When can you put a child on his feet ~ Faculty clinics of Irkutsk State Medical University

Any mother feels joy when her grown-up toddler learns to stand on his own. This is the next important stage of development, and the baby is about to take its first steps. But is it worth teaching a child to stand or should he learn it himself? And at what age is it acceptable to put a baby on his feet?

Most doctors do not recommend rushing the child’s development, but rather allowing the baby to develop naturally. As soon as the baby’s body can withstand the stress of sitting and standing, the baby will begin to master these skills himself. You also need to understand that a child’s development occurs individually and is associated with many factors. For example, small and thin children learn to stand on their feet faster than plump and large children.

Opinion of E. Komarovsky

A well-known doctor claims that every child sooner or later has a desire to stand and the role of parents in mastering this skill is only to facilitate and secure the process. A child learning to stand does not need to wear shoes; let the baby learn this barefoot.

Many parents proudly declare that their baby stood up independently at 4,5,6 months, and began walking at 8,9,10. In this regard, Komarovsky wants to focus attention on the fact that due to early long-term load on the spine, such children may have a variety of problems in the future - curvatures, radiculitis and others.

The child himself must want to stand and before the age of six months there is no need to train and teach him to stand. There is no problem that the child will lie and crawl for another one or two months.

Safety precautions

When preparing for your baby’s first steps, you need, first of all, to think not about how to help the child learn to walk, but about how to minimize the number of bruises and other injuries associated with the first steps. One of the most important and main rules is not to use walker chairs in which you can put a baby. These devices not only do not promote development, but also cause severe damage to the health of the spine and also cause curvature of the legs.

In order for the baby to take his first steps correctly, his bare foot must become familiar with the hard surface of the floor. This does not happen in walkers, because the child’s weight is concentrated not on the legs, but on the baby’s bottom. The main danger of such devices is that:

parents put the baby in a walker before his body is ready for it; the duration of stay in an upright position is regulated not by the child himself, relying on his own sensations and fatigue, but by the interest of adults in ensuring that their baby plays on his own for as long as possible; uncontrolled movement of a baby around the rooms can lead to tragedy - very often children are doused with boiling water just because they were able to reach the table and reach for the left mug of tea; Legs play an important role as shock absorbers for the back; walkers deprive the back of this physiologically important help.

When a child learns to stand at a support and then move with side steps along it, it is imperative to remove all pieces of furniture that have sharp corners from their reach.

Interesting. There are special helmets with foam rubber on sale that are designed to protect the forehead of the young study from possible injuries.

Safe home for children

The main task facing the father is to make the house safe as soon as the child begins to learn to walk. Parents, impatiently waiting for the baby's first steps, do not understand how much their usual rhythm of life will change. The baby now becomes active, eager to look and touch everything and everywhere. The home turns into a cluster of dangers for the child

Main attention should be paid to:

presence of a tablecloth on the table;
curtain reach;
mugs with hot drinks on the coffee table or nightstand;
interior doors;
chests of drawers;
cabinets and lockers;
a stove, especially an oven;
tripod chairs;
forks and knives.

The most familiar and seemingly safe objects pose a danger to a child learning to walk. As soon as the baby walks without support, each piece of furniture should be inspected for potential injury.

Each corner of the table must be equipped with special silicone nozzles that make the corners rounded and soft. Cabinet doors and chest of drawers need to be supplemented with locks that will prevent the baby from getting inside. The dressers themselves, according to the instructions and safety precautions, must be attached to the wall

This is important because when several drawers are opened, the center of gravity shifts at once, causing the chest of drawers to fall, covering the child with all its weight

There should be no tablecloths on the tables, because it is very tempting for a child to pull the edge of the cloth, and after it, cutlery and dishes will fly from the table to the baby’s head. Curtains on the windows are dangerous because a one-year-old baby can become entangled in them, which can lead to suffocation. If he gets caught on the tulle when he falls, trying to stay on his feet, he can tear off the cornice, which will inevitably cause injury if he falls.

Locks for interior doors

Interior doors must be equipped with latches that will protect children's fingers from being pinched. They come in several types, so you can easily choose both for classically opening models and for doors on skids that slide to the side.

Important! Many parents hope that trouble will not affect them. It is in such families that children under one and a half years old learn what a burn with boiling water, amputation of a phalanx by a door, or a fracture of a skull bone with the corner of a coffee table means.

Should I be forced to stand on my feet?

The task of parents is only to encourage the physical development of the baby. Forcing a child to do something before he is ready for it (both sitting and standing) is a huge mistake that can not improve, but, on the contrary, worsen his physical condition. Encourage your baby to crawl, but the baby should learn to sit and stand on his own.

Role of parents

What parents should do:

Encourage crawling as it strengthens the muscles and spine.
Do exercises in a playful way, developing the baby’s muscles.
Avoid vitamin D and calcium deficiency.
Perform massage as this is the most beneficial muscle stimulation.
Take frequent walks in the fresh air.
Love and care, paying a lot of attention.
Help, but don't rush.

Exercises to encourage standing

Many people believe that in order to be able to stand, the baby’s arm muscles must be well developed so that the baby can pull himself up and hold on to support. In reality, the most important muscles for mastering getting up and standing are the muscles of the hips, back and shoulders.

The following exercises will help develop these muscles, and therefore encourage getting up and standing:

When your baby is already sitting confidently, you can start practicing with him on a not fully inflated fitball. Having placed the baby on the ball facing away from you, hold the child by the hips and begin to tilt him in different directions. Thanks to such training, the child will develop the ability to maintain balance.
Place the child on the table facing away from you and have him squat. Holding the baby by the hips, begin to rock him back and forth a little, encouraging him to stand up on his even legs. If the child is not yet able to get up on his own, it means that the muscles of his legs are not yet strong enough.
If the baby has already learned to stand up against a support, encourage more frequent use of this skill by attracting the baby with his favorite toy. Place the baby on the floor next to a sofa or chair, and place a toy on a hill. The child will become interested and want to reach for the toy, grab the support and stand up. At the first attempts, be sure to protect your baby from falling. And don’t forget to encourage your child in his successes.

Vertical position: how to teach a child to stand confidently without support?

Each child is individual and develops at its own pace.

Adults can speed up development by providing physical and emotional support to the baby.

In this regard, the question arises of how to teach a child to stand without support.

At what months do babies start trying to stand on their feet?

Each child has his own development plan. Most children begin to climb at 7 months, and by 8 months they are confidently standing on their feet.

Some people try even earlier, due to their naturally strong muscles and spine. All of the above does not apply to premature and weakened children. They begin to roll over, sit up and stand later, but this is not a deviation from the norm.

It is not recommended to rush your child, get nervous or raise your voice if something doesn’t work out for him. The baby will definitely get up and go, but a little later.

However, there are also medical standards - deadlines within which a child must master this or that skill:

How to help your baby?

Many parents think about how to teach their child to stand without support. All you need to do is start exercising and start small. The idea is to replace the objects that the baby usually holds onto with parental hands.

