The birth of a child is always happiness. You bring the tiny bundle home, and time starts running at a breakneck pace. At first, the baby rapidly grows out of all things, then it ceases to fit on the dad's hand, and now you cannot wait: when the baby will sit down or crawl.
After the child has learned to independently hold his head and roll over, he tries to master new skills. Someone is trying to get on all fours in order to crawl. Someone first learns to sit down.
Learning to sit
With each month, the muscles of the back, neck and abs become stronger, and gradually the child has a desire to change the bored horizontal position of the body. This usually occurs between 5-7 months of age. By the age of 8 months, 90% of children can already sit independently and confidently.
How do you know if your baby is ready to sit down? Stretch out your hands to him. If he, holding on to your palms, pulls forward, straining the abdominal muscles, this means that a start has been made. Some parents, in order to speed up the process, begin to "sit down" the child: they sit in pillows or on a soft surface, holding them with their hands. This can be done only after the baby is six months old.
Sitting for the first time, the child will fall, but gradually learn to lean on his hands, and by the age of 7 months - sit without support and even turn to get his favorite toy. One day, the baby will lean forward and try to maintain balance, leaning on both hands, this will be a signal that your baby will soon crawl.
Learning to crawl
Each child is unique, so a situation is possible when at first he learns to crawl and not sit. After he has mastered the coups and will raise himself on his arms to see you, the day will come when the baby will kneel down and start pushing off.
Usually babies start crawling at the age of 6-7 months. Someone first crawls backwards, someone on their belly. Everyone chooses the most convenient way for him. The first attempts are always slow and hesitant. By 9-10 months, the baby will learn to cross-crawl, alternating between the left leg and right arm with the right leg and left arm. By the year he will finally get used to it and pick up a decent speed.
How can you help your baby? Do not keep him all the time in the arena or crib, from 4 months on, lay the baby on the floor or on the sofa, lay out toys in front of him. Then he will have an incentive to get to them. Complicate the task as needed by placing pillows or blankets in the way of the child.
All children develop in different ways, do not worry if the child of acquaintances is already crawling with might and main, and yours is not yet at the same age. However, it is worth worrying if the baby does not start moving around on the eve of his first birthday.
