If you have ever wondered what his first steps will be like, you have to know that if he is about to complete his year of life perhaps you are already trying to position yourself naturally in taking your first steps.
There are some so pioneers that with 9 months they have already overcome it and others, even exceeding the year, do not begin to develop their first attempts. If at a point where you discover that the child is already trying to make his first efforts, the parents We can always encourage and stimulate them, but at a very calm pace, without putting pressure on them.
How are the phases until it begins to walk
Most babies begin by crawling, and I say the majority, because others have not achieved this ability, they have achieved it after walking. It is a challenging task as the baby trying to pick up certain skills that can allow him to achieve many goals.
Will try to feint to stand, he will be holding on to any point of support and will use his legs to be able to take those small steps. You will soon discover that can achieve other types of skills and your next step It will be walking from one piece of furniture to another without any kind of support.
As these types of measures are not very well guaranteed either, we must allow children to do so with the same guarantee that we are offering it to them, we must take care of all the furniture highlights and cover them so that they are not a problem for any blow you may suffer with a small fall.
Most children they begin to walk naturally, The age understood for this process is usually between 10 and 18 months, it is understood that most parents see it necessary to help them walk when they have reached one year of age. It is not too much to stimulate and encourage them, but yes that it is important not to pressure the situation.
How can you teach them?
- Give you confidence. When the child finally begins to stand up and have good coordination then we can encourage him to walk. Always You have to have a playful, calm and calm attitude, that the child notices security.
- Give you security. If we want to stimulate you, we can make you trust to lean on furniture or objects on your way, we will also be your great support, we can hold them under their arms and guide their first steps. Holding their hands is a good idea but it is less safe as they can hurt your wrists.
- Strengthen your balance. You must not hesitate practice your steps with bare feet, the muscle mass of your feet and ankles must be toned and the soles of your feet have to develop. If you have to be in a place with some type of footwear, you always have to choose the one that contains a soft and flexible sole with insoles designed for the correct development of the arch of the foot, Do not choose a shoe that is too narrow, it is important that it is wide so that the toes have mobility.
- Offer a place of support. It is a very good idea to get some furniture that can serve as a support, There are walkers that can be used as very good tools and everyday objects that we can have at home.
- After crawling their psychomotor development advances intuitively and they will voluntarily give us clues as to when they want to start walking. We can always invite you to start taking your first steps.
- Always keep a smile. If your child gets frustrated with falling and starts crying, never let him fall apart. Offer him your best smile and play down his stumbling block. We always have to give them that assurance that it will come in handy, and encourage them to try again.