Falmed Academy, Czereśniowa 50, Przezmierowo (2026)

31/12/2025

🔄 Trunk and pelvic rotations are a key element that Babies develop during the second and third quarters of life. Thanks to mastering these rotations, creeping, rolling, and soon sitting, maintaining sitting, and all fours crawling will be much smoother and better coordinated.

⚽ A great exercise to improve these rotations is my president’s elbow on the ball, also known as triple flexion: knee–pelvis–elbow.

👶 In this activity, we not only support motor development but also reduce asymmetrical behaviors, such as creeping like a “wounded soldier,” using only one side of the body, or rolling only through one side.

💪 We support regulation and normalization of muscle tone in the pelvis and axial tone. We teach the Baby to control their body in this position.

🤲 For Babies 6 months and older, it’s important to flex the knee higher and hold with only one hand. The other hand secures the elbow on the opposite side without touching it, because we want the Baby to do as much work independently as possible, without being assisted.

📅 If your Baby is 4 months old and you’re just starting with ball exercises, I posted a reel about the president’s elbow for a 4-month-old about a month ago.

👉 Write a comment: “4 months” and you’ll get the link to that reel!

29/12/2025

⚽ The ball is your Baby’s best developmental friend! Sitting exercises and play on the ball are introduced from 7 months of age.

🤲 Start with a proper, secure hold — place the ball between your thighs, stabilize it, and only then sit your Baby in the center.

🌀 Begin with gentle bouncing and vibrations. Side-to-side and forward–backward balance will come after a few days, once your Baby gets used to the ball and the upright position.

👶 If your Baby doesn’t sit upright, bends forward, or feels unstable, hold them at the waist. Don’t give up on ball play.

⏱️ Just 2–3 minutes, several times a day, strengthen the tummy and back and improve balance and postural control.

💛 They also help your Baby feel that sitting is a safe position they want to stay in.

👉 Do you practice sitting play on the ball, or are you experiencing any difficulties? Write in the comments!

26/12/2025

🤔 What if tummy time is difficult for your Baby? What should you pay attention to, and what should concern you?

⏱️ Don’t give up on repeated attempts at tummy time that I discussed in this series.

⚠️ If, despite frequent attempts, your Baby still does not accept the position and is arching, tense, and unable to hold their head — consult a physiotherapist.

💛 The sooner a specialist diagnoses a developmental difficulty, the sooner you can bring relief to your Baby through appropriate stimulation and care.

💪 All such developmental “issues” in Babies can be addressed with good therapy, supported by your daily work at home.

🎓 See my positions that bring relief to Babies inside Falmed Academy!

25/12/2025

💛 We place the Baby on their tummy for a short time. From 2 to a few minutes, depending on age, abilities, and acceptance of the position.

⏱️ Short, but often. Let’s look for these opportunities throughout the day. Don’t give them up, even if tummy time feels difficult for the Baby at first.

👶 Head control, symmetrical shoulder positioning, and a progressively stronger neck are the result of repeated, short moments during which the Baby gradually learns to accept this position.

🤲 Combine tummy time with plenty of tactile input. Gently squeeze, massage, apply pressure, stroke.

❤️ This is a time for love!

📅 On December 26, I’ll explain what to do if a Baby doesn’t like tummy time and which behaviors in this position may be concerning.

24/12/2025

🎄 Referring to our recent quiz about tummy time, we’ve prepared a Myth Buster series called “On the Tummy”…

❓ We start with the question: “From what age should a Baby be placed on their tummy?”

👶 From the very first days of life — but while the umbilical stump is still present, tummy time should be only on mom or dad, for a minute or two, as long as it doesn’t cause discomfort for the Baby.

Then move on to different surfaces — start with the simplest and softest ones, but don’t avoid firmer surfaces.

🤱 Remember that in the first weeks, carrying also counts as tummy time. Use the tiger hold often and turn your Baby onto their tummy on your forearm.

📅 On December 25th, I’ll share more about how long and how to support tummy time properly!

🎁 Merry Christmas, dear ones!

22/12/2025

🔥 We’re back with „The Best Highlights!” We’ve prepared a walkthrough of the best games and exercises to support your Baby’s sitting control.

