Straight sit-ups can be a motor challenge in babies who also: 🔺Struggle with tummy time. 🔺Are delayed in milestones that require twisting movements (rolling, pivoting, belly crawling, and crawling). 🔺Have shown a tendency to prefer lying on their back with the head in the middle. If a baby occasionally does a straight sit-up, we don’t need to worry. But there’s definitely a pattern: babies who lack cross-coordination and have reduced ability to rotate tend to use the muscles that work in straight flexion-extension rather than the muscles that work diagonally (rotating the body). If you see your baby doing these straight sit-ups often, try helping them into lots of movements where the head and body have to rotate. You can also gently place a hand on your baby’s forehead to guide them back down and then rotate their body slightly to the side. This helps your baby activate the oblique muscles instead of the straight ones, if the sit-up behavior continues. If you need inspiration or would like to see specific videos showing how to support more rotational movement through simple daily activities, check out my program “Develobaby – Back Arching and Flat Head”. Link in bio or go to www.develobaby.com 🔥I’m offering 20% off all my programs throughout Easter!🔥 With love, Maria ♥️ (Your pediatric physical therapist from Denmark 🇩🇰) ❗️For any usage request, please email maria@develobaby.com. . . . . #motordevelopment #babydevelopment #pediatricphysicaltherapy
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@develobaby Straight sit-ups can be a motor challenge in babies who also: 🔺Struggle with tummy time. 🔺Are delayed in milestones that require twisting movements (rolling, pivoting, belly crawling, and crawling). 🔺Have shown a tendency to prefer lying on their back with the head in the middle. If a baby occasionally does a straight sit-up, we don’t need to worry. But there’s definitely a pattern: babies who lack cross-coordination and have reduced ability to rotate tend to use the muscles that work in straight flexion-extension rather than the muscles that work diagonally (rotating the body). If you see your baby doing these straight sit-ups often, try helping them into lots of movements where the head and body have to rotate. You can also gently place a hand on your baby’s forehead to guide them back down and then rotate their body slightly to the side. This helps your baby activate the oblique muscles instead of the straight ones, if the sit-up behavior continues. If you need inspiration or would like to see specific videos showing how to support more rotational movement through simple daily activities, check out my program “Develobaby – Back Arching and Flat Head”. Link in bio or go to www.develobaby.com 🔥I’m offering 20% off all my programs throughout Easter!🔥 With love, Maria ♥️ (Your pediatric physical therapist from Denmark 🇩🇰) ❗️For any usage request, please email maria@develobaby.com. . . . . #motordevelopment #babydevelopment #pediatricphysicaltherapy
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