Wanting children to learn to walk quickly, what should parents do?

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Babies usually start walking around 12 months of life, but can fluctuate earlier or later. There are many important milestones that parents must accompany to help children can walk such as from the first movements of life to rolling, crawling, standing, walking. Here are some tips on how to help your child learn to walk quickly.

1. What should parents do if their children want to learn to walk quickly?

Parents who want their child to walk faster can assist in any stage of their child's development. But one thing to keep in mind here is timing, children cannot jump from sitting to walking overnight. Learning how to walk takes time, parents should not have a hasty thought but need to closely follow each stage of walking, timely support to strengthen strengths and improve weaknesses for children.
There are many ways to help children learn to walk quickly, can use nutritional interventions, supplement vitamins and minerals, use supportive drugs, ... In the scope of this article, we will present the solution. Most specifically, if you want your child to quickly learn to walk, then support the child's movement.
1.1 Make sure the toddler space is large enough and safe for the baby The first and most important step, parents should prepare a spacious and safe surrounding space for the toddler:
Clean the floor from the Clutter can create a tripping hazard, moving fragile decorative items elsewhere. Keep sharp objects out of reach of children, put outlet covers and excess cords of electrical equipment. Arrange strong fulcrums, cover corners (such as armchairs, tables, bed rails, handrails on the wall, ...) for children to hold on to learn to walk. Before applying exercises to help children learn to walk quickly, arrange a large enough space with a fulcrum to hold and hold to help children increase their confidence to learn to walk, this measure is especially effective for babies. shy behavior.
1.2 Exercise to strengthen the child's core muscle groups You must walk before you can run, if you want your child to walk quickly, you must first train your child to sit firmly before walking. Basically, this means that in order for children to quickly walk, they need to help develop the core muscle groups of the body that are strong enough to stand and walk. Exercises to help the toddler walk quickly in this case are:
Have the child sit on a small stool (or bench, foam roller, cube chair) with their feet on the floor (with supervision of course) This exercise focuses on the legs and develops strength in the lower body. Ask your child to reach for toys out of reach to practice body position changes such as standing up, reaching for arms, etc. Children tend to use upper body strength. can coordinate with the legs while performing the movements. The activity is useful for both crawling and walking and helps develop the gross motor skills needed for walking. Essentially, parents are giving their kids a reason to move around the space they're in. This turns strenuous toddler work into a fun game.

1.3 Stimulating and supporting a toddler Stimulating and supporting a child is a certain measure that parents need to pay attention to if they want their child to learn to walk quickly :
Support means when the child is trying to practice movements something you can support your child to do successfully. Support helps to reduce fear with crawling, standing or walking. For example, when a baby is trying to crawl, parents can gently lift the belly so that the baby can lift himself up and crawl everywhere. Stimulation is guiding, actively modeling, or letting the child perform previously unknown movements to arouse interest so that the child wants to do it. For example, when a child is learning to crawl, parents can both make jokes and perform crawling movements to encourage the baby to follow, then surely the child will try to crawl along in pleasure. When children make any progress in movement, parents remember to praise and hug the child. Children will feel good and parents really love this movement, and it is a very effective way to help children learn to walk quickly.
1.4 Let children learn to walk barefoot If you want your child to walk quickly, let them go barefoot to explore their surroundings. Babies get a lot of information from their feet as they learn to walk. Babies will feel the texture of different surfaces like hardwood, carpet, grass, etc., and their brain adjusts the way muscles and joints work accordingly. Not only that, going barefoot helps strengthen the muscles in the feet to increase stability and stability when walking. Of course, before letting children walk around the street without shoes, parents need to make sure there are no objects that can injure their baby's feet.
1.5 Letting your child play with other children with better motor skills Another extremely effective way to help toddlers learn to walk is to play with other children who have developed more motor skills than they did but have not. too much difference. For example, if your baby is adept at crawling and is a toddler, let him play with better walkers. At that time, those children will attract and engage them in similar movements, they will try to walk more and that is a very effective way to help children learn to walk quickly. If parents maintain this daily, after 1 month you will witness the child's motor development unexpectedly.
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2. Things parents should avoid when letting children learn to walk

2.1 Avoid pushing your baby to walk Your baby may show some signs that he's ready to walk, but it can take a long time for the brain and body to coordinate things. Although using exercises to help children learn to walk quickly, parents need to focus on the appropriateness of exercises with each developmental milestone in the process of teaching children to walk, timely encouragement when children achieve each step. small success.

2.2 Do not use a walker Many parents want their children to learn to walk quickly, so they have invested in a walker for their child. Unlike push toys, walkers are devices that children sit inside instead of standing behind, they also have wheels on the base that move freely when the child pushes out with their feet. The walker looks like a way to help children learn to walk quickly, but in reality, it takes away the motivation for children to learn to walk and interferes with the natural process of learning to walk. In fact, there are also many cases of children being injured or having unexpected incidents when using a walker (such as a wheelchair down stairs, rolling into a pool, ...).
Whether parents are mentally prepared or not, children will begin the natural development process from first movements to learning to walk before you know it. Although parents want their children to learn to walk quickly, it is necessary to avoid the mentality of being in a hurry and limit unnecessary consequences for the baby. The way to help children learn to walk quickly is to give them exercises to strengthen the body's core muscle group and encourage them to develop motor activities appropriate to each stage of their baby's walking journey. If parents are concerned about their child's progress toward this important milestone, contact their pediatrician for advice, evaluation, and intervention if needed. Always remember that some children start walking early, others may start later, and your child will soon get there with the right time and practice.
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