Modern children develop slightly quicker, than their parents at the time. So, for example, before the child began to teach to sit strictly since six months. Grandmothers and mothers will confirm it. Now nobody will be surprised, having seen the 4-5-month-old tot who is already able to sit independently.
When to begin to teach the child to sit?
As you see, an approximate reference point – 4-6 months. At the time we with the husband chose golden mean and began to learn to sit the child in 5 months. Approximately in 3-4 weeks Nastya was already able to sit.
You look, first of all, at the child. Children who develop quicker than peers it is possible to begin to learn to sit a little earlier – in 4-5 months. Also there is nothing terrible that in 5-6 months the kid is not able to sit. It is not necessary to sound the alarm and to cause the Ministry of Emergency Situations because already later few weeks the baby will surprise you. Anyway, if with the child to be engaged, then by 7 months he will surely learn to sit independently. So we have patience, dear mothers, and we begin to act.
How to teach the child to sit?
Our mothers and grandmothers, of course, will advise the favourite pillows. For those who are not aware, I will explain. The child needs to be put and beset from all sides by pillows. Ideally – he will sit and not to fall anywhere.
I do not know, maybe, I something did not that, but at me in these pillows the child could not sit, the daughter was constantly filled up in one, in other party. Perhaps, I not up to the end understood this fancy scheme with pillows. History ended with the fact that I found other way out.
Today I will tell you as we with the husband taught the child to sit independently. And if this way is for you effective, I will only be glad.
So, we began with sitting on a sofa. That is, every day put the daughter on a sofa so that her back rested against a blockage. It turns out that the baby could be filled up only on one side. Here so every day several times, gradually increasing time of "lessons", we also sat side by side. At first, of course, fell here and there as a tumbler toy. Approximately in a week the number of falling was considerably reduced, it was visible that the child can already independently sit, without falling, the whole 10-12 seconds.
Later even some time to sit on a sofa to us it became boring and uninteresting. To fall – we did not fall therefore it was possible to move safely to a new level and to teach the child to sit without support. Experts advise to do it on a firm surface – for example, on a floor. We studied as beds because I was excessively careful mom and once again did not let the child to a floor, referring to a draft and other. What, by the way, I am not sorry about. Nastya for the first year of life was ill only 1 time.
Let's return to a subject. To learn to sit without support too it was cheerful – the child somersaulted here and there again. But it is short. For that time while we learned to fit on a sofa, the backbone of the baby already well got stronger and was ready to big loadings.
Distribution of time of classes
If I began to teach to sit the child independently at once (without sofa and so forth), is sure, such fast results would not be. And the daughter it would be much more difficult. And so, our classes turned for her into a game. To fall cheerfully. The most important – she was not tired to sit. On the contrary, it was interesting to her.
When you begin to teach the child to sit, it is necessary to count loading. Remember that the backbone of the kid is still too weak. Begin with classes on 3-5 minutes, every day increase time for 5 minutes. But, if you see that the child was tired and does not want to sit more, do not put him violently. Better tomorrow sit excess 2 minutes.
And finally...
If you really want to teach the child to sit independently, be engaged every day. Classes of times a week will not give that effect which is necessary to you. It is possible to divide one occupation into couple of approaches. For example, 2 times 5 minutes. It will be so much easier for the child.
You know, to teach the child to sit – not the most difficult. It is much easier, than, for example, to learn to go. I am sure that 99% from you, dear mummies, will cope with this task in a month.