Exercises for an 8 month old baby. Eighth month of life - exercise

A six-month-old baby is developing rapidly. Every passing day brings something new. This applies not only to emotional and mental development, but also physical. A baby aged 6-8 months demonstrates new motor skills and abilities with enviable regularity.

The answer to the question whether a child needs a massage at this age is quite obvious: the baby’s fragile musculoskeletal system needs support and development. We will tell you in this material how to independently give a child’s restorative massage to a child aged 6-8 months.

Necessity of the procedure

A 6-month-old baby is interested in everything. As a rule, after six months, a period of crawling and active knowledge of the surrounding world begins. The baby needs communication and development of understanding of his native speech. Many children begin to sit. Crawling is considered the most favorable and correct transition from a horizontal position (in which the baby was before this age) to a vertical one.

With the adoption of a new body position, the load on the limbs, joints, and spine increases. In order for the musculoskeletal system to develop correctly, it is imperative to maintain muscles and ligaments in an active and developed state. Massage helps to cope with this task. It also promotes speech development, because the mother actively communicates with the baby during the session. The baby can already respond to her with a cheerful roar, individual sounds and syllables.

The massage effect is based on improving blood circulation, strengthening muscles, which will allow joints and vertebrae to be in an anatomically correct position even with increasing load.

With the help of massage, active children become calmer, and lethargic and inactive babies become more animated. This occurs due to irritation of skin receptors that occurs during massaging. Nerve endings send intense signals to the brain, whose activity is noticeably stimulated, and the state of the nervous system becomes more balanced.

Massage for a healthy child is called prophylactic. His mother may well spend at home.

If a child has certain pathologies that require the use of special therapeutic massage, it is necessary to contact a specialist to carry it out. A professional massage therapist will not allow the baby’s condition to worsen; his actions will have a narrow focus.

Peculiarities

After six months, a baby sleeps significantly less and is awake more often. Waking periods are a great time for physical and mental development. They definitely need to be used. For a child after 6 months, classical massage can have two goals at once - a general strengthening massage and soothing relaxation procedures.

At the age of 6-7 months, the duration of the massage session increases from 15 to 20 minutes. For a child aged 7-8 months, the duration of manipulations can be increased to 30 minutes. Massage now includes both active and passive techniques. In the first case, the baby performs the elements of gymnastics simultaneously with massaging or after it, in the second, only massage techniques occur.

The techniques themselves are more complex than before. The impact becomes more noticeable, the load increases. To already familiar techniques - stroking, rubbing, kneading - are added plucked and percussion techniques. We'll talk about them below. However, the basis of the session is a classic massage, as before.

As before, a soothing massage is carried out in the evening, before bed, before swimming. Sessions to strengthen muscles, joints and ligaments are carried out only during the day, when the child does not have a long rest, since it has an exciting effect on the nervous system.

Preparation

Mom should be as prepared as possible for a massage session.

You need to remove rings, bracelets, and watches from your hands.
Short nails and a distant manicure will help make the massage safer.
The massage area should also be prepared in advance. It is quite possible that the changing table, on which the sessions were previously held, is no longer suitable for these purposes: the child has grown noticeably, he needs a place for coups, “crawling” movements. A small table that should have been a dressing area no longer meets all the requirements of a massage table. It is best to choose a wider dining table, and if the floor in the apartment is not cold, the procedures can even be done on it.
For a child, you should prepare a gymnastics mat made of polyurethane foam - “foam”, it does not allow the cold to pass through.
A diaper and a pack of wet wipes will also come in handy in case your child decides to relieve himself right in the middle of a massage session.
Near the massage area you should put massage oil or baby cream, a dry towel or paper napkins for the mother’s hands, as well as bright toys that attract the toddler’s attention.
Take a fitball if you have one.
Place rings and a few large objects, such as large cube blocks. We will tell you what they are useful for below.

The air temperature in the room should not exceed 21 degrees Celsius. Make sure there are no open drafts, especially if you perform the massage on the floor.

The mother should undress the baby and begin to massage him only with clean and warm hands. Warm your palms and fingers first, do not forget to lubricate them with a thin layer of baby cream.

The undressed baby should be given a few minutes to get used to the air temperature and touch, after which you can begin to perform one of the complexes, which is relevant for children aged 6 to 8 months.

