Small children constantly want to challenge their limits and use climbing to explore places they normally cannot see or get to. This could entail using kitchen drawers of handles to access counter tops, or climbing up burglar bars on windows and safety gates.
To help your toddler develop their motor skills, you need to provide them with a safe environment to do so. You can buy padded toddler playground equipment, such as low slides and mini jungle- gyms. Provide a soft floor for them to tumble on and with supervision, they can practice climbing and balancing without injury. In your home, you can make obstacles for a toddler to traverse using empty cardboard boxes and stacks of pillows. Make a complete game out of it by piling the pillows up and creating a mountain for them to climb. You can also arrange individual pillows in row with gaps in between to create 'stepping stones'.
When you are outside, use objects like curbs that act like a balancing beam for them to walk along. Always be ready to catch your child at any time when they are climbing and use a supporting hand when they practice balancing exercises.
To help your toddler develop their motor skills, you need to provide them with a safe environment to do so. You can buy padded toddler playground equipment, such as low slides and mini jungle- gyms. Provide a soft floor for them to tumble on and with supervision, they can practice climbing and balancing without injury. In your home, you can make obstacles for a toddler to traverse using empty cardboard boxes and stacks of pillows. Make a complete game out of it by piling the pillows up and creating a mountain for them to climb. You can also arrange individual pillows in row with gaps in between to create 'stepping stones'.
When you are outside, use objects like curbs that act like a balancing beam for them to walk along. Always be ready to catch your child at any time when they are climbing and use a supporting hand when they practice balancing exercises.
