Based on the questions I got from my last post, I decided to create a glossary of sitting! W-sitting: As you may or may not of read in my last post “Why is W-Sitting a Four Letter Word?” I am not a fan of this sitting position. You will know your child is sitting this […]
Why is W-sitting a Four Letter Word?
I’m constantly amazed at how often I see children w-sitting these days. I often treat children in pre-school or daycare settings and I see many children plop right down into w-sitting and stay there for an extended period of time. They are playing without a care in the world and they have no idea that […]
To Crawl or Not to Crawl…
Do Babies Need to Crawl from Parenting.com is an interesting article that looks at a portion of the controversy surrounding the importance of crawling. (Before you read any further, please be warned that I have a bias towards the significance of crawling. I mean what do you expect, I am a pediatric physical therapist!) It […]
If the Shoe Fits…
I am a pediatric physical therapist and I love what I do. I basically get to play with kids all day long. Along with the playing, comes the talking to and working in partnership with parents. For a parent with a young infant/child, walking is the most well known milestone. Who doesn’t talk about when […]