Each new result that a small child achieves is very important for his development. For a kid who has learned to sit on his own, the world, without exaggeration, opens from a new side.
Kids learn different skills at different speeds - don't worry if the neighbor's child is already confidently holding his head, and your baby of the same age cannot catch up with him. The pace of development in children is not the same.
Parents experience mastering each new skill together with the baby, rejoicing when a new stage of development has been mastered. Therefore, they are so interested in at what age the child will begin to hold his head, sit, stand, walk. One of the skills important for physical development is sitting, with the development of which the child acquires the opportunity to play a variety of interesting games.
How a child learns to sit
Many children begin to learn to sit after they are good at rolling over and holding their head. The muscles needed for this develop little by little from birth, but only become strong enough by five to six months. By the age of 8 months, almost all healthy children can sit without support.
With proper development, the mastering of a skill occurs approximately as follows. The desired muscles begin to develop at about four months. The child begins to learn to raise and hold his head in the “lying on his stomach” position. Then he tries to raise his chest, while leaning on his hands. At about 5 months, the baby is able to sit down independently and sit without the support of an adult for several seconds. It is useful to put some pillows around so that the child does not hurt himself in the event of a fall.
When the baby can sit on its own
Very soon, the baby will be able to maintain balance in a sitting position, however, while he will lean on one or both hands.
The baby will be about seven months old when he can finally sit without support. This position will be very pleasant for him: hands are free to explore the environment, you can turn in any direction and get the toy you like.
The child can now sit down from the "prone" position, while helping himself with his hands. Sit confidently without support, without the help of an adult, he will be able to by eight months.
The baby can be helped to learn to sit - for example, when he is lying on his stomach, encouraged to look up, to the sides, attracting attention with the help of a sounding toy. Raising his head, chest, turning, the child learns to control the position of the head, strengthens the muscles. When the baby learns to sit, leaning on his hands, toys are placed in front of him so that he tries to reach them. By lifting the hand off the floor to try to grab the toy, the child will learn to maintain balance using their own muscles, rather than support.
