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10 Household Items to Help Babies with or without Developmental Delay: Help your Baby Crawl, Walk and Get Strong!
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Want to help your baby crawl, sit, stand and walk using things you already own? In this episode, paediatric physiotherapist Lisa Rogers shares 10 everyday household items that can boost your baby's gross motor development and strengthen their muscles safely and enjoyably.
In this episode you'll learn:
- Why floor time is the single most important activity for baby development
- How a simple changing mat can provide valuable sensory stimulation
- Why stairs are one of the best tools for learning to crawl
- How to safely use your sofa to encourage pulling to stand
- Ways to use a cot mattress and sofa cushions to build strength
- Why your bed creates the perfect strengthening challenge
- How a coffee table can improve balance, coordination and ball skills
- Sensory activities using scatter cushions
- How clothes pegs can strengthen your child's hands, core and coordination
- Why expensive baby equipment is often unnecessary for healthy motor development
Links Mentioned
- Totter + Tumble Play Mats (affiliate link)
- Pull-to-Stand YouTube Tutorial
- Developmental Miniseries - Best for Baby Podcast
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Baby Flat Head Syndrome (Plagiocephaly and Torticollis), click here!
Positional Talipes (Correctable Club Foot), click here!