Execution technique

General recommendations for parents of children of this age category are quite simple: massage should be performed as before, increasing the load. In other words, at the first stage, the mother lightly strokes the baby’s entire body, then proceeds to massage the arms and legs. When massaging the limbs, it is important that the trajectory of the massage therapist’s hands is from bottom to top. Start by kneading each finger and gradually move higher.

Avoid direct massage of the elbow and knee joints, as well as the popliteal and armpits.

After rubbing, you can make a few pinching movements with your fingertips. Make sure that the child is not in pain or discomfort. Then carry out kneading movements of the main muscles and complete the massage of each arm or leg with soft and soothing strokes.

Proceed to massage the chest and abdomen. This is done with circular movements around the navel. After 6 months, to the already familiar strokes, you can add slight pinching movements around the navel to strengthen the muscles of the tummy. The chest is massaged with light strokes: pinching and hitting the ribs is strictly prohibited.

While lying on the stomach, the child is given a back massage. To the already familiar rubbing for six-month-old children, pinching effects of the longitudinal long muscles, as well as weak blows with the ribs of the palms along the spine, are added. You cannot massage the vertebrae themselves.

Pinching and patting can also stimulate the buttocks. All of these are passive exercises. There are different active ones for each age. Let's take a closer look at them.

Complex for babies 6-7 months

After massaging your arms, add the Boxer exercise. Give your baby a firm grip on your index fingers or thumbs and use his hands to make boxing movements. Try to do this often. This exercise is very useful for hypotonicity, which replaces increased muscle tone after 6 months of life.

After massaging the legs, you should additionally introduce the “Skier” exercise. Take the baby lying on his back by the shins and make sliding movements with his legs, as if the baby is skiing. This exercise perfectly develops the ankle, which will be needed in the future to master walking.

Bending and extension of the legs and arms are mandatory at this age. After massaging the back, invite your baby to get the toy by turning towards it and reaching for it from a position on his back, on his stomach.

Encourage crawling and rolling over. You can try to pull yourself up by the handles at the end of the massage, and also sit down. You should be extremely careful with sitting down: if the child has not yet shown any independent attempts to sit down, there is no need to do this exercise - excessive load on the spine will only harm the baby.

Complex for children 7-8 months

For such children, the complex is complicated by some active exercises. The massage itself is done according to the scheme described above; nothing significantly new should be introduced into it. However, the complex of active techniques is expanding. As a rule, children already crawl tolerably, so after massaging and techniques to strengthen the back, add an exercise for crawling with obstacles. This is why we will need our large soft block cubes, as well as towel rolls. Teach your child to crawl over obstacles, go around them, and look for new trajectories of movement.

Practice stretching after hand massage: hold the toy high above the child, let him try with all his might to reach it. After massaging the legs, add circular movements with the legs - Be careful with your knees and hips!

Sitting up can be done by pulling the child either by both arms from a supine position, or by one arm, provided that he is already trying to sit on his own.

From 8 full months, you can add exercises while sitting, for example, “boxing” with your arms from exactly this starting position. They also add active techniques for the development of the vestibular apparatus: “airplane” flights on the stomach around the room in the dad’s arms (avoid throwing the child up - they can negatively affect the development of his spine).

From 8 months you can start doing the “Wheelbarrow” exercise - all toddlers love it. The child should walk on his arms while the mother keeps her legs raised.

The following tips will help increase the effectiveness of the massage and not harm the baby.

Do not massage if your child is teething or has a fever, and you should also avoid activities on the days of preventive vaccinations.
Consult your pediatrician about the possibility of massage and gymnastics for your baby.
Accompany all your manipulations with fairy tales, rhymes, nursery rhymes and songs. For a child, the session should not be burdensome or boring. It must be an exciting game for him. Don’t forget to say out loud the names of body parts and your actions, this will help your baby remember and reproduce them faster.
If the child is not in the mood and cries during the massage, refuse the session and reschedule it for a later time or another day. Only a massage that gives your baby pleasure, be it a relaxing or strengthening session, will be most beneficial.
Do not try to fit into the complex all the exercises that you have planned. Focus on the state and mood of the baby. Any number on your list can be sacrificed if your child is not too complacent about massage in general.
If the temperature rises after a massage session, or if the child’s well-being changes, be sure to consult a doctor.

