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 Gymnastics and massage are necessary for a tiny person like air! Light and confident movements of mother's hands help to develop well not only the calf, but also the baby's brain. It has been proven that the growth of brain cells and the formation of the necessary connections in it are in direct proportion to the little physical activity received.
That is, the better the child is physically developed, the faster his neuropsychic development goes, the wiser the toddler grows, delighting the mother with his successes. If we, adults, behave passively during massage (specialists conjure over our bodies), then in the case of children everything is different - both massage and gymnastics take a lot of strength and energy from them, so the mother needs to try to ensure that this procedure delivers to the baby only pleasure. Here are some guidelines to help you achieve this:
• conduct massage sessions on your own, without involving strangers. For the first few sessions, you can invite a professional massage therapist who will teach you the correct technique. But self-study from books and illustrated manuals (plus maternal intuition!) Is quite a possible option;
• massage the baby's body only in a good mood - yours and the baby's;
• turn the sessions into a game, smile yourself more often, come up with rhymes for crumbs, sing songs;
Knead and massage the legs
Start the massage on your baby's feet. Stroke the foot of one leg, then knead it with your thumb, draw sevens on it (your finger moves along the upper and outer edges of the foot) and eights (draw circles with your thumb from the dimple under the toes and around the tubercle and further from the hollow to the heel). Then, supporting the ankle with one hand, bend and unbend the foot with the other. The shin and thighs of the baby first need only be stroked with the whole palm, then gently rubbed with your fingers and at the end, when the muscles of the legs of the crumbs are warmed up, proceed to kneading them. Repeat all the above steps for the second leg. Now bend the baby's legs at the knees, pressing them against the tummy. Spread the bent legs of the crumbs to the sides, and then bend them at the knees, lower the baby's feet to the surface of the table, support them and hold them in this position for a few seconds.
Turn to massage the baby's tummy and chest
Strictly clockwise, gently massage the baby's tummy with the base of your palm or fingers. Such movements are possible not only in a massage session, but also in critical situations - during a period of severe cramps and abdominal pain in the baby. Start the breast massage with gentle stroking of the pectoral muscles and shoulder joints. Then perform gentle stroking movements, grasping the shoulder joints. Rub your baby's pectoral muscles with the fingers of both hands and knead them with your thumbs. This massage promotes the development of the shoulder girdle, which means more dexterous and sweeping hand movements.
Strengthening the handles
Gently stroke from the nail to the base of each finger. Do some warm-up exercises for the hands, similar to how you worked on children's feet. Perform flexion and extension of the handles in the wrist joints, then you need to move on to circular movements with the brush, holding the child's handle in the elbow joint. Start the forearm and shoulder massage with stroking and gradually move on to rubbing and kneading. Finish an intense workout with gentle, soothing strokes of the handles, from shoulder to wrist and vice versa.
A real exercise for the muscles and joints of the baby
Place your index fingers in the baby's palms, and place your thumbs between the forearm and the hand of the crumbs so that they form a straight line. Place the rest of your fingers around the child's hands. Bend the baby's arms at the elbow joints, bringing the hands to the shoulders. If your baby likes this exercise, you can speed up the pace a little. Perhaps the crumb will try to stand up, leaning on your hands, then hold the crumb's brush with one hand, and put the other under his elbow. Thus, perform flexion and extension in the elbow joints. Now place your thumbs in the child's palms and spread his arms as wide as possible. Then help your toddler cross arms as if hugging himself. Children are always happy to respond to this exercise.
We continue to massage the legs... Bend them at the knees, gently press your shins against his buttocks and gently knead, lightly tapping your heels with your fingers.
Do exercises for the knee joints and feet in this way: grab the feet with your thumbs - they should be at right angles to the shins. Bend and unbend the baby's legs at the knee joints, trying to touch his heel to the buttocks. Now massage the gluteal muscles of the crumbs. Place your hands in such a way that the thumbs are located on the surface of the bottom, and the others - wrapped around the inner thighs of the child. The sequence of movements is the same - stroking, rubbing, kneading.
Baby back also needs special attention. She is still weak and absolutely even - she needs help to strengthen her muscles so that the baby can actively move. Stroke the entire surface with a light movement of your hand, and gently stroke the area along the spine. Take the skin on the back of the crumbs in a fold and gently roll it up and down. Finish the massage by stroking the shoulder joints and kneading the area around them.
The final part of the complex: strengthening the back muscles
Exercises for the little swimmer. Grab the arms of the baby lying on the tummy by the wrist joints, not forgetting to put your finger in the baby's palm for support. The baby's hands are located in front of his chest. Pull them forward and move them in a circle, imitating crawl swimming.
Let's go sailing? Grab the palms of your baby's outstretched arms. Gently pull the baby up by the handles so that its back bends well. But do not overdo it - the baby's palms should be raised no higher than the middle of his forehead. Hold the baby in this position for a couple of seconds, and then return it to its original position.
Degtyareva Yu.A.
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