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Gymnastics for children from one and a half to three months

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Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Up to two months the child sleeps very much - up to 22 hours throughout the day. So, he moves little. Therefore, the child needs to move. This will help exercise for babies, which need to be done every day from one and a half months of the child's life. What kind of gymnastics is for children and how to perform it?

The Benefits of Exercise

  • Vessels and heart are strengthened
  • Improves blood flow
  • Improves the work of internal organs, in particular, the respiratory system
  • Improving the motor skills of the baby
  • The child's nervous system is strengthened
  • Increases the immunity of the baby

Correct position when falling asleep

When a child sleeps, parents should make sure that he sleeps in the right position. The legs are in the position that depend on the position of the body during sleep. If the child falls asleep in a pose on the side, then the legs should be pulled up to the tummy (embryo posture). In order for the child to have no postural disorders and his spine to develop correctly, make sure that his hands in sleep are put under his head, and not in an uncomfortable position. If the handles are under the head, the body automatically aligns, the spine will be in the correct position.

For proper exercises and putting the baby down, it's important to know that up to four months old the kid can have hypertension of the legs and hands, especially in the area of their bend. To prevent the aggravation of hypertension, you need to do with the child exercises that relax the muscles of the hands and feet. Best of all, when the exercises are combined with a massage - so you can achieve greater effect. The main method of this massage is stroking the hands, the legs of the child and his body. This well relaxes the muscle tone of the baby.

Parents need to know that all the exercises need to be done carefully and carefully, and devote them no more than 15 minutes in a row. If the exercise is hard given, you need to postpone its implementation and do something more accessible to the baby. Even better, when the mother talks to the baby when she does the exercise. So the baby will be more relaxed and will be much more comfortable.

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Exercise to strengthen the legs

It is necessary to put the child on the legs. To do an exercise to strengthen the handles and legs, you need to take the baby armpits and turn his face away from him. His legs should be on the table or on the floor, if you can easily sit on the floor. In general, the surface must be solid. The main thing in this exercise is that the child leans on one or the other leg. Kids usually like this exercise, and they gladly fulfill it. To do this exercise correctly, you need to follow. To the kid leaned on the surface of the table with the entire leg, and not just touching the fingers - then there will be no injuries and bruises. And the legs will be strengthened. For parents it is important at this time to support the child on weight and in no case to squeeze his fragile ribs.

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Exercise to strengthen the abdominal press

This is a very important exercise that will help strengthen the abdominal muscles and thereby make the internal organs more healthy. It is necessary to put the child horizontally and hands to put it under the back. Fingers need to support the child's head. Feet should rest on the belly of the parent or masseur. Then the child should be raised smoothly vertically and slowly lowered.

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Exercises to strengthen all muscle groups

This is the perfect exercise, which is based on the unconditioned reflex of crawling. With this exercise, all muscle groups are strengthened, especially abdominal muscles, arms and legs. The head lifts the baby's head, but its movements do not have to be sharp - you need to make sure that they are smooth and careful, and control that the child does not fall. So, you need to bend the toes of the baby in the sides, and his heels should unite. The legs of the child do not need to be released. Ladoshki need to bring under the feet - their back side - so that the thumbs reach the heels.

The essence of the exercise is that the child tries to unbend the legs and crawl forward, and the legs are just busy - they are in the hands of the mother. To the exercise is not tired of the child and he trained enough, you need to repeat it no more than four times.

We talked about the basic exercises that are good for strengthening the muscles of a small child from one and a half months to three months. Gymnastics for a child of this age should be performed with great care to flexibly develop his muscular and bone system.

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