Is foam crawling mat harmful to baby's health? Foam crawling mats will release the toxic substance formamide. Formamide easily penetrates into human body from human skin, damaging blood and nervous system. Because formamide is volatile, it can also enter the human body through the respiratory tract, which has cancer risk. At the same time, it is also harmful to eyes and skin. If citizens have bought foam mats, it is best to put them in a ventilated place to dry them fully, so that toxic substances can volatilize as fully as possible.
Crawling mats are generally composed of EPE and plastic wrap. The middle layer is EPE (pearl foam, a tasteless and environmentally friendly material, which is often used in food packaging), and the surface layer is plastic wrap (an environmentally friendly color film used for pattern printing). Baby crawling mat originated in Japan and South Korea, and has matured in the Japanese and Korean markets, and the recognition of China market is gradually taking shape. There are many aliases for baby crawling mats, such as baby crawling mats, baby game mats and baby activity mats. In fact, they all refer to baby crawling mats.
At present, high-quality baby crawling mats are generally made of environmentally friendly PE cotton. Its advantages are softness and elasticity, which can effectively reduce vibration and impact. Moreover, environmentally friendly PE cotton is non-toxic and tasteless, and does not contain any harmful substances. Clean and convenient, the baby is healthier to use, and the mother is more assured.
How to teach your baby to crawl? After 3 months, the baby's head can stand upright. Parents can often let the baby play on his stomach for 3-5 minutes at a time, so that he can exercise his hands and feet step by step. 7-9 months is the formative period of the baby's imitation ability. At this time, parents can demonstrate first, such as chasing a bowling ball, so that the baby can imitate crawling. When the baby learns to crawl, parents should be patient and play with the baby for a while every day, and the baby will gradually become proficient.
Crawling exercise: After 6 months, the baby can turn over on the bed with the abdomen as the fulcrum. Parents can put a toy with sound in front of the baby, and the baby will try hard to hold the toy, but his toes are not on the bed yet, so the baby's body will move backwards instead. At this time, parents can help push the baby's feet, let his toes rest on the bed and let the baby climb forward.
Crawling training: After the baby can crawl, parents can hold the baby's abdomen with their hands or towels and let the baby's hands and knees crawl forward. At first, parents should lift the baby's abdomen hard, and when he practices to a certain extent, he will lift his abdomen by himself. Parents can put some moving toys, such as rolling balls and cars. Put it where the baby can reach it, and put it away when the baby is about to get it, so that the baby can gradually learn to crawl forward.
Crawling game: learning to crawl is a process. Parents can use games to let their babies play and practice crawling. For example, drill a "tunnel" and make a "tunnel" with a long cardboard box, so that the baby can explore what is mysterious at the other end of the "tunnel". Or, put some small obstacles on the floor, such as small pillows and flannel toys. Let the baby climb over by himself. When the baby passes these obstacles, he will be happy. Parents should praise him more at this time.