Falmed Academy

Falmed Academy Stanley Faliszewski
👶Physiotherapist since 92'
🤰Author of courses for parents
🧠Development support
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22/05/2026

🧸 Every one of you slides toys to your baby for grabbing when they are on their tummy. From the 5th month, you can see that they start catching them alternately with their right and left hand. Slowly, they also figure out how to get to those that are within sight but out of reach.

😤 You see how they struggle and get frustrated because they can’t grab it, so the natural reaction is to push the toy closer. However, in this way, you are not developing their motor skills.

🦶 Instead, take care of the bare foot and leg (in Poznań, we call them syra and gira :D).

🤸 Work in the „president’s elbow” position, bend the knee, push the baby into a side placement. This will help them with shoulder-pelvis rotations, make it easier for them to discover crawling, and help with rolling. And this, in turn, will very positively develop their locomotor independence, which is just beginning at this moment.

21/05/2026

🙅‍♂️ Today we know that lifting under the armpits is one of the elements that makes it difficult for a baby in the first weeks of life to regulate muscle tone. We are not doing “terrible harm,” but think for yourself that you probably lift the baby up to several dozen times a day.

😣 Besides, under the armpits is unpleasant for the baby.

🥞 Wherever possible, introduce the pancake lift. It is a safe position that will make it easier for the baby to “fight gravity” and normalize muscle tone.

📈 Small, simple changes in positioning, repeated several hundred times over a month, bring results.

💡 I am not criticizing anyone if they lift under the armpits. But I am clearly signaling that it can be done much better!

💬 Write if you make a little pancake out of your baby :D!

16/05/2026

The exercise ball is your baby’s best friend when it comes to development! Starting as early as 3 months, it’s a fantastic tool for supporting head control, relaxing the shoulders, and helping those little fists open up 👼❤️!

👉 The ball encourages your baby to work on stabilizing their position. It engages the core, neck, shoulders, and arms - the whole system works together to regulate muscle tone and build symmetric movement patterns 😁!

👍 Place your baby on the ball and gently talk to them, give kisses from one side and then the other. Encourage them to turn their head toward you.

Don’t worry if it’s not perfect right away! Your baby needs time to get used to the ball, the new position, and the challenges it brings.

🤌 On top of that, the ball is incredibly helpful for relaxing tight shoulders and upper body tension, as well as for encouraging those tiny fists to open up!

Light tapping and gentle rubbing on the ball are simple ways to help your Little One relax the shoulder girdle, improve upper body control, and find better symmetry in their posture.

👌 You’ll also be helping your baby open clenched fists!

Remember to be patient here too - the grasp reflex naturally fades by the end of the 4th month, and conscious grasping and hand opening starts around the 5th month. Until then, it’s totally normal for your baby to clench their fists.

But clenched fists also increase muscle tension, which is why these kinds of gentle ball activities are so helpful.

📢 Let me know in the comments - how do you like using the ball this way?





15/05/2026

Mommy, Daddy, when I cry, simple methods are enough to calm me down and give me a sense of security 😊!

First of all, don’t panic, don’t get nervous - your baby can feel your anxiety and absorb those emotions. Besides, when you’re nervous, it’s easier to make uncertain movements 👼.

😍 Start calmly by changing my position to lying on my tummy, from which you can smoothly transition to the tiger hold.

👌 It’s also a good idea to introduce rocking, but make it linear - side to side. Vigorous shaking up and down stimulates the baby’s vestibular system, and after a momentary calming effect, we end up with an even bigger fuss.

👆 Thanks to symmetry, positioning the arms along the body, and aligning the head with the belly button, the baby’s muscle tone normalizes.

🥰 Additional gentle pressure, cuddling, and the warmth and closeness of your body give the baby a sense of security.

Full lessons on calming infants and proper carrying techniques are presented at the Falmed Academy - link in bio ❤️.

Let us know how these methods work for you 😁!





14/05/2026

📈 Babies grow and gain weight quickly in the first months, which is a challenge for many of you. You often write to me that your wrists, back, and shoulders are giving out from carrying a baby who weighs 8–9 kg (approx. 18-20 lbs) or more.

🐯 You can rest a baby over 6 months old on your hip. This is the so-called “high tiger” position. As you can see, I transition smoothly into this position from the standard tiger carry.

🔄 Use this position alternately with the royal and koala positions—upright with the baby’s arms over your shoulder, as if for burping.

🪞 When introducing a new position, correct your posture in front of a mirror. Pay attention to relaxing your shoulders—let the baby’s weight rest on your bicep and hip.

🧩 And remember, the older the baby gets, the more tasks and activities they have to complete on the floor. So, try to transfer them and give them as much time for self-realization as possible, rather than carrying them all day long as you did in the first weeks. Very often, we project our own needs for closeness onto the babies and accidentally make them “un-put-downable.”

🧘 You also have to take care of your spine and your own health. Don’t be afraid to think this way—a strong and fit parent means a safe baby!

08/05/2026

😟 Many of you worry because your Little One doesn’t like lying on their tummy, cries in this position, doesn’t lift their head, or lasts only half a minute.