Fitball- a huge ball, well known to mothers in sports and activities and the delivery room. Thanks to him, many managed to find the most comfortable position to wait out the most painful contractions. If you did not have time to buy it before the birth of the baby, you should Necessarily take care of this immediately after returning from the maternity hospital, since from now on it will become your indispensable assistant in caring for your baby, helping to rock him to sleep, calm him down and simply entertain him. And exercises on a fitball for infants are not only useful for strengthening muscles, developing coordination, and the vestibular system, but also help well with the main misfortune of the first months of life - infant colic.

Which fitball is better to choose?

Many publications recommend choose a fitball with a diameter of 60 - 75 cm, but personally I advise you to take large - 90 cm. The baby will feel safer on it, the elasticity of a large ball is higher, the movements on it will be “longer”, because the circumference is larger. But the most important thing is, as soon as the child grows up to 80 centimeters, do the exercises small uncomfortable. In addition, my daughter loves to jump on it, holding my hands - it's much more convenient on the big one! And such a ball is useful not only for rocking the baby, helping to relax the back muscles, which are constantly in good shape, but also for restoring the mother's figure after pregnancy.

What to look for when purchasing:

- elasticity and strength of the material - on a high-quality fitball, folds and wrinkles will not form;

- strength - the springing properties of the material depend on it. A good ball can withstand a load of up to 300-1000 kg;

- seams - ideally they should not be noticeable;

— the nipple for pumping must be hidden inside, otherwise it will interfere with exercises with the child on the fitball;

— the surface should be flat, smooth, not sticky or slippery.

When to start doing exercises on a fitball?

Your child can begin exercises on the ball with very early age. At two weeks the baby is ready for his first experiments. Just get comfortable with the ball yourself first, so that both you and your child feel confident during exercise. Exercise one hour after eating to avoid tummy problems. And, most importantly, you should not hold or pull the baby by the palms and feet - you risk damaging the wrist and ankle joints.

Fitball exercises for children up to 8 months:

1. Back and forth on the stomach. The child lies with his tummy on the fitball, and the adult holds it with his palm on the back and gently rocks it back and forth, left and right. With older children, this exercise can also be done by holding the child by the forearms. This exercise improves blood circulation in the intestines, thereby helping to cope with colic, and also trains the vestibular apparatus.

2.back and forth. We put the child on his back and do everything the same as in the previous exercise. Helps relax the back muscles and is a good prevention of curvatures and displacements of the spine.

3. "Spring." This exercise can be started from the age of six months. Place the baby on his tummy, gently hold his ankles with one hand, and apply gentle pressure on the baby's back and bottom with the other. In addition, the baby will push off from your palm with his legs, which will create additional springy movements. The same exercise can be performed while lying on your back. Develops all muscle groups well.

4. " watch" Place your baby on his back on the ball. Hold him securely by the chest. Start making circular movements clockwise and vice versa. The same can be done while lying on your stomach.

Fitball exercises for children over 8 months:

5. "Wheelbarrow". The baby lies on the ball, tummy down, holding it with his hands. And you hold it by the legs as if you had a cart in your hands. Be careful - sometimes it is very difficult to maintain your balance.

6. "Rider". First, place your baby on his back. Then grab him by the forearms and help him sit up. The child must maintain balance for a few seconds, and then you can lie down on your back again.

7. "Soldier". The child stands on the floor with his feet and holds on to the ball. Monitor it carefully so that it does not fall. Let the baby stand like this for a few seconds. This exercise can be performed no earlier than 9 months.

8. " fold" The child lies on his tummy, hugging the ball, and the adult holds it by both shins. Then he carefully pulls him towards himself, rolling him on the ball - his legs bend at the knees, pushes him away from himself - his legs unbend. This exercise can be done either lying on your stomach or on your back.

9. " On the side" The baby lies on the ball on his left side, the adult holds him by the right hand and right leg. We roll the ball forward and backward, then do the same on the other side.

Caring for a child at 8 months does not make any special changes to the usual routine for mother and baby. Nevertheless, it still remains paramount, because it is necessary to teach cleanliness from infancy. In this article we will talk about the features of caring for eight-month-old babies: hygiene procedures, gymnastics, massage and bathing.