Three components are important during training:

showing attention . The child is seated on the floor opposite him and his hands are extended towards him, encouraging him to grab them and stand up. At this moment you need to support the baby, talk to him and praise him. You can hum songs or recite themed rhymes;
confidence. Children rely on adults much more than on themselves. Therefore, they do not want to let go of mom or dad’s hand and hold on to it with all their might. The task is to briefly remove your palm (a few seconds is enough), but continue to stand next to the child. This will show him that his parents are always nearby and ready to help at any time;
support . After the child has stood on his feet for a few seconds, you need to extend your hands to him and gently sit him down.

When your baby is trying to maintain his balance, you need to make sure he doesn't fall. Otherwise, the baby will remember his failure, as well as fear and pain. This will discourage him from wanting to stand without support for a long time, and the learning process will be delayed.

Before doing gymnastics, you need to show the child to a neurologist and orthopedist. If the baby is healthy, you can start doing the exercises. Playful activities develop muscles and many physical skills.

When training they use:

special jumping swings . The child is placed in the seat, and the upper part is fixed to the home horizontal bar or interior door using a hook. The swing is equipped with an elastic band that allows the baby to jump and stay on his feet. The result is a strengthening of the spine, muscles of the calves and thighs;
fitball . Exercises on a gymnastic ball train the vestibular apparatus and teach you to maintain balance. The baby is placed on a gymnastic ball with his stomach down and moved in different directions (forward, backward, right, left). At the same time, they monitor his well-being and mood. If the child begins to act up, classes are stopped;

Some children stand near the support and do not want to let go of it. In this case, you can use a trick: lure the baby with his favorite toy or other object.

The thing should be large enough (in this case, the child will reach for it with both hands and stop holding on to the support). At this moment, parents should catch the baby so that he does not fall. Even briefly maintaining balance is an achievement.

Massage to strengthen muscles

In order for a child to learn to stand and walk, a comprehensive method is needed. Massage procedures develop muscles well. They activate blood circulation in the muscles, strengthen them, and prepare the limbs for upcoming loads.

They can be performed by a person with a medical education or by parents (if it is not possible to make an appointment with a professional). It is recommended to attend at least 2 sessions and observe what kind of massage the doctor does. Procedures can differ significantly depending on muscle tone (normal, increased, decreased).

A restorative massage is given to healthy children. To do this, the child is placed on a bed or changing table (the main thing is that the baby is soft, warm, and comfortable) and undressed.

Rub a drop of baby hypoallergenic oil in your palms until it reaches a comfortable temperature. The procedure begins with the feet - each finger, heel, foot and back are gently massaged.

Then move on to the calves and thighs. The movements should be stroking, kneading, rubbing. Don't press too hard. The massage should be pleasant and painless. After the lower extremities, they move on to the upper extremities - stroking the palms, arms, and shoulders.

The abdomen is massaged in a circular motion for better digestion, then the chest and back are treated (the main thing is not to affect the spine). The neck is stroked carefully, not without strong pressure. If there are any disturbances in this area (for example, an inclined position of the head with a turn in one direction or another), you need to finish the massage in the back area.

Only a doctor can influence the area between the shoulder blades and the head with torticollis. After the massage, it is useful to do the “bicycle” exercise, place the child on his stomach, put him on his legs or sit him on a jumping swing.

If there is time and opportunity, it is recommended to lower the baby into the bath, putting a special swimming ring for babies on his neck. In water, the child does not feel his own weight, which allows him to move and move his legs independently.

All of the above exercises strengthen the musculoskeletal system and bring the moment closer when the baby begins to confidently stand on the floor without support.

Before 12 months, the baby must undergo three health massage courses - after 3 and 7 months, as well as at 1 year. Each massage complex leads to a specific result: after the first, the child begins to roll over, the second - to crawl, the third - to stand and even walk (depending on physical development).

There are several useful tips for parents:

don't force things . Each child develops at his own pace. It is important to wait until the day when your baby is ready to stand without support. This will happen when his muscles (in particular his legs and back) get stronger. If a child stands up independently from a sitting position, it means that his muscles are sufficiently developed;
prepare a place for classes . You can teach your baby to stand independently not only on the floor, but also on any other surface. There are two conditions for it: it must be stable and have protection against falls. The activity area can be fenced off with soft toys and pillows. In this case, the baby will not fall if the parents are nearby.

How to teach a child to walk independently:

Most children stand on their feet by 7-8 months, and by the age of one year they are already walking independently. If for some reason the process is delayed and a child over one and a half years old is not yet able to stand on his feet, it is recommended to consult a doctor and undergo a full examination.

In other cases, you need to act carefully and patiently, providing the child with all possible support. Some children begin to stand without support after a few days of training, others - after weeks or even months.

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Getting up early

A child may begin to try to stand up even before mastering the skill of sitting (before six months) if he has muscle hypertonicity. If such a baby is allowed to stand for a long time, deformation of the feet is possible. Distract the baby and do not allow a long vertical position, and also be sure to support him under the armpits.

We also advise you to read the article about when a child begins to stand. You will learn a lot of interesting things and be prepared for this interesting period in your child’s life.

Entry published by marfusha · June 23, 2014

Hi all. The child is 3.5 months old. One of the grandmothers) got into the habit of putting the child on his feet, like making him stomp. This activity brings her, as I noticed, a lot of pleasure. The child does not yet understand what they want from him. She holds him up by the armpits, but seems to force him to sit down so that there is support, then he begins to move his legs, placing his foot anyhow, of course.

The first time I caught her doing this activity, I thought that she had read a lot of literature, and decided to test the step reflex. The other day, while I was eating, she again stomped with him and laughed with him. I took the baby from her for feeding, but I was already thinking about the harmlessness of this process.

Our child was born with congenital torticollis, we are registered with an orthopedist, took a massage course, now I am doing gymnastics, as the masseuse advised, but we did not have any walking exercises, I just massage the feet from the inside so that the toes straighten.

In short, I am interested in information about whether it is possible to walk like this with a child, is it dangerous? We're going to see an orthopedist in a week, the masseuse has gone on vacation, the information on the Internet is twofold, some say it's impossible, some say it's even useful. I'm thinking about it. Maybe someone has links to read in more detail. Thank you.

Parents' attempts to speed up the baby's natural development process often lead to sad health consequences. First of all, this concerns early stimulation of walking. Let's figure out when you can put a child on his feet without harming him.

Stages of physical development
Child's readiness to walk
Helping the baby stand up
Komarovsky about the right age to stand on your feet

Stages of physical development

The newborn spends the first few weeks of life in a horizontal position, the muscles are weak, and movements are not coordinated. By about 2–3 months, the baby can hold his head for a long time while lying on his stomach. From this moment on, the process of “verticalization” begins, that is, the gradual acquisition of the ability to stand and walk. It includes several stages:

The ability to lift the upper body, leaning on outstretched arms and trying to reach an object of interest (4–5 months).
Ability to crawl on the belly and sit (6-7 months).
Active crawling on all fours (7–9 months).
Successful attempts to rise to one's feet and walk with support (9–11 months).
First confident steps (11–15 months).

