Early intervention at home – doing gymnastics Early intervention is focused on guiding the development of baby’s motor skills based on promoting the overall development of emotion, cognition and language. 1 to 6 months can do massage and passive movement (gymnastics). The family plays an important role in early intervention, and below we introduce several methods that can be done at home to promote the development of active movement in babies. 1. 1 to 2 months Guiding your baby to lift his head prone One hour before feeding, on an empty stomach and in an awake state, the prone bed surface should be flat and comfortable, but not too soft. Use words and toys to guide your baby to lift his head. Train for 10 minutes each time, 4 to 6 times a day. You can also train face-to-face with your baby. Have your baby lie prone on his mother and fix his upper arms and hand joints to keep him in a supported position. To promote better head erection, the mother can talk to the baby, sing to him and guide the baby to reach out and touch the mother’s face. Pull sitting to promote head upright baby 2 months after the start of training, hold the baby’s forearm, pull him up slowly, so that his upper body lift 45 ° ~ 90 °, slowly back and forth activities. 2, 3 to 4 months turn over with toys to induce baby to turn over, to help the baby turn over, the mother’s one hand to hold the baby’s small hands, the other hand in the baby’s shoulders gently to the opposite side, until the baby becomes a lateral position, complete the process of turning over from the head, neck, trunk to pelvis. Practice at least 7 to 8 times a day. Balance training take a sheet, let the baby lie on his back on the sheet, mom and dad respectively grabbed the ends of the sheet left and right swing, which helps to relieve the baby’s muscle tension and promote the establishment of balance mechanism. In addition, balance training also includes training in the prone position head up to maintain neutrality, elbow support for the movement of the right and left center of gravity. This is done 2 to 4 times a day. Hand-to-mouth coordination training allows the baby to lie on his back and helps him to grasp his feet with both hands and lift them to his chin. Grasp training can be done whether the baby is lying on his back, lying on his back with elbow support, or sitting in his mother’s arms. When training, place the toy on the midline, keep the baby’s head in a neutral position, guide the baby’s upper limbs to reach forward and separate the fingers to grasp the toy. At the beginning, the toy can be placed in the baby’s easy-to-reach place, and then gradually change the position. Training 7 to 8 times a day. 3, 5 to 6 months top crawl Start to do top crawl training, you can let the baby first lying on his back, with forearms to support the body, parents use their hands to hold his soles, so that the baby produce backward stirring force, so that the body moves forward. Practice 7 to 8 times a day. Sitting training begins with the baby’s lower limbs separated and the trunk leaning forward. Both upper limbs are supported in front. The palms of the hands are weighted and the fingers are stretched out. If the baby is not sitting straight, the mother and father can use their hands from his lumbosacral region along the crest upward gently pushed to give appropriate stimulation, so that the baby sit straight. Practice 5 to 6 times a day for 10 minutes each time. Continue to do grasping training 5 to 6 times a day. 10 minutes each time. 4.After 6 months, promote the development of baby’s movement of crawling, standing and walking in accordance with the law of baby’s motor development.