arms to the sides and run scatteringly. "Landing!" - children find their places, are built in columns. It should be noted who is faster.
Colored cars
Description:Children stand at the edge of the playground. They are cars. Everyone is given a colored wheel. There is a teacher in the center of the site. In the hands of colored flags. When the teacher raises a flag of any color, then children run, in whose hands the steering wheel of the same color. When he lowers the flag, the children go to their garage. Then the teacher raises a flag of a different color, the game is repeated.
Directions: The teacher can simultaneously raise 2-3 flags.
Homeless hare
Description:Circles are drawn around the edge of the site. In these "houses" there are "hares". The wolf catches up with one stray hare. To save himself, he runs into the house of another hare. Now the wolf is running after another hare. The game continues.
Horses
Description:Children are divided into pairs at will: one is a horse, the other is a coachman. The coachman ties up the reins and rides a horse from one side of the site to the other. Then the children switch roles.
Children run in a flock in the indicated direction at a distance of up to 10 m. Each child runs at his own pace, while maintaining the general direction, without colliding with those running alongside.
Through the trickle
Description:The teacher draws two lines and says that it is a trickle. Then he puts a board on it (2-3 m long, 25-35 cm wide) - this is a bridge. He offers to walk along it and observes that children do not collide. You need to walk in one direction and the other.
Frogs
Description:The child crouches and, leaning forward, rests on his hands, putting them away in front of him (jumps on his hands), then jumps his legs to the level of his arms and again jumps forward and rests his hands on the ground. After doing the exercise several times, the child can rest and then resume it.
Along the track on one leg
Description:Children stand at the edge of the playground. The teacher suggests jumping to the other edge on the right leg (5-6 m). back you can run back. Then they jump on the left leg.
The skill of independent walking is perhaps the main one that parents expect from their baby, along with the first words. As the baby approaches the age of one year, everything prepares to take his first independent steps. If the parents think that the child needs help, they, of course, can do it. The main thing is to help correctly. How can they teach their child to walk on their own, without outside help and support?
Everything has its time
Before worrying that the baby is still not walking on his own, parents should consider a few points.
- All children develop in different ways. It is considered normal if the child is a year and 2 months old. But this is only an approximate framework. Someone is able to walk without their mother's hands at 11 months and even earlier, and someone is not ready for this even at 14 months. It depends on the health of the baby, genetics, temperament, weight and other factors. Therefore, you do not need to compare your little one with anyone.
- If the baby was born prematurely, his physical skills will develop in accordance with his biological age and be compensated gradually. In this case, the timing for each skill will be individual, and the pediatrician evaluates this.
- In order for a child to walk on his own, his muscles and bones must become strong and strong enough, and the vestibular apparatus must be trained. In other words, it is unreasonable to require a child to walk when he does not know how to keep his balance or spring on his mother's lap.
It is not by chance that nature arranged progressive development: from stage to stage. As the organs, systems, muscles and bones develop and strengthen, the baby's motor baggage is also replenished. Therefore, before starting to walk, the child goes through several stages of physical development in succession:
- coups from the back and abdomen;
- seat;
- getting up at the support;
- crawl;
- getting up.
Only after this will the small organism be ready to master the independent vertical mode of movement.
Knee caps in children are formed by about six months. Therefore, do not force events by forcing your child to stomp a lot from this age. Give your knees 2 to 3 months to strengthen. The fact that the baby "ran" at 9 or 10 months is not always good from this point of view.
Proper preparation
So, in order for the child to start walking in a timely manner, he must be prepared in advance. It is important to strengthen the muscles of the legs, hips, back, neck, and to train the ability to maintain balance with simple exercises. You can do all this from the moment when the baby shows its first attempts to overturn.
- At the initial stage, the muscles of the neck and back strengthen massage and lying on the stomach well.
- Further, the back, neck, legs and arms are strengthened using coups. Stimulate the child's interest in rolling over with colorful toys.
- The next step is sitting. Babies can sit down from about 6-7 months. In this case, the baby is provoked to turn to the sides, reach for toys, and lean. This will help not only strengthen the muscles, but also improve coordination and balance.
- Crawl. When the child learns to crawl (read how to help him with this), you need to encourage him to actively travel around the house, carrying him away with bright toys, blocking the path with small obstacles in the form of pillows or other safe items.