Each stage is of great importance in the growing up of the baby; you cannot try to speed them up in any way. The formation of a muscle corset and the maturation of bone tissue takes some time. Experts categorically do not recommend putting babies of normal build before 9 months, and chubby babies before 10 months.

At an earlier age, weak back muscles and weak hip joints cannot cope with the load, resulting in the risk of the following problems:

curvature of the lower limbs;
pathologies of the hip and knee joints;
foot deformity (flat foot, flatfoot);
gross violations of posture and diseases of internal organs.

But a timely transition to a vertical position also carries the risk of harming the baby’s health. To prevent this from happening, you should not put the child on his feet for a long time and without additional support, or get carried away with walkers and other holding devices. It is better for parents to hold him by the armpits and place the child next to a reliable support (sofa, crib). It is advisable to leave the baby barefoot - he will quickly learn to maintain balance and control his body.

Sometimes the child independently tries to stand on his feet earlier than expected. In most cases, this happens due to hypertonicity of the muscles of the lower extremities. The pathology requires mandatory treatment; pediatricians usually prescribe special massage to patients. If the baby is healthy, there is no need to impose an absolute ban on attempts to get up, but it is advisable for parents to encourage crawling on all fours for a longer period of time.

Tips for parents on how to quickly teach their child to stand without support

Every child is an individual from birth. He grows and develops, mastering new small and large skills every day.

Each child’s skill is an achievement, which often occurs when the child himself is ready to learn something new.

The little person will have to learn to roll over, crawl, and stand.

Parents should not try to speed up any process or make it fit the average norm, but they can help their child develop physically using various methods and techniques.

On average, babies try to stand with support at 7-9 months .

The first tests begin with kneeling, after which the child tries to rise.

Having released his hands, the baby often immediately lands on his buttocks, but continues to show persistence in mastering the new skill.

Some children may immediately try to move along a stable base that they hold on to.

Mastering a vertical position is not an easy task.

The child makes the maximum amount of effort to achieve results. And this is a kind of warm-up for the child’s body, which is also entertaining.

There are no unambiguous standards for understanding the optimal age of a child for lifting, taking a vertical position with emphasis on the feet. Some children can stand at 7 months, and some at 10. This will not be any deviation in the child’s health, since each baby is individual in its development.

If a child gets up too early or late, is that good or bad?

The development of each baby is individual. Speaking about a child’s attempts to stand up independently, we can distinguish several stages:

6 months - rising at this age is considered early, but not critical. When a child independently shows interest and attempts to get on his feet, and his physical health is assessed by the pediatrician as normal, then, accordingly, there is nothing wrong with such attempts to get on his feet;
7-9 months is the optimal period during which most children master the skill of standing up independently with support;
after 1 year. Rising at this age is not considered critical or late if the child’s health meets the standards.

Each stage is a component of child development, a phase through which every baby goes.

Important! Early rises are considered dangerous at the age of 4-5 months. Doctors strongly do not recommend encouraging these actions, but rather distracting the child from them. At this age, the skeletal system is not developed and ready for such loads.

Creating conditions for walking

To master one of the difficult, but very interesting skills for a little person - walking, parents can use the following approaches:

Do not lead your child by the hand. This action significantly reduces the baby’s need for independent movement and, accordingly, delays the development of independent walking. On the street, the child can be supported in the pelvic area - protecting against improper falls. At home, the child should be given complete freedom to move along the support, taking tentative first steps, stimulating with favorite things or toys.
Do not use devices that cause an artificial vertical position of the body - walkers or jumpers.
Reduce the amount of time the baby spends in your arms. Provide him with more games on the floor or in the playpen.
Provide the ability to move independently in space. It is very important here to secure the room, make it spacious and free, so that the baby does not have any obstacles in moving.
Practice gymnastics for a child who can stand against a support. If the child has already mastered this skill, you can teach him to sit down, pick up toys from the floor and get up again.
Insure your child less . It is normal for a child to fall on his buttocks when trying to take his first steps or stand up. Parents need to be prepared to insure their child, but try to provide conditions in which such a fall will not cause pain. For example, a place where a child can stand, leaning on something, can be covered with a soft covering made of EVA material. This way the child will be able to walk barefoot, since the floor becomes warm, and an accidental fall will not be traumatic.
Buy a wheelchair or trolley walker. Unlike advertised walkers, which are not recommended by pediatricians, these walkers do not support the child’s body and do not disturb his balance while walking. Such a thing will serve as a toy and support, pushing which the child can take his first steps without fear of falling.

Reference! According to the recommendations of leading pediatricians, the baby's first steps around the house should not be accompanied by any shoes. It is best to ensure safe movement indoors and allow the baby to move around barefoot.

At what age does one begin to try to stand up?

If desired, parents can help the baby learn to stand using several techniques that should be performed systematically.

Methods:

On knees

The most effective exercise is the roller exercise. The roller must be placed under the little one’s tummy. The baby will feel uncomfortable and will instinctively bend his elbows and knees.

The cushion can be used under the baby's chest. This will strengthen the vestibular apparatus, stimulating the baby to spin and reach out to parents and interesting things.

Reference! A child can quickly master the pose on all fours by watching a clear example in front of him. Situational games on the floor with mom or dad will help here, where they will crawl or kneel, leaning on their hands.

On legs with or without support

You can also teach a child to stand, first with a support, then without it. As an option, a modern playpen is suitable, which usually has several special ring holders, by holding which the child learns to stand up independently.

The sides of a crib are often a handy tool, with the help of which the child can also master this skill.

There are a number of different exercises that can make getting your child back on their feet easy and fun.

Exercises

Having mastered the ability to stand up, you can give your baby a reason to use this skill as often as possible. This can be done with the help of some exercises. They will strengthen muscles, teach you to stand without support, and encourage you to take your first steps.

Classes:

With a change of support. When the baby confidently learns to climb, relying on his usual base (at waist level), you can replace the barrier with a higher one (at chest level).
While the child is standing, holding onto a support, you can offer him one of his favorite toys. Thus, the child will hold the toy with his hands, performing various manipulations with it, leaning on his stomach, rather than holding on with his hands.
Squats. From a standing position, the child can be taught to sit down. To do this, it is best to use an object that arouses obvious interest in the child, placing it next to the standing baby. The child will stretch and try to sit down. Parents need to support their child in such moments.
Stretching and moving. Place various objects or toys on a rack or other device with shelves of different heights on which the child can lean or hold on. Thus, the baby will pull his hand up and try to rise, holding on with only one hand. This exercise will serve as gymnastics to strengthen the muscular corset and leg muscles.
Collect toys. The child should be placed at a low table, around which his favorite toys should be placed. The baby should be asked to collect the toys and put them on the table.
Catch the ball. Hang the ball next to the support usually used by the child so that it is placed at the level of the child’s knees. The child will learn to balance by transferring weight from one leg to the other, trying to bounce a suspended ball.
Balance board. Supported exercises can be carried out on a special balancing board.

