Rolling over is the first major motor milestone that your baby will conquer. If they need a bit of help, try these activities with them.
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Rolling 101
Newborns lead a pretty cushy life once they arrive home. But it’s not too long before your pediatrician tasks them with homework, their first important developmental skill: rolling.
Here’s the quick facts to know.
What is Rolling Over?
Rolling over is the developmental skill of flipping the entire body from one position (back or belly) to the other. It is the first major motor milestone and as parents, we are ecstatic when they do it for the first time.
However, before you can confidently say “My baby can roll”, your newborn should be able to:
Continue readingWhat is Self-Regulation?
Self-regulation is a vital skill needed to complete day-to-day tasks efficiently. But, the term is used so broadly and defined in so many ways that you can get confused on what it ACTUALLY is. Although we have talked about self-regulation in a previous post, let’s clarify what it is, what it isn’t, and everything in between.
Continue readingHappy OT Month!
April is National Occupational Therapy Month and to celebrate, we’re going to throw back to our roots and share our very first blog post!
Check out What is Occupational Therapy (and How Can It Help My Child).
For the rest of the month, we will be posting new content on basic baby OT and sharing what you can do to keep your kids happy and rolling.
It’s great to be back!
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The Proprioception System – On My Own Two Feet
Know where you stand. We know this figuratively, but how about literally? How do we literally understand where we are and how we move amongst other objects and people in our environment? The proprioceptive system is designed to help us understand our physical sense in this world and how we physically interact with it.
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