- Standing up and stepping over. After about 8 months, babies begin to stand up, leaning on various objects or the hands of an adult. This skill will help to strengthen the muscles of the arms and legs of the baby, improve coordination. It is important not just to provoke the toddler to get up more often. When he begins to step over, holding on to the support, you need to offer him to step over small obstacles, training the walking skill. The more often the child steps over, lifting his legs high, springing, jumping on the knees of his parents, the stronger his muscles and ligaments will become.
- Walking on the support. This is the last step before the child decides to let go of the insurance and take their first step on their own. It is important to stimulate walking at the support, inviting the baby to reach a bright toy or walk to a mother who calls him to hug. During this period, it is necessary to improve the vestibular apparatus. It is useful to swing the child on the lap of the parents, circle the room, tilt to the sides, raise and lower, swing on the fitball. Among other things, such games will give the baby a lot of pleasure. It is good if the baby walks a lot, first holding both hands of an adult, and then one. It is also useful for him now to walk, stepping over small obstacles. Gradually, the baby is taught to let go of the support and stand for a while.
Don't be tempted by teaching your toddler to walk. They will not teach him to keep his weight upright, to keep balance, but quite the opposite. In addition, accustomed to moving around in this way, the child may be afraid for a long time to be left without this support.
We provide safety and comfort
If, while learning to walk, a child falls, bruises or gets injured, this can cause severe fright and permanently fix a sense of danger in his mind. To prevent this from happening, training must take place in a safe environment. How to create it?
- Remove everything from the floor that can get hurt or catch and fall over (cords, sharp objects, toys), put soft plugs on all corners, restraints on the door. The floor should not be slippery, and the carpet should not fidget on it.
- There should be no steps or thresholds on the path of the baby, so it is better to learn to walk at home in the room, and not on the street.
- Shoes can become an additional source of inconvenience and anxiety, therefore, it is better to teach the baby to walk barefoot or in socks that do not slide on the floor.
- The child should see that the parents are always there and can hedge, catch him if he stumbles or loses balance.
- There should not be too many stimuli for the baby, otherwise he will be confused and will not understand what kind of object to go after.
- Tights or pants should not interfere, slip and get tangled between the legs.
- During such activities, the baby should feel good and be in comfortable conditions (warm, fresh).
- There is no need to rush things, demanding from the baby that he immediately walked half the room himself. That's right, if the first steps are few: a couple of three. Otherwise, the child may be frightened.
To stimulate your child to walk independently, often walk with him in places where little children run. Let him be inspired by their skills, the ability to handle toys with free hands, and strive for this himself.
Moving towards independent steps
To teach a child to walk without support and insurance, he must first be taught to walk with them. That is, to give the skill of movement "almost by himself", not on a static support in the form of sofas or cabinets. To create such a feeling, giving the joy of movement and gradually awakening the desire to move without assistance, you can use the following techniques and devices.
- The hoop will help to quickly teach a baby to walk, which can stand, but is afraid to move. The toddler needs to be placed inside the circle so that its handles hold onto the hoop, gradually moving the hoop forward. Praise and support from mom will be the best incentive for the child. He will soon understand how much joy can be obtained by moving in this way. Gradually, the fear of giving up support will pass.
- The same insurance against unexpected falls are special children's leash straps, for which the parents support the baby while he stomps. Such "reins" will help the baby not to be afraid of falls, but at the same time actively walk.
- Stroller or wheelchair toy. By pushing these objects in front of him, the child can move, and the mother will not be afraid that he will fall. But you still need to insure the baby when you are near, because surprises cannot be ruled out.
- We release the hand. Leading the baby around the room by both hands, he is gradually taught to hold on to only one hand. To do this, you can put your favorite toy in his second handle and offer, for example, to take it to dad or to its place. This will improve your ability to balance.
If the baby constantly stumbles and falls, even holding the hands of an adult, this may indicate vision problems. Check with your ophthalmologist to watch out for a potential problem. If everything is in order, pay attention to training the vestibular apparatus.
When the baby learns to confidently stomp, holding on to one hand, the very last stage in learning the skill of independent walking will be to provoke the baby to let go of the adult's hand. To do this, it is important to create a good atmosphere, smile at the baby, encourage him, say how smart he is.
