Gross motor movements include the movement of large muscle groups of the body such as the neck, back, arms, legs and trunk. Perfecting gross motor skills helps children coordinate movements and perform: rolling, crawling, crawling, rotating the body, running, jumping, walking, standing, hopscotching, kicking, throwing, swinging arms, pulling, pushing , climbing, balancing on one leg. Parents can support their children's gross motor development right at home with the games below.
The first game for gross motor development: throwing, catching, kicking
Parents can start developing their children's gross motor skills from today with activities such as throwing, catching, and kicking a ball. You should choose a fruit that is the right size for your child's hand so that he or she can easily hold it. First, choose a sufficient distance and stand facing the child. Then, guide the child to roll the ball forward and backward, then gently throw the ball toward the parents. This activity will take place between throwing, catching, and kicking the ball.
This activity helps children enjoy it very much
Parents need to praise when their children catch the ball and encourage them if they accidentally drop it. As your child gradually gets used to this activity, you can stimulate gross motor development by choosing longer distances and using smaller balls. Gradually progress to more difficult skills such as throwing the ball over your head, kicking the ball at the target...
Playing folk games
There are many games that can help children develop gross motor skills such as chase, hide and seek, blindfolded goat catching... Children like to play these folk games because not only are the rules easy to understand, but they also help them connect. with friends. When children are a little older, parents can let them and friends play more difficult games such as jumping rope, jumping bags, etc.
Your child can play gross motor development games with friends
Folk games will help children exercise more, keeping them excited and happy. Additionally, the games above require children to cooperate with their team to win in the end. This contributes to training children's social skills, they communicate better and are much more sociable.
Participate in recreational sports activities
Sports activities not only help children become healthier but also help develop gross motor skills. In case your baby is just learning to walk, you can take him on many different surfaces such as grass, gravel or sand to practice and improve his body's balance skills. Children need to practice a lot, so be patient. When your child can walk steadily, you can let him climb stairs with the help of his parents. Climbing is a great exercise to stimulate children's hand-foot coordination.
Parents, please be as patient as possible when learning to walk with your child
When children are older, parents should start exercising with their children with simple movements such as moving their arms up and down, running with small steps, bending their body, etc. At the age of 5, active games such as soccer entering the goal, catching the ball with both hands, hopping or riding a bicycle will be suitable types of exercise for your child. Furthermore, these activities also help children develop height.
Dancing and coloring are also activities that help develop gross motor skills
By turning on the music and dancing and swaying to the music with your baby, children can develop their gross motor skills naturally. In addition, it is also a good idea to let your baby watch children's music with movement rhythms to the music. Children will imitate those movements, thereby enhancing their motor skills. In addition, you can practice letting your baby walk with their knees raised high. This exercise, although simple, helps improve flexibility as well as develop muscles extremely effectively.
For children who like to color and draw, just give them a book and a file of colored pencils. Babies can lie on their stomachs to bowl, thereby helping to develop stronger hip and shoulder muscles. Or parents can hang paper on an easel, place it on their knees and let their children practice aloud, which will help them increase their ability to control their knees and maintain balance.
Poses when painting also help improve gross motor skills
Use bouncy toys to enhance gross motor skills
Bouncing animal toys will be the simplest way to develop gross motor skills for children when parents are too busy. When playing with a bouncing animal, your baby will learn how to balance and control his body. Bouncing animal toys have eye-catching colors that can attract children's attention and initially help them identify colors.
Bouncing animal toys help parents relax because babies can play alone
Parents should note that when choosing a stuffed animal toy, you should choose one made from high-quality plastic, soft enough to ensure safety for your child when playing. Parents can choose the type that comes with a pump to easily deflate or refill.
Developing gross motor skills is a prerequisite for children to possess important skills such as balancing, running, jumping, climbing, etc. Gross motor skills also help children know how to flexibly coordinate muscle strength and coordination. balance and control ability. Mastering gross motor skills will create a foundation for perfecting the brain's neural network, thereby helping to develop gross motor skills naturally, helping children develop comprehensively.
