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.
Crawling mat "can't be bought well", which has great hidden dangers:
Plasticizers, heavy metals, etc. exceed the standard. ：
The plasticizer we often say is mainly used to soften plastic products, and it will be used in mountaineering mats and fences. As long as the baby (not allergic to plastic) washes his hands frequently, changes clothes frequently, cleans toys frequently, ventilates frequently and disinfects frequently, it is generally no problem. If you are exposed to the climbing mat with too high plasticizer for a long time, you will be "poisoned". The baby's long-term climbing friction will cause danger to the liver and urinary system.
Heavy metals often exist in the paint of toys. Colorful crawling mats will attract babies, and babies like to dig with their hands and bite with their mouths. If they are used and exposed for a long time, the heavy metal elements in their bodies are likely to generate savings. For babies, cells, organs, skin, bones and nerves of digestive system and urinary system are underdeveloped, which is more likely to cause injuries.
Unclear product identification and instructions:
Do you dare to buy food without a name or even a manufacturer and date of production? Similarly, if there are no instructions, warning instructions, and crawling mats for specific product introductions, everyone should be vigilant. Even if it is imported, the name and address of the agent and importer registered in China in the country and region of origin shall be indicated.
"Warning signs" should also be permanently affixed to products and packaging, rather than casually affixed. Mom washes it off, the baby doesn't play well, or other companions don't pay attention, and they will also ignore safety protection. If it is used by people who are not easily allergic, it is necessary to emphasize "warning" and "attention" (the font should be larger than 5*5mm).
The instructions for use should indicate the specific age range. This is especially important for novice mothers. Choosing the right toys at different stages can better help the interaction between families and develop the baby's intelligence.
Some parents take care of their babies very carefully. Even at the age of crawling, I always hold or push my baby for fear of getting dirty, catching cold, catching cold, etc., thus depriving my baby of the opportunity to climb. If the baby has not experienced crawling, he will learn to walk. Although it will not have a serious impact on his life, the baby may have problems such as inattention and poor coordination ability after school.
1 to improve the baby's mobility.
Crawling is a comprehensive physical activity. When the baby can crawl, let the baby crawl more, which will help the development of audio-visual sense, spatial position sense and balance sense, and promote the coordination of the body. It can also promote the growth and development of bones and muscles.
2, enhance physical fitness
Crawling is the baby's first coordinated exercise, which can exercise the strength of chest muscles, back muscles, abdominal muscles and limb muscles; Moreover, crawling consumes a lot of energy, which helps the baby eat more, sleep well, and grow faster in weight and height.
3. Improve parent-child communication
Crawling can improve the communication between mother and child. After the baby can crawl, more and more successful experiences are gained under the guidance of parents, which can make the baby get a variety of rich experiences such as excitement, success and failure in crawling, which can be said to be the most critical one for the baby. These experiences can enrich the baby's emotions.
Studies show that babies who often crawl are more excited when they meet their parents than babies who can't crawl.
4. Promote brain development
Baby crawling is helpful to the development of the brain, because crawling needs the cooperation of the brain and cerebellum. More crawling can enrich the neural connection between brain and cerebellum and effectively promote the growth of baby's brain. It takes many times of study and practice, and every crawl is to mobilize and stimulate the enthusiasm of the brain. Therefore, learning to crawl is actually an intensive training for the function of the cranial nerve system.
5. Promote language development
The frequency of baby's language communication depends on the frequency of body language. Babies who can crawl constantly explore the world around them with their own bodies, and many actions have unknown results. Therefore, the frequency of parents' language is obviously more than that of babies who can't climb, and the rationality of parents' constant language prompts and body language is much faster than that of babies who can't climb.
6. Good personality development
Crawling brings a lot of unexpected fun to the baby. "Crawling and rolling" is also the baby's will and courage, which is conducive to the cultivation of the baby's character. Some babies are too timid to leave their parents' sight in the process of crawling, while some babies are too courageous, and they can let their interests climb to a place they want to explore regardless of whether they have parents around them.
7. Explore desire
The baby's exercise and nervous system are fully exercised in the crawling process, which not only contributes to the development of the baby's bones, muscles, nerves and brain, but also lays a good physiological and psychological foundation for them to know the world earlier and better. These learning experiences of the baby will turn into curiosity, which can be used for the baby to explore, and can also cultivate the baby's ability and self-confidence to solve problems independently in the future.
