Baby’s head up and vertical head for gross motor training

Active motor development in infants begins with head lifting and head erection. Therefore, from birth onwards, head lifting and head erection exercises are carried out. 1. Prone head lift From birth to 1 month if you pay attention to practice head lift, you can lift your head 45 degrees or even up to 90 degrees by 2 months of age. Benefits: Not only does it exercise the strength of the baby’s neck and back muscles, but it also helps to increase the baby’s lung capacity. Exercise method: 1. Generally do it on an empty stomach, i.e. 1 hour before milk, in the awake state. 2, prone bed surface should be flat, comfortable, infants in prone, his hands on both sides of the head, parents can use some with loud and brightly colored toys in front of the tease, to stimulate the baby to lift the head. 3, each training 30 seconds to start, gradually extend the time, you can practice several times a day. 2, vertical head practice Properly hold the baby upright several times a day, so that the baby practice head upright. Generally 2 months old babies head upright for a few seconds to 1 to 2 minutes. When practicing the vertical head, parents must pay attention to protection. You can also hold the baby’s back against the mother’s chest, hold the baby’s chest with one hand and hold the baby’s buttocks with the other hand, so that the baby’s face is facing forward and there is a wide space in front of him with many novelties to arouse the baby’s interest and make him more active in practicing head raising. If he gets tired, he can lean his head inside his mother’s arms.