When babies enter the stage of "learning to walk", mothers always find ways to make babies learn faster and better.
This kind of "deep pit" tool such as a walker, many mothers have "blacked it out". So, are there other artifacts that can help your baby?
The answer is yes, and it's common and cheap!
Artifact 1: Curtain rod
In Montessori schools, this teaching aid may be a wooden crossbar or armrest, about 2-2.5 cm in diameter, about 35-40 cm from the ground, and fixed to the wall about 10 cm from the wall.
At home, mom can use a relatively thin curtain rod instead, fixed to the wall can be.
With this artifact, the mother will see the baby grasping the crossbar with his hand to prop himself up and then support it to stand.
At first, it is often on tiptoes, but even if you stand on your toes, your baby will move slowly and laterally along the crossbar, and slowly we will see that the baby gradually transitions from standing on tiptoes to standing normally, gaining better balance.
If possible, the mother can also install a mirror on the wall, so that the baby can also look in the mirror, observe himself in the mirror, and find himself, which is also good for the development of the baby's self-awareness.
Artifact 2: Coffee table
If you find that your baby's ability to move things has improved, the mother can increase the difficulty. You can provide the coffee table at home (which needs to be very stable) to your baby to practice turning.
The advantage of these facilities is that, with the assistance of the objective environment, the baby relies on himself to develop large limb balance movements, which not only helps the baby's independence to develop, but also helps them to better explore and regulate their balance ability.
When the baby wants to practice, he does not need to rely on adults, and the baby will not feel "only you are there, I can". This experience is very important for your baby to develop self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-dependence.
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