Traditional crawling objects are generally blankets and bedding, but these objects have many problems:
Heavy and inconvenient to carry; It is easy to get dirty, and cleaning is time-consuming and laborious; Moisture absorption, easy to regain moisture.
Therefore, crawling mats on the market are generally made of PVC or EPE (expandable polyethylene, also known as pearl cotton) and a mid-range high-density XPE material combined with plastic wrap, with pearl foam in the middle layer and plastic wrap on the surface. Baby crawling mat originated in Japan and South Korea, and it tends to be mature in Japan and South Korea. The products made in China are all made of EPE, which is sticky and difficult to clean, and the awareness of China market is gradually forming.
There are many baby bags, but split underwear is not suitable for crawling. When teaching your baby to crawl, you'd better put on a crawling suit. The coat and trousers of this suit form a whole, so that the waist and stomach will not be exposed when the baby crawls. At the same time, the clothes fit well, and there are not too many complicated things, which will not affect the baby's interest in crawling.
Note: Don't have big ornaments and buttons in front of the clothes to prevent the baby from hurting his delicate body when lying down.
A place where crawling mats crawl.
The bed and floor at home are favorable places for babies to crawl. When climbing on the ground, consider the material of the ground. Some floors are too cold and hard, and the baby is uncomfortable. The effective remedy is to spread a blanket on the ground and let the baby climb on it. You can also use a clever floor to lay a small world for your baby to climb up. You'd better put a piece of floor leather on it. Smooth floor leather can reduce crawling resistance.
Don't put little things on the ground at will to prevent the baby from eating them. Also, pay attention to the height of the baby's head, and don't have sharp corners of tables or chairs to prevent the baby from hitting his head. Although the bed surface is soft, it has a certain height. When climbing, you should prevent the baby from falling off the bed.
If the plastic floor or leather smells, it must be dried until it has no smell. It is best to use clean water when cleaning, and spray disinfection with disinfectant harmless to human body after cleaning; If you use detergent, once it remains, it will be bad for your baby.
Look at the material: from the perspective of safety, we still have to choose the brand products of regular manufacturers. The baby's skin is in direct contact with the crawling mat, and some products that contain a lot of chemicals and are easy to peel can easily hurt the baby's skin. Crawling mats on the market are generally divided into EVA and PE(PE includes EPE and XPE). The former should pay attention to whether there is irritating smell to prevent businesses from using recycled materials. The latter should pay attention to density and quality. Relatively speaking, XPE is better, waterproof and corrosion-resistant, and it is not easy to deform due to long-term use. Ma Bao must smell it before buying it, and give it to the baby later.
There are 3mm, 5mm, 10mm and 20mm thick crawling mats on the market. Ma Bao can choose the thickness according to the season, indoor and outdoor laying environment and media, and the baby's age. If the baby is too young, it is recommended to be thicker to avoid knee pain when the baby falls or crawls. Generally, the thickness of more than 5mm can meet the requirements. If it is EPE material, it is appropriate to choose more than10 mm. The choice of thickness must be based on the premise that the baby is warm and comfortable and does not catch a cold. If the crawling mat is too thick, the baby's friction will increase, and increasing the difficulty of crawling will also reduce their interest in crawling.
Look at the color: look at the need. Faced with many styles and patterns, treasure moms may feel dazzled and have no choice. In order to better guide the baby to crawl and recognize learning, some treasure moms like crawling mats with bright colors, vivid pictures and even educational significance such as letters and numbers. There are also some treasure moms who think that light color is healthier because they are afraid that looking at a single color for a long time will affect their visual development.
A safe environment where you can move, crawl and stand freely is very important for your baby. No matter from the seller's sales and evaluation, or from other people's mouth that the actual use effect, Ma Bao should carefully judge and choose according to their own situation.
Style: Crawling mats are spliced together. The splicing style and size can be adjusted at will. However, there is a disadvantage that splicing is easy to loosen. The conjoined body will not loosen, but it requires high indoor size. I just thought about it, but forgot the size. I went home and moved all the sofas in the living room.