Children born in the Winter - Spring season know more cows

Israeli researchers say that children born in winter-spring often know cattle 5 weeks earlier than summer or autumn.

According to information from the NHS health care organization (UK), young children begin to crawl between the ages of 6 and 9 months. One theory is that children born in winter know crawling earlier because they start to crawl in the summer, when there is a lot of sunlight. This means they work for longer periods, wear thinner clothes and have more belly contact with the floor (in a flip position). Scientists have studied this issue in Israel, where temperatures vary between summer and winter.

The study conducted surveys on 47 children, divided into 2 groups. The first group consists of 16 children born between June and November (ie summer - autumn) and the second group includes 31 children born from December to May (winter - spring). These children are monitored at home from the time they start 7 months of age. Parents are required to record their child's development stage before and during observation.

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In addition, the team used AIMS (a device used to assess the growth of children) in four positions: prone, supine, sitting and standing. The average age when a child begins to crawl is 31 weeks. For children born in the winter (crawling in the summer), they start at the 30th week while those born in the summer (crawling in the winter) start at the 35th week.

Winter-spring babies have a higher overall score compared to summer-autumn babies, especially in a prone position (when flipping), which is of the greatest significance to assess the process. Cow's collection. For other positions, AIMS showed slight differences between the two groups of children as well as between their gender.

In the report, the researchers said: ' The difference in the process of crawling is very significant. Local geography and climate play an important role in explaining this problem . ' This study was conducted by Dr. Osnat Atun-Einy, Department of Physiotherapy, Dr. Dina Cohen, Mr. Moran Samuel, Professor Anat Scher of the Department of Counseling and Child Development at Haifa University (Israel).

Another seasonal effect is also found in places where temperatures are different between winter and summer. Research conducted in Denver, Colorado and Osaka (Japan) also obtained results corresponding to the conclusions of the study. While a survey was also conducted in Alberta (Canada), where the winter season is as year-round, there is no significant difference in temperature so seasonal effects are not found.

Winter temperatures in Israel are not as harsh as in other parts of the world, but they show the effect of temperature differences on infant development. This finding helps parents be aware of the opportunity to help their children move and crawl earlier.

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