Learning To Walk Smoothly
When your little one takes his first steps, it is the most exciting moment that you will always have in memory. Seeing him learning to walk, get up, and walk will bring many tears of joy out of you. However, you have to be very patient because it is a very busy adaptation process for everyone.
First of all, it is important that the first months babies advance in their stages to gain strength. When you learn to walk, the exercises you do throughout the year until you get up are valuable. These exercises strengthen the muscles so that they are upright when they stand up.
If your child is learning to walk, the stimulation that we have done in this regard before it is time to stand up can be very useful. From this moment on, it is necessary to practice what you have learned and strengthen the exercises that used to cost more. There are many signs that will allow us to know that the baby is getting ready to walk very soon.
Signs that the child is learning to walk
Even at a very young age, the baby begins to show signs of wanting to move independently. It is known that for at least the first year, he will rehearse to get up and walk. Therefore, it is feasible to help you exercise in that sense, to know that you are ready and practice, it will be necessary that we observe that you perform the following movements:
- He rolls over from the prone position to the prone position. It is the first stage where you will know that your baby makes an effort to roll over, that he takes advantage of his weight to be able to achieve this position. For the child this posture will be easy since at some point he will have the strength to do it, stretch on his abdomen, support his arms and lift his head.
- Support yourself with your arms and lift your head. At first he will not be able to hold on very well and you will see that he supports his arms to lift his head and falls again. However, as long as this exercise is frequent, your child will quickly adjust and have the scope to look everywhere.
- Spin around it. When the baby can lean on, he will be curious to look around and will recognize other possibilities. Little by little you will develop the ability to turn in the same place. Anyway, the child will have strong arms to do this activity.
- It can crawl back and forth. With the help of his little arms the child can turn, he can also crawl backwards or forwards. These movements help him to move towards his favorite toy or some object that is striking. At this stage, it is advisable to be careful if the baby is in bed, to supervise him to prevent him from crawling towards the shore and falling to the ground. Preferably leave it in its crib.
- Crawls and sits. When crawling, at some point your child will have the strength to move his legs, support himself with his arms and knees. At the same time, the time will come when you can sit, watch, and keep crawling. For parents, this stage will be very fun and they will be able to know the intelligence of the baby being able to understand how he learns very quickly.
- Try to lean on a chair, bed, or piece of furniture. Babies are very curious and everything is new to them. That moment when they are crawling you can get up and support yourself to achieve your goal. It is common to see them in their crib holding on to the railing wanting to observe their mommy.
Exercises to help you walk
There are many exercises that we can do with our baby to help him walk. One exercise that is very effective is leaning on a plastic chair, light enough for you to drag it.
There are many very positive opinions about this method, although the infant will be exposed to falls. The same happens with the walker, although many prefer it. However, the important thing is to avoid trips that make you feel afraid to walk.
The following exercises can be useful to stimulate your baby from three months:
- Take it from under the arms and lift it, this makes the child move his legs little by little.
- Hold it and put your feet on your thighs and release it. It helps to flex your legs and have the strength to be able to stretch them.
- Putting him on his stomach will help the baby to support himself in your arms and lift his head.
- As soon as the baby can lean on chairs or furniture, you can take his hands and walk little by little with him.
Finally, there comes that moment when your child can support himself with his legs and take his first steps. Then you will realize that it was a long process with wonderful results. No child is exempt from having falls, it is very important that you have a lot of attention in the first days.
