Since Spring is a time of growing I thought I’d talk a little bit about kids and growth spurts. Many of you may remember your adolescent years when all of a sudden you seemed to be all arms and legs and were tripping over your own feet. Well that was because your body grew a […]
Baby Equipment: Pros and Cons
Most people who have had kids have experienced the equipment that they just had to have: the bouncy chair, or the 3-in1 stroller-carrier-car seat combo, or the Baby Bjorn, or the swing, the list could go on and on! I’ve been asked a lot about some of this equipment and if it is good or […]
Toe Walking: Is it a Big Deal?
What is toe walking? Toe walking in kids is when they either drastically walk on their tip toes or they don’t hit the ground with their heel first. Walking is broken up into two phases, swing phase (when your foot is off the ground) and stance phase (when your foot is on the ground). Toe […]
Strategies For Stretching
Stretching is something that I think is important to maintain your child’s range of motion. One solution is Yoga for Kids which can offer many benefits in addition to flexibility. However, you don’t need to get this fancy to help your child stay limber as they grow. Hamstrings can start being stretched when they are […]
Tight Muscles and The Importance of Stretching
As adults I know most of us have experienced tight muscles because we don’t stretch as often as we should, or there are those that just tend to have tighter muscles than most. For example, one of my friends on the soccer team had the tightest hamstrings regardless of how much she stretched. Well, believe […]