Additionally, parents can use some techniques that will encourage the child to stand without support, feel more confident and take his first steps:

Exercise with fitball. The gymnastics ball should not be too inflated so that the child’s butt “sinks” slightly. The parent sits the baby with his back to himself and rocks him, holding him by the body so that his legs reach the floor. The exercise will help develop coordination and teach the child to balance and hold on.
Having the child squat, with his back to himself, supporting the body, perform rocking movements back and forth. This way the child will master balancing and get used to standing on his own, which will allow him to take his first steps.
Favorite toy. This unique exercise is built in the form of a game. To complete it, you will need the baby’s favorite toy, which can be placed at a certain distance from the baby, thereby encouraging him to first crawl to it and then take action to get it. It is best to place or move the toy to upholstered furniture, the edge of which you can lean on to stand up. With this exercise, your child will understand how to stand independently.

Reference! A successful device for the physical development of a baby are children's sports complexes, which can be used as early as 6 months of age. A safe design, many partitions, slides, and additional devices will be an interesting and exciting way for your baby to get up, stand with or without support, and take his first steps.

Sliding steps

It is necessary to wrap your hand around the child's lower leg so that the thumb is on the outside of the lower leg, and the remaining fingers are on the inside. The child's leg should be straightened and shaken slightly. Bend again so that the heel slides along the surface without leaving it. This massage is done alternately for both legs, 6 times for each .

Flexion and extension

The baby must be given the command to bend and straighten his legs. The cycle is 6 times. In the future, you can complicate the exercise a little by creating a barrier for the child in the form of each palm. Thus, the child will need to push the adult’s hands with effort. Repeat the bends 7 times .

Back massage

Pronation.
Stroking the baby's back.
Use your palms and fingertips to rub in a circular manner.
Back to stroking.
Use the edges of your palms to run along the child’s back.
The skin's response is slight redness.
Return to stroking again.
“Pinch” the long muscles of the back and buttocks.
Do circular strokes.

The cycle consists of 3 repetitions.

Child's readiness to walk

The pace of children's development varies significantly. Various factors influence the baby’s readiness to assume an upright position:

Heredity. One or both parents started walking late or were overweight in infancy - you should not expect their child to stand on his feet early and take his first steps.
Maturity of the nervous system. The baby’s movements must be clear and precise; the ability to maintain balance and grouping is required.
General health. Any pathologies of internal organs, frequent colds and common allergies weaken the child and significantly delay development.
Alternating physical and mental progress. Children develop in leaps and bounds, intellectual achievements are always replaced by physical ones. If the baby is actively learning to speak, most likely, during this period he will not begin to stand and walk.
Motivation. The baby himself must want to stand on his feet, and if there is no such desire, the parents need to interest the baby: offer to get to their favorite toy on their own, show how other children walk. It is not worth forcing a child to get up and stand on his feet against his will.

Helping the baby stand up

To ensure that the baby is not lazy, gets to his feet in a timely manner and takes his first steps without harm to his health, parents should help him a little:

The first steps of a son or daughter are an achievement comparable only to the first manned flight into outer space. Every parent expects this, sometimes even too eagerly. But all children are different, and what is easy for some is difficult for others. Very often you can meet two peers, one of whom began to walk at the age of 9 months, but until the age of three he wants to say almost nothing. The other one, on the contrary, went late, but at two he was already chattering incessantly. Examples: the sea. And you need to find an individual approach to everyone.

Many young parents are interested in when they can put their baby on his feet. There is no definite answer here, but there are points that are important to know. Most specialists (pediatricians, orthopedists, etc.) believe that there is no need to rush nature. Indeed, the load on a fragile spine is fraught with unpleasant consequences. This should be especially taken into account if there is a vitamin D deficiency and the risk of developing rickets.

On the other hand, it would be nice if you encourage your baby’s attempts to sit and stand in every possible way. In a playful way, holding the child under your arms, you can squat and stomp. Light and fun exercises with breaks will only benefit the developing body. Crawling is also very important for the normal formation of the spine. Very often, doctors, checking innate reflexes, sit or stand very young children. This is normal, as this state lasts less than a minute.

Massage, walks in the fresh air, breastfeeding and the love of mom and dad will be very useful for general development and walking in particular. And the baby will gradually learn everything himself.

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First, we wait for the baby to start holding his head up, then for him to be able to roll over on his own, then for him to sit up and crawl, and finally for him to stand on his feet. All these, so to speak, development milestones are purely individual. Some people succeed early, others later. So it is impossible to establish any exact dates here.

How to teach a child to crawl: action plan

To teach a child to crawl, first of all, you need to make the baby want to explore some object, you need to make sure that he has such an opportunity. Surround your baby with a variety of interesting toys and objects (for example, a saucepan lid is also a very entertaining thing), and also give him some freedom of movement outside the crib or playpen. The most effective way to motivate a child is not to show him how to move, but to offer him interesting stimuli.

Children begin to crawl on average at 6-7 months, but you should prepare for this important process in advance. Below is a sample “action plan” for teaching a child to crawl:

If at 3 months the baby has not yet learned to hold his head up on his own, you should often put him on his tummy and put interesting objects in front of him, bring the baby to various things in the apartment so that he looks at them. A course of health massage to simulate motor development (especially in the case of muscle hyper- or hypotonicity) and strengthen the muscular system will not hurt. If necessary, an osteopathic doctor will remove muscle tension that impedes the baby’s freedom of movement. In addition, at one month, three months and six months you should visit a neurologist who will assess the state of the child’s nervous system.
At 4 months, offer your baby more objects that are easy to grasp; At this age, the baby is interested in his legs - try to teach him to grab his legs and even reach them to his mouth - little ones usually like this activity.
At 5 months the child begins to move himself in space. First, try to teach your baby to turn on his side for an interesting toy, use the sound of a rattle so that the baby begins to move in the right direction. To help the child roll over onto his side, you can, from a position on his back, move his knee to his side so that he can complete the turn of the body himself.
At 6 months, continue to practice spins and various turns. If the baby has not yet sat down on his own (normally from 6 to 8 months), help him do this, but do not pull him forward by the arms, but over the side, moving his hands.
At 6-7 months, babies begin to crawl in some way: on all fours, on their bellies, on their butts (especially if you have parquet or linoleum, then moving around while sitting on your butts is much more fun :)), etc. Before starting to crawl in the classical sense (on all fours), the baby trains for several weeks to stand on all fours, swings his whole body funny, etc. To encourage crawling, lure a baby lying on his stomach with toys and household items that children like so much. Play with your child various finger games (pallets, magpie-crow), stomps, read rhythmic poems and listen to children's songs with your child that are good for moving. You can make a tunnel or obstacle so that the baby begins to crawl on all fours or on his belly. Children love to crawl over mom or dad, and also crawl from mom to dad and back, so the presence of a significant adult is in itself an excellent incentive for movement.

If your baby crawled at 6-7 months, then eight months is the time for selfless crawling and attempts to stand up with support. If at this age a child avoids active movements and tries to achieve what he wants with the help of screaming, this can be both a manifestation of character and a consequence of motor difficulties. Continue teaching your baby to reach for objects on his own. A repeat course of wellness massage will not be superfluous.

