Teetering or rocking device

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The invention is intended to bring relief here.
Its object is to make available a teetering or rocking device for small children which, taking advantage of the desire for movement which is already pronounced in small children, permits an independent rocking motion and wherein physiological damage to the small child, in particular damage to the posture, is prevented.
This object is attained by the teetering or rocking device in accordance with the present invention.
The invention is first based on the idea of moving away from the seated or lying prone position of the child required with rocking devices up to now and to provide a support for receiving the child, on the upper surface of which the small child lies on its stomach.
It has been shown, in particular in connection with babies, that the prone position has advantages over the seated or back-resting position in respect to the development of the body and mind of the child.
In a prone position the child is in a comfortable and secure position.
It observes its surroundings from this position and begins to understand its surroundings because of the inborn desire to move at an early age.
The first twelve months in the life of a baby are of decisive importance for its later development, in particular for its motor functions.
It is known that there are close correlations between mental and bodily development so that it is possible to exercise an essential influence on the mental development of the baby by means of bodily stimuli.
The support for receiving the small child is designed in such a way that the stomach area is still completely placed on the support, while the chest can be slightly raised, so that the small child begins to raise itself up.
This position makes it possible for the small child to raise its head and to freely turn it to the right and left.
The upper thighs are brought into a bent-spread position in the hip joint by means of a narrow, rounded and body-related design of the support in the area of the pelvis, which promotes the physiological development of the hip joints