Walkers long since are the most widespread method on increase in physical activity of kids. However among pediatricians there is no consensus concerning age of the child suitable for use of walkers, however, as well as concerning advantage of their application.
Action of walkers
By means of the hodunkovy device on wheels the child can independently move on the apartment without participation of adults that allows parents to release hands for some time and to be engaged in another matters. At the same time the kid makes a start from a floor legs that develops its abilities to walking and vertical arrangement and also strengthens muscles of legs. Optimum age for use of walkers 7-8 months in which children can already independently sit are considered, surely hold the head and stand with a support.
At 7-8-month age the child needs to move actively as at it the bone and muscular system continues to be formed.
There is an opinion that long stay in walkers has negative effect on ability of the child to creep, and crawling strengthens the muscular device of a back that is necessary for the correct biomechanics of walking. Besides, continuous walking with support can have an adverse effect on the first steps of the child who will simply be frightened independently to make the first movements without support. Also stay in walkers incorrectly distributes body weight on bones of a basin and a backbone in the absence of full resting by a foot in a floor therefore the curvature of a spine column or shift of vertebras can develop. Often also such consequences of walking in walkers as a clubfoot, flat-footedness or a habit to go on fingers of legs meet.
Pluses of walkers
It is possible to carry to advantage of walkers what finding of the child in vertical position accelerates not only its physical, but also mental development. By means of independent movement the kid opens for himself the world around, broadening horizons and learning more and more new objects. At this time young mom can have a rest, pay a little to herself attention and restore physical and sincere forces. Also walking stimulates development of intelligence and coordination of the kid in walkers – at the expense of an opportunity to turn in different directions, to look back and approach the interesting objects, the child obtains more information and trains the vestibular mechanism. Active movements cause positive emotions and improvement of blood circulation in children that well influences all organism and accelerates processes of its development. When using walkers it is necessary to watch the child as they do not guarantee full safety.