How to teach a child to sit down?

A healthy baby will normally start to sit down by 6-7 months, less often it happens a little earlier. But, if by 7 months this did not happen, parents should turn to a specialist. If the baby does not have health problems, the parents can and must deal with it to strengthen the still weak muscles of the back. There is a whole complex of exercises, thanks to which the baby begins to sit down, first with the help of a mom or dad. With regular classes, adults will no longer have to worry about how to teach the child to sit himself - in the near future the baby will be able to hold the back on his own and finally sit down.

How to teach the child to sit down?

1. The simplest exercises include trying to plant a child, slightly supporting the front of the handle.
2. In addition, a good exercise remains stimulating the child's crawling.
3. Another way how to properly teach a child to sit down will be planting him in a semi-sitting or sitting position in a stroller, but not in a crib, with pads under his back.
4. For training the muscles of the back, it is best to plant it on the lap of the parents, using the abdomen as a support for the back of the child.
5. For this purpose, too, putting the child on the tummy is suitable - the muscles of the back will be further strengthened.

What if the child does not sit down?

While the child has not grown stronger, it can not be planted to sit alone for more than 7 minutes. Often, the back muscles of a child are not strong enough, and you should start to bring them into a tone not from planting, but from a massage and a complex of therapeutic gymnastics.

1. Of the massage techniques that parents can use at home, you can note rubbing and stroking the back and entire body of the baby.
2. In addition to massage, in addition to strengthen the muscles of the back helps swimming, whose skills in an infant remain intact until 3.5 months. For this it is enough to perform swimming exercises with the child even in the bathroom during bathing.
3. In addition, regular baths at a temperature of 36-37 degrees with the addition of herbal decoctions and water exercises exert additional stimulation on the weak muscle tone of the baby .