Let the dad lead the child by the handle, and the mom is waiting in front, calling into an embrace or beckoning with a toy. It is necessary to make the dad's hand come off the toddler's handle in about a couple of steps from the mother, so that the baby does them without having to be scared, but feeling himself free for a second. If everything works out, the child needs to be hugged and praised. The next time dad lets go of the child's pen one step earlier, then one more. But at the same time it remains ready to pick up the crumb if it does start to fall.
If parents act consistently and patiently, without forcing events, accepting their child for what it is, then in the end they will wait for a happy moment when the child learns to walk without their help, feel independent and free.
According to doctors, a healthy, properly developing baby should "go" in the period from 9 to 18 months, especially if favorable conditions are created for him. What kind? I propose to sort it out together in the article "How to teach a child to walk independently without support."
Somehow, while “walking” through the Internet, I came across a message from a young mother, who claims that her baby is trying to get up almost at 6 months. She is naturally delighted, but the doctor commenting on her words is not at all. He claims that the muscles of the crumbs are not yet strong, however, like the musculoskeletal system. Consequently, the consequences of early walking can be dire: from improper placement of the feet to curvature of the lower leg.
The situation is aggravated if the toddler has certain health problems that his doctors and parents do not yet know about. True, this does not prevent the latter from trying with all their might to help the child learn to walk faster.
At the same time, such fears should not darken the mood if the baby himself tries to get up or take the first step ahead of time. In any case, Dr. Komarovsky is sure of this. According to him, a child gets up on his own if his body is already fully formed and ready for new achievements.
How to understand that the baby is ready
The age at which the toddler takes his first step is individual. According to orthopedists, for most children this happens at the age of 1, but it is still not worth adjusting everyone to the standards. In the end, the indicator is influenced by genetics, temperament (sanguine and choleric people go faster than melancholic and phlegmatic people), climate (southerners develop faster than northerners), finally, illness and stress.
It is a well-known fact that children who grow up in a favorable environment without conflicts and quarrels from their parents take their first steps faster (sometimes even at 10 months) than those who live in constant abuse and screaming. By the way, stress can be provoked not only by them, but also by frequent moving, strangers in the house.
Illness is another unfavorable factor. Even a banal cold can delay the onset of the cherished hour, so if the baby has suffered it, it is not worth rushing with the help of him while walking.
Ideally, it is important to simply observe the child to understand that he is able to take his first steps. So, take a closer look. If you notice that the little one:
- able to rise, holding on to something;
- move along the support;
- travel from room to room on all fours;
- walk by the hand;
- to conquer small horizons and climb on low chairs ...
So he is ready to walk. This is directly indicated by the fact that all this is done with great pleasure. 
If you most often push him to these actions, and he himself does not receive joy from them, stop. You should not rush things so as not to face unpleasant consequences face to face. In the end, if time passes, and the child does not express a desire to walk, it makes sense to show him to the doctor. Problems with the musculoskeletal system and the central nervous system can inhibit the skill of independent walking. And most of them are amenable to correction. We only need timely diagnosis and treatment.
What to do to make it go faster
Do you want your baby to go at 11 months? Then start preparing him for this ... from the diaper. Gymnastics is also useful for newborns. Already in a month they need to be regularly laid out on the tummy: so gaziks will annoy less, and the muscles of the back and necks will get stronger.
At 3 - 4 months it's time to learn to roll over. This engages your back muscles and helps you take your first steps faster. By six months, the baby begins to sit down. It happens that children come to this earlier, although doctors do not recommend it. From 6 months you can and should crawl for a long time and with pleasure. The latter will come if you constantly, as if by chance, leave your favorite toys out of reach. Then the kids follow them, and the skill sharpens faster.
By the way, scientists discovered an interesting fact during the study. It turns out that children who actively crawled in infancy are easier to learn and incredibly successful at school, compared to those who immediately "went". Perhaps this is indirectly due to the fact that such babies are more inquisitive by nature.
How to quickly teach to walk
Parents often ask pediatricians how to teach their child to walk faster. Those answer that it is necessary to use gymnastics. There are a number of exercises that will take no more than a few minutes a day to complete, and the results will be great. Among them:
There are other ways to learn to walk, without any accessories. Moreover, experts advise to start with them, answering the question of how to teach correctly.
At first, steps in the style "from one to the other" will be barely noticeable, and the time without parental control will be minimal. But if you train daily, it will increase. At this stage, it is important to help, but not to overdo it: now one wrong move can cancel everything. And first of all it concerns security.