Your baby has reached the age of 8 months, which means it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep him in place. Every day of mother and child should still begin with hygiene procedures. Some girls continue to use the changing table, others spend their morning toilet in the bathroom or right on the sofa. If the baby does not want to sit still, try to turn the procedures into a game. Another option is to perform all the manipulations first on the child’s favorite toy, and then on him.

You can wash your eight-month-old baby with tap water, after which you need to blot his face with a soft towel. Check whether the spout is breathing and, if necessary, clean it with cotton wool soaked in oil. It is necessary to wash your baby in the morning and after each diaper change. It’s good if at this age children go home without diapers. This way you can gradually potty train your baby if he already knows how to sit well.
Keep the house clean, because at 8 months a toddler is able to crawl into the most hidden corners of the apartment. Besides, he tests everything to the teeth. Therefore, periodically clean all toys, and remove small and dangerous objects from its reach. For the same reason, the child’s hands should be washed as often as possible to avoid poisoning.

Massage for a baby at 8 months

Massage for an eight-month-old baby remains an important procedure. It allows you to strengthen the muscles of the back, arms and legs, which is necessary for active crawling and the first independent steps. If there are no medical indications, massage can be done independently for 10 - 15 minutes a day, unless, of course, the active baby sets his own time limits. Perform manipulations at a time when the child is calm and not hungry. Massage should be enjoyable.
It should begin by stroking each area (arms, legs, stomach and back). Using slow and smooth movements of your palm, stroke your arms in the direction from the hand to the shoulders, and your legs in the direction from the foot to the genitals. Massage your tummy clockwise, your back along the spine, without affecting the spine itself. After stroking, you can alternately use the methods of rubbing with your palms, kneading the muscles with your fingers (using the thumb, index and middle fingers) and vibration (shaking and patting with your palms).

If you are just starting to massage, make sure that it does not give your baby any unpleasant sensations. At first, you can limit yourself to stroking and lightly rubbing the muscles.

It should be noted that not all children allow themselves to have a massage. Sometimes you need to use a trick: give your baby a toy or play pleasant music.

Bathing a baby at 8 months

Bathing an 8-month-old baby remains an important daily procedure. At this age, in most cases, children like it, because now they can play in the water independently. If the child sits well, purchase a special bathing chair with a limiter. It will allow you to sit steadily and will protect you from falls. At this time, you can buy various bath toys: floating animals, sprinklers, rubber and silicone adhesive figures, wind-up animals. The baby will watch them with interest and even try to play

How much and how to bathe a child at 8 months: water procedures should be daily, it is best to do them before bedtime. If your baby enjoys bathing, you can stay in the water for up to 25 minutes. The water temperature is selected individually: some swim in 30-degree water, while others remain at 37 degrees. If your baby is still unsure of sitting, wash in a slide or in the arms of his parents - whichever is more convenient for you.

Gymnastics for an 8 month old baby

Gymnastics for an 8-month-old child is an integral addition to massage. It is better to do it every morning before meals so that it becomes a habit. If you are already doing gymnastics, improve the existing exercises, but now be sure to pronounce all the actions, focusing on parts of the body. If exercises are being done for the first time for an 8-month-old child, we will give you some recommendations. All exercises are designed to stimulate the baby’s motor skills, they will help him improve crawling and quickly begin to walk on his own.

Here are some good gymnastics exercises that you can do daily:

Crossing your arms over your chest, bending them at the elbow.
Roll over from back to stomach (baby can already do this on his own with a little help from you).
Kneading the feet and palms, including each finger (use nursery rhymes).
Exercises for legs: in a lying position, bend the child’s legs at the knees and straighten them at a right angle relative to the body.
Sitting the child up from a supine position, including standing up. To do this, you need your baby to grab your index fingers with his fists. In the early days, you can support his hands with your own hands.
Crawling after a toy (relevant for those who crawl poorly or have not yet learned this skill).
Stepping and walking. Put the baby on his feet and show him how to walk by bending his knees.
Fitball exercises.

What should a child be able to do at 8 months of development

An eight-month-old baby can sit up and stand on his knees and feet independently, holding on to objects (crib railings).

In a sitting position, children at this age are more comfortable manipulating toys and looking at everything that interests them.