At 9 months, almost all children show a desire to take a vertical position (stand on their legs); there is no need to forcefully lift the child, but you can help if the baby is trying to stand up. If the baby is still just crawling, this is also normal.

It is important to give him more space to move around at this age, and give him interesting objects and things that he wants to grab.

Almost all children have been able to stand on their own for about a year, but everyone takes their first steps at their own time, so there is no need to rush the baby, everything will come in due time.

Is your baby ready to stand on his feet?

Knowledge of some factors that determine when a child will be ready to change from a horizontal to a vertical position will help us answer this question.

Heredity

The resulting genes greatly influence the growth and character of the child. Remember yourself and your relatives at this age: if you and your parents are lively and active, then your child is unlikely to be prone to slowness and thoughtfulness, and vice versa. And if you began to crawl and walk early, then most likely your baby will sit up and walk early.

Physical build

It is much easier for slender children to get on their feet than for large and overweight children. The latter will do it later. But in no case can this be called a violation, it’s just that each child is individual, and the norm is a vague concept.

Nervous system development

The ability to maintain balance and control your arms and legs directly depends on this. So if a child has had or has neurological problems, he will begin to walk when the nervous system is ready for it. Everything is again purely individual.

Motivation

The child himself must want to stand on his own legs. The same as before - sit down or crawl. But if he doesn't do this, maybe he just doesn't want to yet. Get him interested! Motivation is important for kids. Place bright new toys not side by side, but at a distance - so that you can’t easily reach them. Maybe curiosity will force the baby to get up and take his first steps. Or maybe on a walk he will see how other children walk and want to follow their example. The main thing is not to force.

How to teach a child to stand on his feet without support

The period of a child's development, when he stands on his own legs, is exciting for his parents.
But before he can stand on his own feet, he still has a long way to go. From this article you will learn when a child is ready to stand up, how to teach a child to stand on his feet, and what exercises will help with this.

When does a child stand on his feet?

First, let's look at the features of children's development that every parent should know and, as a result of considering which, we can draw some conclusions about the normal or abnormal maturation of the child.

Features of children's development:

months - rolls over from back to stomach, lies on stomach, resting on palms of straightened arms.

months - rolls over from stomach to back, begins to crawl.

months - crawls well, manipulates toys.

months – stands up, holding onto a support, steps, falls, holding onto a support.

Righting reflex

In order for a child to stand on his own feet, his nervous system must become strong enough to reach the stage of maturity. At this stage, the child experiences an increase in muscle tone on the back surface of the body, which allows him to support his weight on his legs.

Also, the very mechanism of how a child stands up cannot be realized without the straightening reflex, which plays a special role in automatic gait.

This reflex allows the baby to rock and squat in place, which prepares his muscles for more complex maneuvers, such as holding weight on one leg and transferring it to the other. The righting reflex passes quickly enough, after which the stage of decreased muscle tone begins.

At this time, the child notices various movements that resemble “wooden” movements to adults. The child strives to learn to control his legs and bend them consciously.

When does a child begin to stand on his feet?

Starting at six or seven

months, the learning process goes faster, since the child can already voluntarily stretch his legs, straighten them and can independently try to stand up.

At this age, you can very well trace the mechanism of how the child gets up, especially when he jumps in your arms. Such jumps can be called the beginning of standing.

After a few weeks or a month, the baby can already stand on two legs for a long time, he is capricious when you sit him down and tries to take even more awkward steps when you support him under your arms.

Closer to eight

After months, he can already grab something with his hands and hold himself in this position for quite a long time. The divisions into time periods are presented here rather arbitrarily, because we should not forget that when a child’s instinct awakens, then he will stand on his own legs. If he strives for this, then you should not hinder his development.

Often, young mothers worry that standing on their legs for a long time will lead to their curvature. However, this is fundamentally wrong, and there is no point in fearing it.

By nine
After months, your baby can already safely stand on his feet without support and run a couple of steps, holding your hands.

At this time, he will need your help, as he may fall, get scared and give up trying to walk for a long time.

How to teach a child to stand on his feet?

In order for a child to rise to his feet, at least another nine months must pass after birth, which is due to the development and strengthening of the spine.

Exercises to get your child back on his feet

In order to correctly answer the question of how to teach a child to stand on his feet, first decide for yourself whether he is ready for such a load? If he is already crawling, but does not take the initiative to stand on his feet, he may be comfortable as is.

Before teaching your child to stand, give him plenty of time to crawl. After all, when a child begins to crawl, all his muscles warm up and develop. Since crawling is a rather labor-intensive act from the point of view of muscle work.

Starting from the period when your child can confidently sit up on his own, it makes sense to carry out physical exercises that will prepare his spine for vertical load.

To do this, you need to regularly massage your child’s back and develop his legs and arms.

Since the load during vertical walking will fall entirely on the entire body and affect the internal organs, it is advisable to develop everything in a complex.

Excellent exercises are considered to be water procedures and visiting the pool, where in infant groups very small six-month-old children feel like fish. Such swimming will help to perfectly strengthen the back muscles and help the child stand on his feet in the future.

In the process of deciding how to teach your child to stand up, you will need special devices.

The sitting position of the child allows you to begin using devices such as walkers in a strictly limited time period. Don't let your baby stay in them for more than two hours without a break, and always put on children's orthopedic shoes so that he doesn't walk on his toes later.

To teach your child to stand up, squatting and jumping exercises will help.

In addition to developing the child’s muscles, parents should pay attention to his sense of balance. This can be easily achieved by placing the baby on his feet and gradually removing his hands. At first you can hold it constantly until you feel that it is standing. Therefore, it is advisable to hold it in a standing position for several minutes.

How to teach a child to stand up on his own?

So, a few rules on the topic “how to teach a child to stand” or what to do to avoid falling:

Before teaching a child to stand, you need to think about such a thing as the safety of the place. The place where you are going to teach your child to stand should be as safe as possible. A child is a child because he must be everywhere and at once. If you are a little distracted, injury, bruise, and, as a result, tears may occur.

The second thing you need to remember is support. At first, it is the support that should help your child stand up. You don't need to lift it yourself.

The child will get used to such help and will wait to be put on his feet, and, without seeing any reaction, tears, screaming, and hysterics will soon arise.

It will be more difficult for you to wean him from this habit than to immediately teach him correctly - to stand without support.

And the third thing I would like to note. To the best of your ability, give your child a massage. It has a general strengthening property and tones the muscles for further exercise. In this regard, there will be significantly fewer injuries from an awkward turn or an incorrect fall.

In general, it is necessary to talk about how massage affects the human body, a child in this case.

Not only does it strengthen all muscles, warm up joints and prepare the body for prolonged stress, it also has a calming effect that can relax your child in a tense moment, preventing the loss of your and his nerve cells.

Source: https://www.medmoon.ru/rebenok/kak_nauchit_rebenka_vstavat.html

Helping the baby

It turns out that everything depends on nature, but practically nothing depends on you and me? Not at all! We should not wait passively until the child is ready to stand up. On the contrary, we are obliged to promote the development of the baby’s muscular system.

