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Exercise is essentially important to the health of the infant. Its first exercise, of course, be in the arms of the nurse. After a month or two, when it begins to sleep less during the day, it will delight to roll and kick on the sofa: it will make free use of its arms, with the realization outdoors is all the exercise they need at this time. By and by, however, the child will make his first attempts to walk. Now, it is important that none of the numerous plans that were designed to teach a child to walk, should be adopted as go-cart, the last strings, etc, their tendency is mischievous, and the flatness of the chest , confined lungs, distorted spine, and deformed legs, are all evils that often come from such practices. This is because the bones in childhood is relatively soft and flexible, and if prematurely subjected by these contrivances to carry the weight that results as an elastic stick bending under a weight, and as a natural consequence become curved and distorted.

It is highly necessary that the young and experienced mother should remember this fact, for the early efforts of the little one to walk are naturally viewed by her with as much pleasure, it is likely to encourage and extend its attempts, without thinking of the mischief they may occasion , more than one parent has had to mourn the strain on which it has itself created.

It may be as well here to point out that if such distortion is timely noticed, it is capable for correction, even after evident curvature has taken place. It must be remedied by the use of these resources that are part of boost and promote the general health of children (daily plunge into the cold bath, cold or sponge with salt water is clearly effective), and avoiding the cause of the distortion does not allow the child to get to his feet. The only way to accomplish the latter intention, is to put both legs in a high density, which effectually answer this purpose, while at the same time, it does not prevent the free and full exercise of the muscles legs. After some months pursuing this plan, limbs are no longer deformed, the bones have acquired firmness and strength of muscles, and the Child may be allowed to get back on its feet, no risk of perpetuating or renewing the evil.

The best method of teaching a child to walk, is to let him teach himself, and what he will do it quite easily. He will first crawl: it exercises every muscle in the body, it does not fatigue the child, throws no weight on bones, but gives the force and strength, and is therefore very useful. After a while, have the power, he wants to do more: it will seek to raise on his feet with a chair, and if it fails, again and again in his attempts, he will always persevere until done. In this, he learned, first, to raise himself to the floor and, secondly, to stand, but not without keeping a hand on the object on which he seized. Then, it will balance itself without holding, and proudly and laughingly show that it can stand alone. Fearful, however, not yet of movement of its limbs without support, he will take a chair or something close to him when he had the audacity to advance as regards to the limits of his support. This little adventure will be repeated day after day, with increasing joy, when, after numerous tries, he feels confident of its power to balance himself, and he will be alone. Now is the time required for this gradual self-teaching, during which the muscles and bones become strengthened, and when finally called upon to support the body weight, are perfectly capable of doing so.

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