At 8 months of life, the child begins to walk sideways, holding onto objects independently with both hands.

During this period of development, he shows the greatest interest in the adults raising him.

Change positions to better see your mother or babysitter. He also listens to their voice and makes sounds himself to attract attention.

At the age of eight months, the baby begins to distinguish some properties of toys and plays with them in different ways. These actions are prompted by the objects themselves. At first, this happens accidentally during the independent activity of an eight-month-old child. For example, children press a toy and it makes a sound. Then they re-perform the action in order to play the sound.

At the 8th month of development, a different attitude towards people is increasingly manifested. When a loved one appears, he violently shows his joy - he squeals, tries to get closer to him, rises, groans, wanting the loved one to take him in his arms. If his desire is not satisfied, the baby begins to cry. But if a stranger flirts with him, he looks intensely, turns away, and sometimes tries to quickly move away. This age-related feature of children from eight months old explains the child’s crying when, at the request of the parents, a restorative massage is performed not by the mother, but by an unfamiliar masseuse.

To prevent crying during the massage procedure from the presence of a stranger, it is necessary to get to know the baby before the massage and become your own. But this is already different knowledge and experience.

Massage for a child at 8 months of age

Dr. Nikolai Borisovich Nikonov will tell you about the features of the massage. In the video, a specialist explains in detail how to give a restorative massage to healthy children who do not have muscle problems.

With a child of eight months, exercises must be done, adding verbal instructions. This is necessary so that by the age of 10 months the baby understands the names of all actions and objects related to gymnastics. Do not ignore these recommendations!

Teething is an indicator of proper development

This process begins with formations on the gums located on the lower jaw. Externally, they appear as dense swellings, which in size correspond to the size of the crowns of baby teeth. First of all, in children at the age of 8 months, central incisors appear on the lower jaw, then on the upper jaw.

Nikolay Nikonov

If the muscles on the back of an eight-month-old child do not stretch completely or are slower than they should be normally, then at the time of teething, malaise, insomnia, and tearfulness will be observed. Also, one of the symptoms may be fever and abdominal pain. All this contributes to strong tension in the back muscles, so a restorative massage in such cases will most likely not bring joy to the baby.

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The closer you get to a year, the more interesting it is to watch the child’s development: at 8 months of age he can do a lot and is already quite smart. Some babies have learned to crawl perfectly, while others are at the beginning of mastering this skill. It is very important that educational games with children at 8 months are aimed at training fine motor skills, and also activate visual and sound perception.

What an 8-month-old baby should be able to do: developmental features

There is no clear opinion among pediatricians about what an 8-month-old child should be able to: The development of all children has its own characteristic features, so you should not approach everyone with the same yardstick.

Basically, by this age, almost all babies master crawling on all fours. First, having learned to get on all fours, the baby begins to rock back and forth in this position, thereby independently strengthening his arms and back. Then it begins to jump forward, thus preparing to crawl in the coming days. But to do this, he needs to coordinate the alternating work of his arms and legs, necessary for crawling.

The developmental features of 8-month-old children allow them to stand on their feet at a support from a position on all fours, grabbing it with their hands and pulling themselves up.

Fine motor skills develop, and the child is able to pick up small objects. He studies rattle toys with interest.

Further lessons with an 8-month-old baby will help teach him to add syllables into simple words “mom, woman, dad.” But for now the child will do this unconsciously.

How to develop a child at 8 months: activities and educational toys for an 8-month-old baby

Introduce your child to sensory toys, but not those gadgets offered by the mass industry, but those that you make yourself from scrap materials.

Here are possible options for hand-made educational toys for 8-month-old children. Take several tightly closed ziplock bags and fill them by putting colored beads in one bag, beads in another, and granulated sugar in the third. You can sew several bags from different fabrics: satin, flannel, velvet and also fill them, for example, with cereals, beans, sea pebbles, salt.

Kids also like transparent plastic bottles for yogurt or juice, and if they close tightly with a lid, they can be half filled with water, to which you need to add the same beads or small shells. You can also take cosmetics jars and fill them with various materials that make a sound when shaken. The point of these games for the development of an 8-month-old baby is that babies spend a long time studying such subjects. The child is attracted by their sound, color, shape, rustling and rumble under the hands.

