We recently shared the above photo on our Facebook page. This photo was posted by Kids Physio Group out of Vancouver and had the following caption: ‘If babies can pull up all by themselves, they are ready! So simple. Development of these skills comes through natural exploration of their environment. So here’s your challenge, don’t […]
A Great Resource for Typical and Atypical Development
I am a big proponent of educating people on movement and development. I especially try to educate parents and other health professionals because I think, and the literature shows, that the earlier kids and parents get support for delays, the sooner they make progress. One of the greatest resources out there that I have located […]
Getting into Sitting
Babies these days are getting really good at sitting. The invention of the Bumbo seat has definitely helped with this (although it is a great tool for kids who need extra help with sitting to develop other skills). Its also a lot easier to pick your baby up and sit them down. What I am […]
Should I Be Concerned: Gross Motor Edition (up to 15 months)
A lot of times my friends and relatives ask me questions about their child’s gross motor development (especially if they are first time parents and have nothing to compare it to) and if they should be concerned so I decided to writie up a list of items that may be an area of concern for […]
Developing Head Control with Pull to Sit
[] Pulling to sit can work on a baby’s head control as well as develop their core muscles such as their abs. When they are lying flat on their back this will be the hardest position for them to control their head and neck muscles because they have to work fully against gravity. In order […]
What Does Low Tone Mean?
Muscle tone is the resting state of your muscles. When a child has low muscle tone it means that they need to put a lot more energy into getting their muscles to turn on to do what they want them to do. I often try to explain this to parents by describing that feeling when […]
Encouraging Rolling – From Back to Stomach
I’ve already addressed rolling in a previous post, as well as if you should be concerned if your child isn’t rolling yet, but I wanted to provide a video for some visuals on ways to encourage rolling in your child. This video addresses helping your child to roll from their back onto their stomach. Its […]
When all things aren’t equal – Legs
I recently had a parent ask about ideas to help her child who has weakness on one side of her body more than the other side. I figured I would write about some of the ideas that I use although please be aware that there are a ton of ideas and it depends on the […]
Motor Tips for Parents – Part 3
I thought I might stop at Motor Tips for Parents – Part 2 but after hanging out with my friend and her five month old baby the other day I was hit with inspiration (well actually she pointed out that what I told her might be helpful to other parents to know too). Development […]