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Education From When Your Children Are Born.

01.10.2012 · Posted in Other A&E Article

A world of exploration opens up to your toddler as she begin to encounter many exciting new things. And, obviously, she is getting closer and closer to walking. Many new parents begin to feel a great deal of anticipation for the big day to happen when they take their first steps.rnrnLeading up to walkingrnA a very young age they can manage to make thier way around quite easily. she is probably creeping or crawling upstairs and toddling around furniture. They might have even attempted to take a small number of steps with support. At this stage she will be developing and strengthening the muscles in thier lower body, as well as establishing thier sense of balance. they need to be involved in activities that keep them on the move such as standing, crawling, climbing, exploring, walking, squatting, rolling and kicking a ball.rnThe world of exploration opens up to your 9-month-old as she begins to accomplish many exciting new things. she will learn how to bend thier knees and to sit after standing, which is actually quite a complex task to accomplish. One way to help them strengthen thier legs is to kneel or stand in front of them, hold out your arms, reaching your hands encouragingly toward them, and grasp both thier hands and walk them toward you.rnrnThere are actually many push toys that they can hold onto and push, which enable them to build not only thier muscles but additionally thier confidence. Should you opt to purchase one of these toys, be sure that it has a wide base for support.rnrnOne very important factor to consider at this stage of thier life is safety. If you have not childproofed the area, you should definitely consider putting safety latches on the doors of off-limit cabinets where you store cleaning solutions and medicines. Curiosity almost ensures she will make a beeline for the very place you keep such things.rnrnShoes:rnAs she starts to cruise the furniture and spend more time upright than crawling, many parents begin to consider whether or not shoes are necessary. It appears that almost everyone you talk to has a definite opinion in regards to the subject. But according to Penelope Leach, in Your Baby and Child, most of the experts believe that they will not will need shoes until she is walking around outdoors on a regular basis.rnIn fact, by allowing them to go barefoot, you will be enabling them to accomplish two significant factors needed in walking. First, they will be strengthening thier arches and leg muscles, and second, they can balance much easier when thier feet are bare because they can feel the varied textures of what she is walking on.rnrnHands-on play:rnThough you will be concentrating a great deal of time on developing thier large motor skills, it’s also crucial that you continue developing the fine motor skills by means of hands-on play, they ought to be quite good at manipulating toys and other objects such as a bottle or cup. Stacking and shape-sorter toys are excellent because they are three-dimensional and encourage them to gather up, stack, release and take away objects. But you do not need to rush out and purchase a sorting or stacking type of toy. You can simply give them a plastic bucket with colourful blocks or toys which have moving parts, like plastic or wooden cars with doors that open and shut and wheels that roll. For stacking you can use blocks, cardboard books or merely plastic food containers from your kitchen. Just remember to check the size of the objects, ensuring they are not small enough for them to swallow.rnrnChanging emotions:rnThier emotional development changes significantly as she becomes quite adept at asserting therselves, making thier wants and desires known. You might have noticed that they now respond to your gestures with thier own intentional gestures. For example, when you reach out to them they will reach out to you in response. They will also initiate social interactions with those close to them. You notice how she reaches for your hair or Dad’s nose and raises thier arms up, signaling that they wishes to be picked up. She expresses her excitement and pleasure by smiling and placing fingers in your mouth, then thier own, and finally, she|they} can protest or show anger by pushing away objects, screaming when you remove toys or they slide food off of the high chair tray.rnrnFears and anxietiesrnOther emotions that they demonstrate are fear and anxiety. Stranger anxiety usually begins around 9 months of age, although it can appear earlier or later. But because this is the stage when separation anxiety is at its peak, it will be perfectly normal for them to become upset when she is unable to view you. Your 9-month-old will not understand that when something is out of sight it is just temporarily disappeared. Whenever you apply this to something or someone of a greater significance such as Mummy or Daddy, she may feel separation anxiety and form an extreme attachment to you, thus causing them to demonstrate fear toward everyone else. This is most difficult for grandparents, carers and other family members to understand. There are ways that you can use to help them deal with anxiety. You can actually play object permanence games like peek-a-boo, which helps them to understand that simply because they are unable to see you for an instant it doesn’t mean that you will be gone for good.

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