Such educational games for 8-month-old children develop fine motor skills and sensory sensations. The variety of items is limited only by your imagination. Well, be careful: bags, bottles and jars must close well, their small filler should not yet be accessible to a baby at this age in order to avoid getting into the mouth or nose.

How to massage an 8-month-old baby (with video)

In addition to developmental activities with an 8-month-old child, it is important to pay attention to his physical development, namely massage and gymnastics.

We start with a hand massage. The baby is lying on his back. With one hand, take it in the wrist area, with the fingers of the other, stroke it, then rub each finger in turn from tip to base. Repeat the procedure 2-3 times.

Separately, stroke the child's palm and pay attention to the thumb.

We move on to the forearm and shoulder. To do this, place your thumb in the child's palm. Using the palm of your other hand, first stroke, then rub in the direction from the hand to the elbow joint, then to the shoulder joint. Stroking is done both from the outside and from the inside of the hand. Rubbing - only on the outer surface of the forearm and shoulder. Repeat the steps 2-3 times.

Now add some stretching. To do this, grab the shoulder muscles above the elbow joint along the outer surface between your 1st finger on one side and the 2nd-4th on the other. With progressive movements, move the muscles to the shoulder joint. Repeat the procedure 2-3 times.

We finish the hand massage for an 8-month-old baby by stroking the entire limb from the fingers to the shoulder.

Let's move on to chest massage. The first technique is stroking. It is carried out along the sternum with the palmar surface of the hands in the direction from bottom to top to the shoulders. Repeat the procedure 3-5 times.

Then, using the fingertips, stroking is carried out from the sternum along the ribs to the side. Repeat the technique 3-5 times on each side.

Use your fingertips in progressive spiral movements in the area of the sternum, along its edges from bottom to top. Repeat the procedure 2-3 times.

Next, to massage an 8-month-old baby, change the direction of the rubbing movements. Now your fingers should move from the sternum to the side, along the intercostal spaces. Repeat the technique 2-3 times on each side. It is not recommended to massage the heart area! Repeat the first technique - stroking - again.

Let's move on to the abdominal massage. The baby continues to lie on his back with his feet facing you.

The first technique is stroking. Your right hand, palm side, slides clockwise over your stomach, describing a circle. Then the movement of your palms should go from the side of the abdomen on both sides at the same time and connect above the navel area. Repeat the procedure 4-5 times.

The next technique is rubbing. Bend the fingers of your right hand. Using the joints of your bent fingers, rub the peri-umbilical area with spiral movements, while simultaneously describing a circle around the navel clockwise. Perform the technique by walking 3-4 circles. Increase each subsequent circle in diameter.

How to massage a child at 8 months to stimulate the abdominal muscles? In this case, you can add the technique of pinching the anterior abdominal wall in a circle.

The abdominal massage should be completed by repeating the circular stroking with which the procedure began.

Watch a video of a massage for an 8-month-old baby to better master the technique of movements:

Strengthening foot massage for children 8 months old

Let's move on to the foot massage. Foot massage begins with the feet. With one hand, grasp the baby's leg at the shin area. In this case, the leg should be slightly bent at the knee and hip joints.

The first reception of a firming foot massage for children of 8 months is stroking from the fingertips to the ankle joint. In this case, your thumb should be on the plantar side, and the rest - on the back of the foot. Repeat the procedure 3-5 times.

The next technique is rubbing. Holding the foot from the back, use the pad of your thumb to rub the sole with spiral translational movements from the heel to the child's toes. Repeat the procedure in 2-3 passes.

If the fingers need to be straightened, stroke the foot additionally from the back in the direction from the base of the fingers to the ankle joint.

We move on to stroking and rubbing the lower leg and thigh. Place your palm around your child's shin just above the ankle joint. Run your hand along the lower leg with sliding movements towards the knee joint, then along the front and side surfaces of the thigh - towards the hip joint. Repeat the procedure 3-5 times.

The following rubbing is carried out with the fingertips with translational spiral movements along the anterior and outer-lateral surfaces of the thigh. Repeat the procedure 3-5 times.

Proceed to more intense ring-shaped rubbing. To do this, with your hands, located across, grab the child’s thigh just above the knee joint. Your hands should be close to each other and make counter movements. Rubbing is carried out along the entire thigh in the direction of the hip joint and is repeated in 2-3 passes.

