Before 1 year old - a principled at-home training program for sensory stimulation of the vestibular system | Popular science on sensory integration

The vestibular system, the tactile system and the proprioceptive system are the three basic sensory systems.

The main functions of vestibular sense:

For more information about vestibular sense, Please click on the link below to learn more.

The impact of insufficient vestibular sense in young children on physical intelligence (1)

The impact of insufficient vestibular sense in young children on physical intelligence (2)

The impact of insufficient vestibular sense in young children on physical intelligence Influence of body intelligence (3)

With the assistance of touch and proprioception, the vestibular function enables us to read, write, and learn to drive. , play ball, dress appropriately, behave appropriately, and be trusted and popular when interacting with others. These are all because vestibular sense is closely related to our muscle tone, limb balance, coordination, left and right brain development, physical growth, etc.

The first period before one year old

Due to 1 The brain and various parts of the body of children before the age of 10 grow very fast. In order to prevent parents from misunderstanding, they only provide the child with sensory stimulation of a single sensory system, thereby missing out on the development of the body during this excellent physiological advantage period. Therefore, in this chapter In the vestibular stimulation activities, the training of touch and vestibular sense will be combined to achieve the all-round development of children.

Therefore, the training content of this paragraph is the same as the sensory stimulation of the tactile system in the first paragraph of Chapter 4, Section 23, Introduction to Competent Love Sensory Integration The principle home training program is the same, and I will share the content with you in full again.

Training plan:

1. Do full body exercises every day Massage and touch for at least 15 minutes;

(About the principles of massage and touch - key points of tactile development in infancy and massage methods);

2. Provide some safe lickable toys or chewing gum for children to lick and bite. You can also wash your own and your children’s hands and put them away. Put it near the child's mouth or hands and let the child handle it.

Before the child is 6 months old, this action needs to be done at will and at any time every day;

p>

3. Let the child lie on your arm, gently rock the child back and forth 20 times, with a large amplitude and a small intensity;

p>

4. Hold the child's buttocks with your right hand, and hug the child's chest with your left hand. Let the child face outward, with your back against the parent. Hold the child and slowly rotate it, 5 circles on the left and 5 on the right. Circle;

5. As in the third action, hold the child in your arms, run forward, dive 3 meters, and go back and forth twice;

6. As in the 3rd action, hold the child and squat down 40 cm and then stand up again, repeat 10 times;

7. Parents hold the child’s armpits, face to face with the child, gently lift the child up, and then gently lower the child, avoid throwing!

Do this 10 times up and down;

8. Let the child face outward, with his back To the parent, hold both sides of the child's body from under the child's armpits with both hands, and shake it left and right in a large arc.

The movements should be slow and strong. Small, shake the child from side to side 10 times;

9. The parent lies on his back, bends his knees, holds the child's armpits with both hands, and lets the child lie down On the parent's calf, facing the parent, gently rock the child back and forth 20 times;

10. The child lies on his back on the bed, and the parent lets the child hold the index fingers of both hands. Hold the child's hands with your thumbs, pull up the child's upper body to about 60 degrees, then gently lay the child down, repeat 6 times;

11. The child lies on his back on the bed. The parent's middle index finger holds the child's ankle and the thumb presses the child's sole. Help the child repeat the movements of straightening the legs and bending the knees 10 times;

12. For example, in item 9, help the child pedal the bicycle alternately with both legs 20 times;

13. The child lies on his back on the bed. Ask the child to turn slightly to the right. Put the child's left hand near the right wrist, then gently push the child's left leg onto the right leg and turn over; do 1 again in the opposite direction. times; turn left and right *** do 6 times;

14. Let the child lie prone on the bed, and use toys that make sounds to tease the child to raise his head. , raise the upper body, do visual and auditory tracking exercises, let the child raise his head at least 6 times or continue to raise his head for more than 10 seconds;

15. Let the child raise his head Lie prone on the bed, help the child support his upper body with his arms, use toys to tease the child to raise his head and turn his head, and do visual and auditory tracking exercises; let the child hold up for at least 10 seconds or 6 times.

Children over 5 months old can add the following actions:

p>

16. The parent sits on a chair or bed and lets the child sit on the parent's legs. The parent gently holds the child's arms and uses the swing of the legs to

Let the child's body rock up and down, left and right, and back and forth.

You can sing children's songs while regularizing Shake the child on the ground and sing 3 children's songs or 3 children's songs at a time;

17. Provide the child with something that can be thrown, is not afraid of falling, and can be used after impact. Toys that make sounds,

For example: plastic building blocks, put the toys in a large shallow box, let the child sit and pick them up by themselves Pick up toys and throw them away.

Parents do not need to correct their children's gestures or strength, nor do they need to ask for the direction and location of the throw. They only need to demonstrate "picking up" and "letting go" ” (the toy falls naturally) and the action of “throwing forward” is enough.

Throw and play with these toys for at least 5 minutes at a time;

p>

18. Help the child's limbs to adjust to the standard preparatory movements for crawling on hands and knees, place both feet on both sides of the child's body, and hold the child's waist and abdomen with both hands,

Help the child's body to rock gently back and forth;

Lower your head and call the child's name to guide the child. Look up to find the source of the sound. When the child looks up, make eye contact with the child happily.

Practice for at least 3 minutes each time;

19 . For children who can already crawl, parents should crawl on the ground with their children every day,

Guide the children to find toys while crawling, and use happy expressions and sound to remind the child where the toy is, or the parent can hold the toy in front of the child and crawl backwards to attract the child to crawl forward to get the toy.

Climb for at least 15 minutes at a time, at least 2 times a day;

20. For children who have crawled for more than 5 months, parents can occasionally place toys on the sofa or a safe and stable table, and guide the child to crawl to the sofa or table,

Let the child stand up by himself along the furniture,

Then guide the child from standing to squatting , and return to the activity of crawling;

21. For children who have crawled for more than 5 months, let the child sit opposite the parent, and the parents Open your legs and let the child sit on the ground or on the bed between your legs.

Hold hands with the child to help the child move from sitting to bending the knees. , and then stand;

Then gently put the child down and return to a sitting position. Practice squatting, rising, and standing 6 times each time.

Training notes:

No. 1~9 This item can be done every day after the child is born, but it must be done before the child drinks milk. If it is done after drinking milk and burping, please do it after 15 minutes of drinking milk and burping (the older the child is, the longer the interval. The longer it is, when you are one year old, the interval needs to be 1 hour) before proceeding, and all the intensity needs to be reduced and the speed also needs to be slowed down.

Among them, for babies before 4 months old, item 2 can only be done with hands first, without holding toys or mouth glue.

Items 10 to 14 can be done every day after the child is one month old. The time and movement should be standardized according to the age and age of the child. Adjust according to different physical conditions. Also pay attention to avoid doing it right after drinking milk.

After item 15, please gradually add more according to the child’s age and actual development. Please also ensure the standardization of the time and movements. Adjust according to the child's age and physical condition. Don't be too quick or too immature.

Try to do all the actions alternately and continuously without interruption within 30 minutes. The order of the actions can be changed. For example: after completing item 3, switch to item 6, then item 4, etc. It is necessary to ensure that the child's body continues to receive sensory stimulation input within 30 minutes.

Massage and touch need to be done separately and should not be included in the 30 minutes mentioned above. When massaging and touching, try to do it when the child is awake.