Massage

Both massage and encouragement to active movement are suitable for this. For example, after bathing, do not rush to dress the baby, let him take air baths, and you will see how cheerfully and cheerfully he begins to jerk his arms and legs. Great exercise!

Crawl

It is also very important not to miss such an important stage in development as crawling (See “When a child begins to crawl”). Although many parents believe that it is not at all necessary to first learn to crawl and then stand on their feet, orthopedists are of a completely opposite opinion: crawling is necessary to strengthen both the spine and muscles. In general, it is important for a child to grow up in an atmosphere of love and care. Thanks to this, he will develop normally, showing interest in the world. And at some point he will want to explore it in a vertical position.

It is impossible to answer exactly at how many months the baby can be put on his feet. Doctors can indicate average periods and give general recommendations, but each child is individual.

When can you put your baby on his feet?

There is no need to rush through this process. If the child is healthy, he will definitely go, no matter if it happens at 10 months. or at 1.5 years. It's okay if he crawls or sits for a while longer.

When the baby leans on his legs, a huge load is placed on the spine. If the muscles are still weak, this can lead to curvature or other musculoskeletal problems.

A baby's readiness to walk can be determined by the following factors:

Heredity. It is necessary to take into account when the parents went. Children usually repeat the exploits of mom and dad.
Physical build. Thin children get on their feet faster than fat ones.
Maturity of the nervous system. The ability to maintain balance in an upright position depends on the state of the central nervous system. Children with neurological disorders walk later than their healthy peers.
Phases of development. Intellectual development alternates with physical development. Children are mentally developed and can stand on their feet later.
Motivation. When a child understands that it is faster to get to a toy on two legs than on all fours, he will take the initiative.

It would be correct if the baby first learns to crawl, then sit up on his own, and then stand up. You cannot force it.

When the child begins to stand on his feet, exercises to simulate standing up

When children begin to stand independently with and without support, what deviations from the norm may there be. Ways to help your child take an upright position. How to avoid common parenting mistakes.

Any mother strives to do everything possible, and sometimes more, so that her child grows up not only healthy, but also developed, and one of her main desires is to know that her child is “the best.” It all starts with the basics, so one of the first topics that comes to the center of attention not only of parents, but also of pediatricians, neurologists, and psychologists is what time children begin to stand.

Necessary stages of early development

Among the various literature on child development, there are sets of exercises that help the baby strengthen the muscles of the back and legs in order to learn to stand and then walk in a timely manner. Of course, this is preceded by the following stages of a child’s early development, preparing him to stand up independently:

At about three months, the baby learns to raise its head while lying on its stomach. He examines with interest the surrounding space, which seems unfamiliar to him from his new position.
At four to five months, the baby begins to roll over on his own from his back to his stomach.
By six months, children make attempts to crawl and by about seven months they learn this, their first method of independent movement.
At the age of about eight months, the children's musculoskeletal system becomes capable of maintaining an upright body position.
By nine months, children begin to walk with support on a hard surface, and then by hand.
Around the age of one year, the baby takes his first independent step.

The image below shows how many months a child begins to stand on his legs with support - at the age of about 10 months.

Children differ from each other due to their individual physique and character. More often there are inquisitive toddlers who perceive everything new with interest and try to apply their motor skills as quickly as possible. Therefore, normally, children begin to stand on their own feet at about 8 months and by 10 months they do this quite confidently.

There are calm kids for whom it is enough to contemplate what is happening around them without taking active part. In such children, developmental moments may differ slightly from those listed above, and it happens that they need help to be active. Premature babies may also have delayed milestones, and you should not rush them, given that their actual age differs from that of their peers.

In general, if it is clear that the child is trying to grab the bar, side of the bed, knees or sofa seat with his hands and pull himself up, then it’s time to get up.

How to help a child stand up

In this process, parents act as observers rather than active helpers. If the baby himself pulls himself up and stands up, it means that his muscles are already ready for this process.

Even if he has not reached the already mentioned eight-month age, there is no need to worry. It is not so important at how many months a child should stand on his legs with support.

If the baby stands up, he can no longer be forced to sit.

When this happens, you can simply try to protect his movements so that an unexpected injury or fear does not turn the baby away from further achievements.

When the baby has already stood up, you can lightly support him by the forearms, since even the formed muscles are still too weak for long-term standing. This will also prevent the baby from falling.

When you first stand up, support on your arms is more important because the arm muscles have already learned to support the upper body and are more trained than the leg muscles. Therefore, you definitely need an object that the baby can hold on to while standing.

At first he clings tightly to it, without letting go of his hands, but then, realizing his strength, he can begin to explore the space around and move along the support in small steps. You shouldn’t hinder him, but you shouldn’t provoke the child to take a step either if he’s not ready for it.

Possible sources of danger

So, the little one has already learned to crawl, and the parents have studied things that are at his eye level and tried to neutralize sharp corners, slamming doors and wires lying on the floor. Now, when the child begins to stand with support, it’s time to provide him with a “soft landing” if his weak legs get tired of supporting him in an upright position.

Usually the legs give way and the child simply falls back - sometimes sitting on his buttocks, sometimes toppling over. At such moments, a diaper helps, softening the blow to the “butt”, and a carpet, which prevents you from hitting the floor painfully.

It is important for a rising baby to pay more parental attention, because by becoming more independent, he opens his way to the big world and is not immune from its dangers.

It is imperative to monitor the corners of tables and sharp or fragile objects on them - knives, cups, small household appliances.

You can temporarily lock the doors of cabinets or refrigerators or cover them with duct tape to protect the items inside and also to protect your fingers from getting pinched.

Exercises to encourage standing up

There are various exercises to strengthen your baby's muscles, which help him maintain an upright position. Using these exercises, it is easy to teach your child to stand without support:

If the child is not yet standing, then a fitball can help him feel support in his legs. You need to put him with his stomach on a loosely inflated ball, swing him so that his legs touch the hard surface and push off from it. Be sure to gently hold the baby so that he feels the support of his mother’s hands.
Raise your favorite toy so that the baby can reach it, holding on to a strong support. The baby will begin to strive towards her, looking for an opportunity to rise.
Adjust the height of the support. When the child confidently learns to stand, leaning on an object at waist level, you need to move the support higher.
You can try to occupy the hands of a child standing at a support with an interesting toy. Thus, he will lean against the support not with his hands, but with his stomach, and his hands will be occupied.
In order for the child to learn to sit down from a standing position, a toy is placed on the floor next to the standing baby. When he shows interest in her, you need to help him sit down carefully next to her. This way he will learn not to fall, but to land softly.
Several toys are placed at different heights. So the baby will try to reach first one, then the other, thereby freeing first one or the other hand.
While the baby is standing at a low support, you can lay out several toys on the floor. The baby is asked to lift them one by one.
If you put a small obstacle between the baby’s right or left leg so that they are not at the same level, then he will learn to maintain balance in this position. This develops a sense of balance.

