Can an eight-month-old baby stand?

When the baby is eight months old, many parents hope that the child can stand up and learn to walk and talk early. However, the child's physical development needs to proceed little by little, rather than all at once. Therefore, parents need to pay special attention. Training the baby to stand up is not something that can be done casually. Attention should be paid to the time and the time and regularity of standing up, so that the child can have normal development.

The period when babies learn to stand

After the baby has gone through the process of motor development such as lifting his head, sitting, rolling over, and crawling, he should slowly transition to learning to stand. Standing not only develops motor functions, but also promotes the baby's intellectual development. So at what age can a baby start learning to stand? When is the best time for babies to learn to stand? Let’s learn more about it below.

Generally speaking, babies aged 10-12 months are able to stand on their own for a while and crawl quickly. This is the best time for babies to learn to stand. After the baby is 10 months old, he enters two critical periods in terms of gross muscle movement: standing alone and walking alone. This period is a leap in the development of the baby's body balance ability, and it is also an important period for the coordinated development of the baby's body and limbs. Parents can help the baby learn to stand at this time.

Is it good for the baby to learn to stand early?

It's a leap for a baby to go from lying on his back to being able to stand up. Some parents often hold their 3-4 month old babies to "learn to sit" or even "learn to stand". In fact, sitting or standing too early is extremely detrimental to the healthy growth of the baby.

Children's bones contain more organic matter and relatively less inorganic salts, so they are less hard, more elastic, and easier to deform. In addition, the cartilage discs between the baby's vertebrae are relatively thick, while the ligaments on the outside are relatively loose, so forcing oneself to sit or stand for long periods of time can easily lead to spinal deformities. At the same time, learning to walk too early not only easily causes bending deformity of the baby's lower limbs, but the little elbow joints pulled by parents are also prone to "radial head subluxation".

Generally speaking, if a child's intelligence, bones and muscles develop normally, he or she will be able to sit naturally at 6-7 months old, walk with support at 12 months old, and walk independently at around 18 months old. Therefore, it is not advisable to guide babies to learn to stand in advance, and parents should not rush into it.