Place your hands across your baby's thigh. Grab the muscles of the anterolateral surface just above the knee joint. Pull them back slightly, then begin S-shaped, multidirectional movements, slowly moving along the thigh to the hip joint. Repeat the technique, passing each thigh 2-3 times.

And we finish the techniques with initial stroking.

How to massage an 8 month old baby at home

We move on to massage the back surface of the body. Turn the baby onto his stomach with his feet facing you.

This massage begins for a child at 8 months old, performed at home, by stroking the back of the neck and shoulder area. Your palm should move from the back of the head towards the shoulder girdle, along the back and sides of the neck. Separately, stroke the shoulder girdles themselves from the neck to the shoulder joints. Repeat the procedure 4-5 times.

The next technique is rubbing with your fingertips. The fingers should move forward in a spiral motion along the back of the neck, as well as separately along the shoulder girdle towards the shoulder joints. Repeat this technique 2-3 times in each direction.

Apply an additional technique of rubbing in the area of the shoulder girdle with the edge of your palm. Your hands should be close to each other and make counter movements in the form of sawing. Perform the technique for 7-10 seconds on each side.

Finish the treatment with light stroking and gentle stretching movements that are used directly on these muscles. To do this, hold the back of the head with one hand, and with the other hand from this area, slowly draw down the neck muscles and to the shoulder girdle, lingering at the end of the movement for 2-3 seconds. Repeat the procedure 3-5 times.

Let's move on to the back massage. The first technique is stroking. It is carried out first along the spine, then along the ribs from the spine to the side. Repeat the procedure 3-5 times.

The next technique is rubbing. With the pads of your fingers, with translational spiral movements, pass near the spine on both sides from the bottom up, then from the spine to the side, along the intercostal spaces. Repeat the technique 2-3 times on each side.

We move on to more intense rubbing in the form of “sawing.” The technique is carried out using the outer edge of the palms. At the same time, your hands are located along the spine, and the palms are close to each other. The direction of hand movements is forward and backward at the same time towards each other, that is, reminiscent of sawing. Massage your back to the left and right of the spine separately for 20-30 seconds.

The next technique is kneading. Stretch the muscles of the lateral surface of the body from bottom to top. At the same time, your hands grab and slightly pull the muscles, then make S-shaped multidirectional movements, slowly moving along the body. Repeat the technique 2-3 times on each side.

Finish the back massage for an 8-month-old baby by repeating the stroking technique.

Let's move on to the buttocks area. The first technique is stroking. Your palms slide over your buttocks. The movement begins with the girth of their lateral surface, and the hands are directed towards each other. Repeat the movement 5-7 times.

Next comes the rubbing technique. To do this, use the phalanges of the bent fingers. The direction of spiral movements in a circle, work out in turn the right and left parts of the gluteal region. Repeat the technique in 3-5 circular passes.

For more intense stimulation, add sawing rubbing. It is carried out using the outer edge of the palms. At the same time, your hands should be located along the buttocks, and the palms are close to each other.

The direction of hand movements is forward and backward at the same time towards each other, resembling sawing. Massage each buttock separately for 20-30 seconds.

To stimulate the gluteal muscles, you can add the technique of pinching this area with your fingers.

Repeat the stroking technique with which you started the massage.

After the gluteal region, we continue massaging the back of the legs. Repeat stroking and rubbing in the same order and direction. Hold the child's shin with one hand, while the leg should be slightly bent at the knee joint. Run your hand along the calf muscle with stroking sliding movements towards the knee joint, then along the thigh towards the buttocks 2-3 times.

Then, with the pads of your fingers, rub the posterior surface of the lower leg, the posterior and outer-lateral areas of the thigh with translational spiral movements. Repeat the techniques 3-5 times.

Proceed to more intense ring-shaped rubbing. To do this, with your hands, located across, grasp the child's thigh just above the popliteal dimple. Your hands should be close to each other and make counter movements. Rubbing is carried out along the entire thigh in the direction of the hip joint and is repeated in 2-3 passes.

The next technique is kneading. Place your hands across your baby's calf muscle. Pull them back slightly, then begin S-shaped movements in different directions, slowly moving along the shin to the knee joint. Repeat the procedure 2-3 times.

