Each parent knows that it is extremely difficult to take a child up to a year: this is the most curious creature that requires constant attention. Naturally, in our century of modern technology, manufacturers offer a huge assortment of various devices designed to make life easier for young parents: these are walkers, jumpers, deck chairs, and development centers. In this article, we will consider in detail such entertainment for a child as children's jumpers.
Negative effect of jumpers
Despite the great popularity, jumpers cause a lot of controversy about their benefits or harms. The first question that interests parents: "How many months can I put in jumpers?" On the packaging of this device, as a rule, the age is indicated - from 3 months to 3 years. What can jumpers threaten with a three-month-old baby? Further problems with the back and the entire musculoskeletal system as a whole. At such an early age, the back muscles are so weak that entertainment in the form of jumpers will be a real test. This type of entertainment for children cannot fully provide support for the back, and all support will fall on the perineum (which will also not be useful) and the fragile bones of the spine. Thus, wanting to get a few minutes of rest or the opportunity to go about their business, parents put their baby in great danger, because disorders of the musculoskeletal system will affect the functioning of the whole body, causing disturbances in almost many organs.
So, to the question "How many months can I put in jumpers?" doctors give a definite answer. This will not harm the child only if the back muscles are a little stronger, and the baby can sit on its own, which means no earlier than 6-7 months.
Another negative point: children's jumpers contribute to the incorrect setting of the foot. In this device, the child is repelled by both legs, remembering this sensation, and learning to walk, he will try to push off as well, which means he will constantly fall. For this reason, children who were often in jumpers begin to walk later than their peers.
Danger Jumpers
Of course, jumpers are able to give the child a few minutes of happiness, develop their horizons, but if used carelessly, they become dangerous to the life and health of the baby. Firstly, if they are not fastened well enough, they can fall apart, then a little explorer will be hit hard on the floor, at best he will land on the ass, but it is possible that the child will hit his head.
In addition, fragile children's bones should not be subjected to such a load that is given in jumpers. This is fraught with deformation of the legs, in which even walking can be prohibited. The load on the crotch will also not bring benefits to the baby.
Not all parents know how many months you can put your child in the jumpers. The use of this device for a child who is not physically ready for this type of load can result not only in injuries, but also in the incorrect formation of the skeleton.
Benefits of Using Jumpers
Jumpers can not only harm, but also benefit. Everything will depend on when the parents decide to put the child in the jumpers. From 6-7 months, when the baby can sit on their own, you can purchase a properly made and manufactured device that will help your child strengthen muscles and broaden his horizons. We will talk about how to choose jumpers below.
What are jumpers for?
So, you have the right device, a grown up child and a desire to bring him joy. You have already consulted with a pediatrician and you know how many months you can put in jumpers. Why not use this device? The main thing to remember is that in no case should you leave your child in jumpers unattended. And the duration of such classes should not exceed 30 minutes per day. Fulfilling these conditions, you will not only amuse the baby and strengthen his muscles, you will be able to come up with new games, show the child a new, unknown world around him.
As soon as the child reaches the age when it is possible to put in jumpers, that is, 6-7 months, they become an excellent development device for him, because before that he could not move, crawl, which means he could not know the world. Now he sees everything in a new plane and receives a lot of positive emotions. But if you try to put a one-year-old baby in this device, then this is unlikely to benefit him, since this will limit your freedom of movement, your desire to explore new things. Of the positive aspects will remain only the delight of jumping. But this is not bad, if it lasts no more than 15 minutes. After such physical exertion, children fall asleep more easily.
How to choose jumpers
When choosing this simulator, pay attention to all the attached certificates of quality and compliance. Jumpers must be made of safe and non-toxic materials.
Children's jumpers can be of several types:
- With a plastic bumper. Due to the presence of a plastic table on which there are buttons and a music panel with toys, the child will not hit the door jamb. But there is also a minus in this model: the baby does not see his legs, which means that his movements with his legs are not completely conscious.
- With a panty seat. This option is quite cheap, but this is where its advantages end. If the model is not equipped with special fixing belts and rollers for supporting the child under the armpits, then the entire load in such jumpers will fall on the crotch, and this is strictly prohibited.
- There is one more, the best (and expensive option) - jumpers with support on the floor. This is a rather heavy and bulky construction that will require a lot of free space (about 4 m 2 ). But this model is the safest for the child.
Parents decision
Buy or not jumpers for children, reviews of which there are both good and bad, it is up to the parents of the child. You can consult a pediatrician or orthopedic surgeon who is watching your baby and can tell if using jumpers will harm.
Many mothers and fathers successfully do without this device, because many doctors oppose such entertainment because of the excessive load on the fragile children's body.
If you nevertheless decided to buy jumpers, then remember that the rational use of this device will not harm, and most importantly, observe the measure in everything, and do not leave the child in the jumpers for more than 30 minutes.