By carrying out such exercises regularly, you can see firsthand how exciting and joyful it is when children begin to stand without support.

How to avoid mistakes

It happens that young parents rush the development of their child, and as soon as the baby has assumed a vertical position, they put him in a walker to keep the young naturalist occupied.

Of course, this is a good opportunity to free up your hands, but do not forget that forty minutes is the maximum time that a child should spend in a walker, because this position is still unnatural for his musculoskeletal system, and standing up should alternate with sitting in order to give weak muscles a rest.

Sometimes a child tries to get up too early, around five to six months, when his spine is not yet able to support the weight of his body. In this case, doctors recommend encouraging him to crawl to avoid possible problems in the development of the musculoskeletal system.

You can place your baby's favorite toy in front, but out of reach, so that he has an incentive to reach for it. Then the baby will conquer distances on his haunches, and he will have time to develop his musculoskeletal system to the level where it can already hold him upright.

In any case, in order to learn to stand, first with support, and then without it, and also to start walking, the baby needs not only physical training, but most importantly, parental love and support. Only with her help will he master all the listed skills and be ready for new great achievements.

At what time does a child begin to stand on his own, how to help him

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At what months should a baby with health problems be supported on his legs?

A child with muscle hypertonicity may try to stand up at six months, before learning to sit. This cannot be allowed. Distract your baby by any means so that he sits down or lies down. Staying in a vertical position for a long time will lead to deformation of the feet.

You can put your baby on his feet starting from 10 months. Until this time, be sure to support him under his armpits so that his feet barely touch the surface.

Encourage crawling, it strengthens the spinal muscles.

If a child has rickets, try to limit the baby’s attempts to lean on his legs for longer. Previously 10 months You definitely can’t get up, otherwise your limbs will become twisted. Take your child for walks in the fresh air more often, give him calcium complexes with vitamin D and give him a massage.

What time to stand on your feet should be decided by the child, not the parents. If you do not want to harm your baby, you should not forcefully teach and train him until he is ready for this.

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How many months can you put your baby on his feet and how to do it?

Many parents want to know at what age they can put their baby on his feet. It is impossible to give an exact answer, but there are points that you need to know. Many experts argue that nature itself should not be rushed. Indeed, you should not load the spine, otherwise it will lead to consequences. This must be remembered if the baby has a vitamin D deficiency. However, it will be good if the baby’s attempts to stand up or sit down are encouraged. Through play, fun and easy exercise will benefit your growing body. Crawling is very important for the development of the spine. Massage, breastfeeding, walks in the fresh air and love between mom and dad are very beneficial for the full development of the baby. And then the baby will begin to learn on his own.

Many orthopedists warn parents that they can only put their baby on his feet after 10 months, after the hip joint and spine have become stronger, so that skeletal deformities do not occur.

Other doctors talk about the first attempts to stand starting at birth, using stepping reflexes that begin to disappear after 3 months. We must not forget that we must always take into account the developmental characteristics of the child’s entire body. There are so many doctors, so many opinions, especially about when a child can be put on his feet.

With rickets, it is necessary to limit the child’s attempts to stand up due to curvature of the legs. Vitamin deficiency. D and calcium can lead to negative consequences, curvature of the spine and lower extremities. And the game form will only help stimulate attempts to get up.

With hypertonicity of the baby's muscles, children make attempts to stand up before six months, until they begin to sit independently. The baby’s foot experiences a lot of stress due to the baby’s weight and muscle tension, and as a result it can become deformed. When a baby stands on tiptoes, he gets tired quickly. In such a situation, it is necessary to distract the baby, while supporting the child under the arms and not allowing him to remain in an upright position for a long time.

During the massage, the doctor often moves the baby and puts him on his feet for a while, in this way he checks the innate reflexes. There is no harm in this. In addition, massage stimulates the formation of new abilities and skills and the physical development of children.

In any case, you should not force your baby to get up, but only support and help him. The main thing is to create a supportive and loving atmosphere for your baby. Then your child will be able to develop correctly.

The first hesitant step is a great joy for parents and, naturally, a real success for the little winner. Everyone is looking forward to this moment with great impatience. But we should not forget that development in children occurs in different ways - some babies confidently stomp already at nine months, while others have not even tried to learn to stand at one year old.

If you deliver your baby too early, it can lead to problems with the spine

Do we need to rush?
Is your baby ready for such a load?
When can a child be put on his feet? video

Martial arts are better than tennis

But orthopedic correction alone is not enough. To form a healthy foot you need:

Active lifestyle. The movements will help pump up the muscles of the legs, including the muscles of the arch of the foot. In the warm season, it is good to run barefoot. Moving on uneven surfaces ideally trains muscles and ligaments. Among the sports activities that are useful for flat feet, we can highlight: cross-country skiing, any active walking and all types of martial arts that help maintain muscle-ligamentous apparatus in tone (karate, taekwondo). However, some sports, if practiced not from time to time, but regularly and seriously, on the contrary, can provoke flat feet. For example, this is hockey, figure skating, as well as sports with an asymmetric load: tennis, high jumping, javelin throwing.

Gymnastics for legs. Orthopedic mats are suitable for training - both purchased and made independently from sea pebbles or, for example, chestnut fruits. It is also useful to go up and down the bars of the wall bars barefoot. Before going to bed, it is useful for a child to move small objects with his toes (for example, you can collect scattered parts of a construction set in a box)

Do we need to rush?

All parents want to know: when can a child be put on his feet? In fact, there is no answer to this question, since you can only indicate the points that you need to know. Many experts believe that due to early stress on the spine there can be various negative consequences.

Despite this, the baby’s independent attempts to sit down or stand on his feet should be encouraged in every possible way. Massage, walks in the fresh air, breastfeeding and, naturally, the love of parents are invariably useful for the development of a child - all this contributes to the desire to start learning independently.

As for orthopedists, their opinion is divided. Some say that a child can be put on his feet no earlier than ten months, since at this age the spine and hip joint are already well strengthened and there is no need to worry about skeletal deformation.

Others are confident that the first attempts to stand can be made almost from the age of three months, since at this time the baby still has step-by-step reflexes.

Often, with hypertonicity, a baby may try to get up before he turns six months old. You should not rejoice at such too early development of your baby, since at this time the body is simply not ready for this - deformation of the foot is possible due to a very heavy load. In addition, standing at this age is very early; the child gets tired quickly and begins to stand on tiptoe. Parents can be advised to distract the baby from standing in every possible way, not to allow him to remain in this position for too long, and even better, to support the little one under the armpits.

At the same time, independent attempts to rise must be encouraged.

Walkers: enemy or helper

Walkers, reins, playpens - all these are limiters of children's freedom that settle in every home. Are they necessary? - Yes and no.

Is it necessary to teach a child to walk with the help of a walker, because this is what they are generally believed to be created for? Not really, walkers are intended for children who already know how to walk - so that the child is busy, but does not fall, and the mother can calmly cook dinner.

The height of the walker, designed for older children, may cause the baby to get used to walking on his toes, although he had not thought about it before. In addition, a baby who has not yet walked is at risk for spinal curvature - after all, his muscles have not yet strengthened and do not support the spine sufficiently.