Now place your hands across the child's thigh. Grab the muscles of the posterolateral surface just above the popliteal dimple. Pull them back slightly, then begin S-shaped, multidirectional movements, slowly moving along the thigh to the hip joint. Repeat the procedure 2-3 times.

We finish the leg massage by repeating stroking in the direction from the foot to the thigh and then to the buttocks in 4-5 passes.

Exercises for an 8-month-old baby and video of exercises for warming up with children

Along with massage, gymnastics is of primary importance for an 8-month-old baby.

Start with a warm-up:

put the baby on his back. Place your thumbs in his hands. Extend your arms at the elbow joint and then bend them, repeat 3-5 times;
move your straightened arms to the side, then bring them to your body.
When doing exercises with children 8 months old, raise your straightened arm up, then lower it along the body, repeat 3-5 times;
repeat these movements in different directions. One arm bends, the other extends at this time. One hand goes up, the other goes down at the same time.
During gymnastics with an 8-month-old baby, cross the baby's arms over the chest and spread them apart, repeat 3-5 times;
carry out circular movements in the shoulder joints with a small amplitude. The child's arms should be straightened at the elbow joints during movement. Repeat 3-5 times for the number of laps;
now bend and unbend the legs at the knee and hip joints, that is, bring them to the baby's stomach, then straighten them completely, pressing them against the table surface. Repeat the movement 3-5 times;
first bend one leg of the child, bringing it to the stomach and without unbending, take the thigh outward, then bring it, but do not straighten the leg. Repeat the movement 3-5 times on both sides in turn;
make circular movements of the thigh in the hip joint with a small amplitude. Repeat 2-3 times for the number of circles for each leg.
Another effective exercise with an 8-month-old baby is called “birch”. To do this, lift the baby's straightened legs up. At the same time, your hands should hold the child's legs in the area of \u200b\u200bthe knee joints, preventing them from bending. Lower your legs until they touch the table surface. Repeat the movement 3-5 times.

Such warm-up exercises with an 8-month-old baby will help warm up the baby's muscles, and then you can move on to the main exercises.

Gymnastics for an 8-month-old baby: teaching the baby to sit down

Now you can practice your ability to sit down from a standing position. First, put the child on his back (possibly on a pillow), then, putting your thumbs into his palms, pull him by the arms so that he sits down, and then help him to his feet with the same help.

These movements follow each other without interruption. Return to the starting position in reverse order. A prerequisite for charging for 8-month-old children: when the child stands up and sits down, he must bend his legs at the knee joints. Repeat the exercise 4-5 times.

If the baby does not have enough strength to push himself with his feet, as described above, then for preparation, you can try a lightweight version. To do this, during gymnastics with an 8-month-old baby, put the child on a pillow facing you, holding him in the armpit, while his legs are bent at the knee joints, his feet are on the table or on the floor. Pulling the baby by the shoulders, you should ensure that he pushes himself with his feet, that is, he stands up.

After he stands up, push him back. In this case, the baby should bend his legs and sit back on the pillow. Repeat this exercise for an 8 month old baby 5 times.

Exercises for children 8 months old: exercises and breathing exercises for babies

The next exercise for 8-month-old babies is called “Heron”. Train your child to stand on one leg. Such training is suitable for those children who stand confidently on two legs, supporting their body weight without assistance. The baby stands with his back to you, and you insure him, hugging his waist with one hand. With the other hand, take the child's leg in the shin area and bend it at the knee joint. During such a charge with an 8-month-old baby, the baby must keep his weight on one leg for 3-5 seconds. Then change your legs for support, bending them in turn. Repeat the exercise 2-3 times on each side.

Place your baby on your knees with his back to you. Hold it in the pelvic area. Stimulate the torso to bend forward into a position on all fours. In this case, the baby should straighten his arms in front of him and lean on them when tilted, and then straighten up on his own or with your help to the starting position. Repeat the exercise 5 times.

Breathing exercises for 8-month-old children complete the training:

cross the child's arms over the chest and spread them apart, repeat 3-5 times;
raise straightened arms up, then lower them along the body, repeat 3-5 times;
bend and unbend the legs at the knee and hip joints, that is, bring them to the baby's stomach, then straighten them completely, pressing them against the table surface. Repeat this breathing exercise for 8-month-old babies 3-5 times.

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