In Babies and more, how to choose the most suitable footwear for children? The experts advise youHow can we help you take the first steps
There are some early stimulation exercises that we can put into practice to help the baby take his first steps with confidence when his time has come.
For example:
- Take it from the hands from behind and accompany it to walk throughout the house. At your side you will feel safer to take balance.
- Gradually put the support objects over longer distances so that you can take more steps. Nor do you overwhelm it, it is possible that when you least expect it you will see it take a walk from one piece of furniture to another.
- Leave him with his back against a wall or a bed and call him showing him a toy.
- Do not hesitate to shake hands when you see that it falters. You will feel protected.
- Set up a toy storage box (storage systems with Ikea boxes are ideal). It will be fun to put and take toys in it, which will help you stand up and keep your balance.
- Although dad and mom's arms are the best support for learning to walk, there are wheel loaders that help them stand up and when they push them they begin to take one step after another without realizing it. It is also common for them to do it with a chair. It is necessary to take into account when choosing a correpasillos that this one is not very light, but that has the sufficient weight so that the child does not go of mouth when pushing it. Eye, I do not talk about walkers, which is shown to not help the child to learn to walk because it does not exercise the thighs or hips, besides being very dangerous.
Home security is essential
When our baby shows interest in starting to move on her two legs, it is essential that let's take safety measures at home so that you can campaign freely without danger.
We must remove any object that can fall on the baby in its attempt to stand up, we have to protect the corners of the tables, remove valuable ornaments, cover the plugs, put up alcoholic drinks or cleaning supplies, put safety lock on doors and drawers, etc.
They are the same precautions that we must take when starting to crawl, but taking into account that it now reaches places where it did not arrive before and that moves faster, although some also crawl at vertigo speed.
As well as home safety, the footwear you use to take the first steps is also important. Ideally, do it barefoot, but that is not always possible, so ideally, the footwear protects your foot and provides balance and stability. For this, the best ones are the soft ones with a flexible sole that allow freedom of movement.
Finally, if your baby is in the wonderful stage of taking your first steps It is important that for your safety do not take your eyes off and that you are aware that there will be trips and falls. They are part of the learning.
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