Carrello's School of Emotions: teach your child the main thing!

Do we value emotions? “Are you crying? Don't, be ashamed!!!“Laughing out loud in a crowded place? It's indecent! “Are you angry? This is bad!” 

Unfortunately, such barriers are not uncommon and commonplace. And not only for adults. Children who cannot control their emotions often face an even bigger problem.: we, parents, often ignore their manifestations or forbid them. And sometimes, unknowingly, we don't help you develop it properly. 

But the problem is easy to solve! The main thing is to know how. You need to start from the first months of a child's life. It is then that the baby begins to develop emotional reactions to the world around him. And that's when it's extremely important to help him learn how to show them, control them, and make them positive.

…Our company Carrello does not just develop and manufacture products for children. But it also accumulates terabytes of modern knowledge about the specifics of their development. Not only physiologically, but also psychologically, intellectually, emotionally, and so on. We are confident that only with this knowledge will strollers, walkers, playpens, high chairs, and other products be truly useful to both children and their parents. 

We've been thinking: Why not share our knowledge with you? They are the result of the work of the best child psychologists, therapists and scientific specialists.

We decided to do it! Your attention is drawn to important rules on how to effectively help a child form a correct and constructive range of emotions in the first year of life. They will then influence his character, relationships with people, and eventually the level of happiness and success in his life. 

Be face to face with your child

The child must develop comprehensively. Not only as a full-fledged biological organism, but also as a social individual. Yes, don't be surprised, it begins in the first year of life, when the child is still completely dependent on adults. But it is then that the foundations of his emotional “matrix” are laid. 

As soon as the baby begins to distinguish faces - somewhere in the third month of life - make eye contact with him more often. When you swaddle, when you carry in your arms, when you feed. The baby is like a sponge, absorbing your facial expressions, your mood, tone and nuances of voice timbre. He hears, sees, gets used to it… And over time, closer to 6 months, he begins to show a reflex of imitation.

At the same time, it is important to be different with him: smile, make a stern face, wink, and so on. And also ask, smile in response, comment on his actions, explain your own. “I'm going to put you in the playpen and cook porridge, okay? I'll be there, you'll hear me, and you'll play with your toys. That's it, well done!”  
Such dialogues will teach the child to communicate and show constructive emotions, develop the ability to perceive information and share it. 

At the same time, it is important to provide yourself with “helpers” who will allow you to establish this eye contact as often as possible. By the way, the muscles in your arms will only thank you. But more on that later. 
A high chair with the possibility of turning into a chaise longue (for children who cannot yet sit), as well as a car seat or a car seat will not only save their strength, but also not stop communicating with your child even while traveling. 

We recommend paying attention to the Cascata swing chair is a 3-in-1 universal high chair with remote control and automatic motion sickness function. With it, you can feed your child, organize daytime naps, take them with you to visit, and also teach your baby to another source of positive emotions - music and the sounds of nature. For this purpose, the high chair has a musical accompaniment device.

Speaking of car seats, we cannot resist the opportunity to tell you about our flagship car seat Asteroid. Reliable, versatile, and technological - it will become a close friend to your child from birth to the age of 12. A reversible baby unit, backrest height adjustment, secure ISOFIX fastening, removable upholstery - all these are ironclad arguments in favor of durability and durability of the product.

By the way, it is the ability to transport a baby in a head-first position (for the first half of life, only this method is considered safe) that helps the parent sitting next to the child communicate. This is how an ordinary trip turns into a safe and comfortable pastime with elements of education. 

A little something - immediately on the handles? Forget about it!

Our grandmothers especially love it, don't they? He's crying! You need to grab, lull, calm...

But it's not! Why? We explain. 

The most obvious thing is that the “manual” lifestyle of a child complicates the life of parents at times. This is when “hands break off.”

But the most important thing is that it complicates contact with the baby and his upbringing. By training him to the reflex of “crying - getting into a warm mother's arms,” we are doing a disservice. At some point, the child begins to demand to take himself in hand in any situation. Other ways of communication and discipline (yes, yes, don't be surprised - even one-year-olds benefit from this) simply don't work. 

The best way to avoid “manual” addiction is to give your child an alternative. Believe me, a lot of toys, your own space, and the opportunity for interesting games will please the child much more than a passive stay in his mother's arms.

The main thing is to get him used to it properly. First, gradually. Put your baby in a playpen with toys, open the side wall - and first play with him. 

When he starts switching and playing by himself, try to leave him in the arena for a while. But be on your guard: if he calls, come. 

At the same time, initially maintain voice contact with him. Explain to him that mom can't take him in her arms because she's cooking porridge, and therefore he has to wait. “In the meantime, Vasenka, here's your favorite giraffe for you - play with it! How independent and grown-up you are!”. 