If you decide that you will definitely have a walker, follow these rules:

choose a quality product;
do not let the baby sit in the walker for a long time;
If the child has not yet walked, it is better not to use a walker yet, or use it no more than an hour a day.

A playpen is more suitable than a walker. In the playpen you can play, stand, sit, walk and not fall painfully. In addition, the baby playing in the playpen is always visible.

Reins are needed more for walks - so that the baby does not fall into the mud, and mother’s back does not hurt. Their disadvantage is that they are not always reliable. But with a little experience, you won’t drop the baby and will be able to go everywhere with him.

The first step is only a small but bold journey into the future. Enter this door holding hands: dad, mom and their baby!

Is your baby ready for such a load?

Doctors note that the baby’s readiness to stand depends on the following factors.

Genetics. Remember that thoughtfulness and a phlegmatic mood are already traits of a future character: after all, some are naturally lively, while others are thoughtful and balanced. It makes sense to analyze the family pedigree. If the baby’s parents were large children, and, moreover, rather slow, then their baby is unlikely to be too playful. But there is a chance that he will get on his feet later than other children and will move slowly.
Physical development. There is no child who develops according to the table proposed by pediatricians, because they offer an average option. Large and plump babies need more time to get on their feet, but small and puny babies can do this much easier and faster. If your baby is too inactive and lazy, ask your pediatrician to prescribe you a massage and special exercises - this has never harmed anyone.
"Verticalization". To stand, the baby must learn to maintain balance and control his limbs. All this is very difficult - from the point of view of the nervous system. Kids get used to it gradually. First, the baby looks at objects, then he begins to touch them. At first the baby will try to sit up, then crawl, and only after that will stand on his feet. If your child has and has had neurological problems, then this may delay the process of walking for some time - do not worry, this will happen as soon as the nervous system matures.
Phase rotation. The period of physical growth and intellectual development always alternate with each other. It's quite normal. In the case when a child, as they say, “takes a break,” do not rush him - you should not force him to do something.
Wish. Does your baby have a desire to stand? It is possible that the child lacks motivation to start walking. It is very important for him to see other children who have already gone, or interesting things that he cannot reach himself, so he needs to get up.

From pediatrician to podiatrist

Examining a baby’s foot in the cradle in search of signs of pathology is a waste of time. After all, all children are born with flat feet. The arched instep, the same arches of the foot necessary for shock absorption while walking, running and jumping, begin to form from the moment the baby takes its first steps. And this process ends closer to adulthood. So in preschool children, planovalgus foot alignment is considered a physiological norm.

At one year, when the child begins to walk, the young “pioneer” should be shown for the first time to a specialized doctor - a podiatrist. Further visits to this specialist (in the absence of pathology) should be scheduled every two years until the age of seven and once a year starting from school age.

When can a child be put on his feet? video

If a baby tries to get up before six months, this indicates muscle hypertonicity.

Don't force your baby to stand - create a better atmosphere for independent attempts

First, it probably needs to be said that there is no specific age when you can put a child on his feet. There are restrictions for early periods - no younger than 7-8 months. However, only the baby can show that he is ready, this will manifest itself in his attempt to maintain balance and stand on his feet with the support of his hands. This natural stage of development just says that it is already possible. The nuances of this period of the baby’s life:

Walking barefoot

Parents often ask if their child can walk barefoot. Many do this under pressure from the older generation - grandparents are horrified when they see a toddler take his first steps with bare heels on the bare floor. There is nothing wrong with such a “walk” without shoes, Komarovsky believes, and besides, it is very useful for the child.

Nature does not provide any shoes, and therefore biologically and physiologically the child definitely does not need them. If the floor is cold and the baby is barefoot, there is no need to be afraid that increased heat transfer will occur. The child is unlikely to get sick.

When the foot comes into contact with a cold floor, the skin vessels on the baby’s legs narrow, and this is what prevents heat loss. This compensatory property is present only in human legs, but not in other parts of the body.

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. Which? I propose to look into the article “How to teach a child to walk independently without support” together.

Somehow, while “walking” through the Internet, I came across a message from a young mother claiming that her baby was trying to get up at almost 6 months. She is naturally delighted, but the doctor commenting on her words is not at all. He claims that the baby’s muscles are not yet strong, as is the musculoskeletal system. Consequently, the consequences of early walking can be disastrous: from incorrect foot placement to curvature of the lower leg.

The situation gets worse if the little one 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.

What time can you put your baby on his feet?

It is generally accepted that the initial setting of a child on his legs can begin after he independently learns to sit, maintaining balance and firmly orienting his head. Sometimes there are “crazy people” who learn to walk before sitting or crawling, but this is rather an exception or a developmental pathology.

It is worth keeping in mind the differences between girls and boys, because the main load when walking falls on the hip joint and spine. Girls need to sit down and stand on their feet a month later than boys.

An important criterion for the decision to get a baby back on his feet is his physical condition and the degree of physiological development.

With a normal general condition, children place their legs differently, plunging mothers into confusion.

The child places his foot incorrectly

Many parents notice that the baby places his leg incorrectly: inward, crooked, bending his toes, on a rib or toe. Let's figure out why this happens and whether something needs to be done.

Initially, children's legs in 98.6% of cases have a characteristic “O” shape, with the feet often turned toes towards each other. Sometimes this can be accompanied by classic clubfoot, when the foot stands on the outside - all this is quite natural and normal.

During the very first attempts to stand on his feet, he often curls his toes - this is a reflex reaction to an irritant (floor, flooring) - this is a normal phenomenon that goes away after 1-2 weeks of regular exercise. If the child has not stopped curling his fingers, you should go to the clinic and take a referral to a dermatologist and orthopedist (it’s never a bad idea to get checked).

Often children (especially girls) put their feet on their toes - this is an example of psychosomatic imitation and the desire to grow, becoming taller. That is, it is not just natural, but absolutely normal. In this particular case, anxiety may be caused more likely by the absolutely correct positioning of the legs without the manifestation of all the listed imitations and reflexes.

You should be wary if non-standard positioning of the legs continues for more than 3 weeks (subject to regular exercise) or occurs asymmetrically (in itself not scary, but may be a sign of the onset of development of flat feet or club feet).

If this does not happen constantly, but systematically, then this is a clear sign of the severity of the development of one side (right-handed or left-handed).

Cautions

Why you can’t put your baby on his feet early:

Early placement can lead to curvature of the legs, because the bones are still soft, as well as to excessive activity of the sweat glands (the legs will constantly sweat, which will lead to a characteristic odor and many fungal diseases).
Late onset is dangerous due to the formation of pathological gait and foot placement. To avoid this, you should use a studded rubber mat and several exercises that any pediatrician or pediatric orthopedist will show you.
Treatment for congenital pathologies or acquired diseases (juvenile arthritis, for example) should be supervised by an experienced orthopedist. Do not under any circumstances try to position your baby yourself.

So mothers of two-month, three-month and even six-month babies, don’t rush. Your baby will get up when the time comes.