📐 You can help them with this by introducing the Little Sphinx position! Bring their elbows forward to the shoulder line, and you’ll see it will be much easier for them to lift their head.

🏋️ Dear parent, try lying on the floor yourself with your arms back or along your body and lift your head. Terribly exhausting, right? Now imagine that for such a little baby.

🖐️ It’s enough to hold the elbows lightly with your hand or fingers for 10–15 seconds and let go. If the baby pulls them back, correct the positioning again. Add pressure to the shoulder girdle, back, and bum to stimulate deep pressure and reinforce the position.

✨ 2–3 weeks in the Little Sphinx and no more crying on the tummy!

🕒 Remember – it’s better to do it for a short time, 1–2 minutes, but often, than 10–15–20 minutes of lying continuously in tears.

06/05/2026

On this profile, we promote actively supporting development! And we teach you that harmonious development means, first, that the Little One reaches new motor skills within the norm, and second, that each new skill stems from mastering the previous ones!

👼 An infant prepares for sitting control during the first 6 months of life! Everything the Little One learns in motor skills, and the way you support them, contributes to being well-prepared for mastering the
sitting position!

❤️ This, in turn, makes it easier for them to sit
independently, improve crawling, kneeling, and later standing and walking. Their nervous system and body will learn to normalize tension in the upright position and coordinate hand movements.

🥰 Your daily support through play and exercises is a preventative measure against developmental concerns, which can be stressful for both parents
and the Little One. And if the baby has muscle tension deficits or asymmetries, by practicing the sitting exercises I recommend, you help them get back on the path of harmonious development.

👉 Allowing too much time for mastering each skill on their own can often lead to the development and reinforcement of sensory-motor deficits. Parents wait and wait, and the baby reaches 8-9-10 months
without achieving their milestones. This signals the need for a consultation with a physical therapist and individual therapy.

Next week, the third and final part, where I’ll discuss patterns for independently achieving the sitting position!

We’re waiting for your questions and concerns in the comments 😍!





🌙 Does your baby always favor one side? While some asymmetry is natural in the first weeks, dominant asymmetry can becom...
02/05/2026

🌙 Does your baby always favor one side? While some asymmetry is natural in the first weeks, dominant asymmetry can become a real hurdle. When it starts to take over, it often leads to muscle tone imbalances that affect your baby's entire daily rhythm.

⚖️ These muscle tone issues aren't just about posture - they directly impact the quality of your baby's sleep, can make feeding much more difficult, and limit their natural spontaneous activity. A baby who feels "stuck" in one position is a baby who is struggling to find comfort and balance.

🔍 Understanding these signals early on is key to supporting your little one's development. In my latest blog post, I dive deep into why dominant asymmetry happens and how it affects your baby's sensorimotor health in the first quarter of life.

📩 Comment "ASYMMETRY" and I will send the link to this guide straight to your DMs!

01/05/2026

🤸 We are continuing our series of “asymmetry exercises.” Last time I showed you balancing on the ball on the tummy, now we are adding the high bum on the back with side rolls. Do these with a baby who is over 12 weeks old.

🌟 This is an excellent exercise where we achieve plenty of benefits:
💟 Arms in symmetry in contact with the legs.
💟 Midline work and help in extinguishing excess asymmetrical tonic reflexes.
💟 Head aligned with the belly button – full axis of symmetry.
💟 Eye contact with the parent.
💟 Experiencing side positioning and light pelvic twists.
💟 Preparation for rolling back-to-tummy in the 5th-6th month.

🔄 Repeat this exercise several times a day. You can do it during every activity window with your baby before moving on to tummy time.

🤖 Remember, a baby is not an android. They need patient and repetitive stimulation to accept new patterns and for you to see results. It’s not a matter of 2-3 days of exercise, but 2-4 weeks of regular work.

💬 Write in the comments what other asymmetry problem you see in your baby and what their age is – in the next reels, I will show you more exercises!

30/04/2026

Mommy and Daddy, if you practice sitting control with me from the end of the 6th month and the beginning of the 7th month, I will definitely sit stably, and it will also be easier for me to learn to sit up on my own!

👼 Babies have been developing the same way for thousands of years. Pediatric physiotherapy literature agrees that around the 6th and 7th month, babies are developmentally ready to practice sitting. My many years of clinical experience confirm this.

👉 I’ve been preparing for this throughout the first six months, acquiring new motor skills. Sitting up is a major milestone in a baby’s life - gaining trunk control, improving the field of vision, and gaining the ability to use their hands. They can also practice balance and positional control, which will make crawling and later standing up easier.

❤️ The 6th and 7th month is also the time when babies begin to expand their diet. This means that in order for swallowing abilities to develop for more solid foods, the baby must gain experience in the sitting position!

🥰 Supporting sitting control by sitting the baby up for feeding or later through ball play is the best solution for axial hypotonia. If you visit a physiotherapist with an 8-9 month old baby who is floppy and not sitting, believe me, that physiotherapist will be working with them… by sitting them up. And you can minimize the risk of such deficits through preventative sitting sessions for short periods around the 6th and 7th month!

We’re waiting for your questions in the comments!





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