Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Toddler Playtime Can Improve Balance, Walking and Climbing
Toddler playtime is vital for helping your child reach these milestones. Consider some of the best toys to help improve balance, walking and climbing.
- Ride-on toys: An 18-month-old loves the mobility a ride-on toy provides. A toddler can scoot around even before she has mastered walking, and the action strengthens her leg muscles to make walking come faster to her.
- Push toys: A shopping cart offers the chance to practice walking. It makes toddler playtime more interesting a little later down the road by facilitating imaginative play.
- Pull-along toys: As your toddler’s standing and walking balance improve, she’ll be able to turn her head while walking. This introduces the chance to enjoy brightly colored pull-along toys. This type of toy improves walking, balancing and physical coordination.
- Balls: As your toddler approaches age two, she’ll be ready to “kick” a large, soft ball. She can’t yet sustain her balance on one leg, but she can use her legs and lower body to bump the ball forward along the ground and have a fun time doing so.
- Ring around the rosy: This classic game gives your toddler the chance to practice walking sideways in a circle, falling down, standing back up and maintaining balance throughout. Any kind of dancing encourages the same physical skills.
- Toddler slide: Having a safe toy for your child to climb on helps curtail the urge to scramble up more dangerous things, such as kitchen chairs and shelves.
- Obstacle course: Set up a fun place for your child to balance, walk and climb by arranging couch cushions, cardboard boxes, the toddler slide and other obstacles in the living room. This can even turn into an imaginative play situation, such as escaping the monster.
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