Speaking of the arena. Pay attention to Molto playpen by Carrello. Firstly, it has a convenient side entrance - to arrange common games, and so that later the kid can climb there on his own. Secondly, the playpen is equipped with a diaper and a place to sleep, so it is useful for a child in the first months of life, and for an exciting period of growing up and learning about the world around them.

And thirdly, it is lightweight and compact, so it can easily be installed in the kitchen, in the nursery or in the bedroom. Which, again, will help you to be nearby and at the same time separate from your child.

We just beg you - don't overdo it! The baby may cry because of abdominal cramps or because teeth are teething. Then you can and should take them in your arms. And if you unlearn it, then gradually and without coercion.

Travel together! A baby needs rested parents and new emotions

We have already talked about the exchange of emotions with a child from the first days of life. About dialogues, smiles, winks and generally about positive communication with a child...

And yes, we know and take into account that many parents get tired. And they don't know where to find the strength to be constantly positive. Lack of sleep, health concerns, fever, constipation, nighttime waking up and breastfeeding problems… Millions of parents went through this. 

Not everyone has learned how to deal with this difficulty. Although the way out is obvious. And any psychologist will tell you this: don't stop loving and taking care of yourself! Do not forget about the interests and needs of your personality. And if you say “children are more important” in response, we will have to object: tired and angry parents only harm children. And above all, their emotional development.

Look for positive emotions. Going to a restaurant. Visit to the museum. Outdoor trips. A trip to another city. A trip abroad. Family trip to the sea. 

Is it difficult? And you try it! Hiking and traveling with babies are not as scary as they seem at first glance. Start with the minimum. Think through everything to the smallest detail. Take everything that makes it easier to take care of children. 

By the way, we have made a very useful thing for such cases: a lightweight stroller, indispensable for traveling. And yes, we're talking about our flagships again. 

This time it's about the Astra in the new 2022 configuration. It contains everything that a child and his parents need when traveling: durable water-repellent textiles, which include a deep hood, a bathyscaphe, which protects from wind and sun; a lightweight frame (the entire stroller weighs only 8 kg); a way to fold easily and compactly so as not to take up a lot of space; reinforced wheelbase. The base is equipped with adaptive shock absorption and powerful wheel protectors so that you don't get stuck even in the beach sand. 

And don't forget about the impressions of the child himself! Looking at and listening to the hum of cars and planes flying, watching seagulls over the sea or waving branches of palm trees, staring at adult uncles and aunts in bright clothes, as well as other strollers with babies sitting in them - all this is extremely useful for emotional development. 

Give freedom to explore the world on your own

An active and inquisitive child will not sit still. As he gets older, he will begin to demand more and more active knowledge of the world.

Therefore, it is very important to give him this opportunity. Do not deprive your baby of toys of a wide variety of shapes and colors. Do not isolate from external sounds and smells. Do not limit communication with anyone else except dad and mom. Each new information is a building block of your child's emotional and intellectual future.

A very important stage of such knowledge of the world begins when the child gets the opportunity to make a choice. Independently choose a toy from the ten in front of him. Reach for the interesting glasses on Grandpa's nose. Crawl to a bright vase standing on the floor...

Well, completely new opportunities open up for young researchers when they start walking. Do not deprive them of this opportunity - put them in a walker as soon as the child's physiological data allow (do not start using a walker until the child has learned to sit confidently, or even better, crawl).

Despite the obvious advantages of walkers - the safety of movement and relief for parents' hands - their main advantage and, if you want, their mission is to help the baby explore the world.
The child's ability to perform objective actions, including exploring objects, strengthens the experiences associated with the learning process. Surprise turns into curiosity, and the nervousness associated with the inability to get to the thing of interest disappears.

It is important to choose the right walker. We recommend using devices with a large bumper, which enhances safety, as well as equipment that allows the child to organize good leisure time and optimally useful pastime. 

An example of such walkers would be Carrello Rapido. The game board and the rocking chair function diversify the baby's activities. And the “first steps” function, when the rear jumper is removed and the child can stomp, pushing the walker in front of him, will help parents take the child to the next level of growing up - to independent walking.

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The most cherished desire of every dad and every mom on Earth is to see their children happy. And here it is very important to TEACH them to be like that. You must admit that health alone is not enough for this. It is very important to sow in little souls not only the standard “good and eternal” that our parents once shared with us. In order for children to grow up in love and harmony, it is necessary to expand and change the old “factory settings". Upbringing and preparation for adulthood (we are talking about a happy life right now) is a very big responsibility, an interesting school and hard work. But this work is pleasant and rewarding when you have smart and loyal assistants next to you.