💪 As you know, I actively challenge the myth “don’t sit your baby until they sit up on their own.” From 7 months of age, support sitting control through short, targeted play and exercises that I share with you.

🍽️ Before 7 months, sit your Baby only for feeding, for 10–15 minutes.

🎬 This is the first of 3 parts. In the second one, you’ll see the best ball exercises for sitting. We’ll finish the series with the most important theory :)!

📚 Let’s remind ourselves that sitting and getting into a sitting position are two different skills.

🪑 Sitting is the ability to independently maintain an upright sitting position, with hands free for play.
We expect this by the end of the 7th month, at the latest by the 8th month. Some Babies show readiness already at the end of the 6th month.

⚠️ If your Baby at 9 months still supports themselves with their hands while sitting and cannot maintain the position, see a physiotherapist promptly.

➡️ Getting into a sitting position is the ability to independently transition into sitting, most often from all fours crawling or tripod support.
We expect this around 8–9 months. Some Babies can sit independently already at 7 months or even earlier.

⚠️ If your Baby at 10 months still does not get into sitting on their own, book a physiotherapy consultation.

💬 Let me know what else you’d like to see in the „The Best - Highlights!” reels series :D!

19/12/2025

🚶‍♂️ A push walker is a good toy to support your Baby’s first steps. It helps babies who are cruising sideways along the couch move forward more confidently and explore new space. But for a baby to use a push walker, they must already have good control and balance in the sagittal plane — rocking forward and backward at the couch, releasing one hand from support, or standing independently for a short moment without support.

🧠 It develops planning and goal achievement. It supports independent mobility. It develops pelvic control and alternating leg movement. A push walker forces the baby to independently experience loss of balance and weight shifting.

🧸 Push walkers available on the market today are very developmentally supportive — some have an activity or manipulation board on the other side, which helps develop fine motor and pre-writing skills.

🎁 A push walker is a great gift idea — if you have a baby who is already active in standing and cruising, and someone asks what to buy, choosing a good push walker is a solid option.

⚠️ IMPORTANT!
Do not confuse a push walker with a baby walker that babies are placed inside and suspended in the air. Baby walkers are very harmful — I explained this some time ago in the Myth Buster series.

👉 Have you used a push walker? Write in the comments!

18/12/2025

Sensofala has become a permanent part of our profile content. Everything we do here is for you, which is why your feedback truly matters to us.

Let us know in the comments which sensory topics you’d like us to explore in upcoming reels. What would you like to learn more about in the context of sensory development?

We’re really looking forward to your suggestions!

17/12/2025

💪 Developing independent sitting, transitioning into a sitting position, and all fours crawling begins from around 7 months. Good trunk control and balance are key — a strong tummy, strong back, and strong arms.

⚽ There is no better way to strengthen these muscles than play on the ball. Sitting activities on the ball are challenging for babies with poor control or instability. Parents are often afraid to try them, worrying that their baby might fall off the ball.

🐾 Keep doing tummy-time play! With modifications and increasing difficulty, these activities support your baby’s development on many levels.

🌀 An added benefit of the activities I show here is vestibular system stimulation. Babies at this age have higher sensory needs, and when they struggle with creeping, all fours crawling, or moving around, they are often unable to self-stimulate effectively.

🌙 For babies who have difficulty calming down before sleep, I recommend ball play as well — with less intensity than during the day, more gentle rocking and cuddling.

👉 Maybe you have another way to play with your baby besides using a ball? Write in the comments :D!

15/12/2025

Some children are “hyperactive,” always on the move, running and jumping “like crazy.” Does that mean they have ADHD? No!

🧠 ADHD is a broad spectrum of behaviors, and physical activity alone does not indicate anything. ADHD should be diagnosed only by specialists who have the knowledge, experience, and proper tools. It’s impossible to diagnose ADHD based on an Instagram or Facebook conversation.

⚡ In professional jargon, we often call such children “hyperkinetic” or “little live wires.”

🏃‍♂️ These children have increased vestibular stimulation needs, which is why they constantly need to move.

Make sure your child has access to a wide range of stimulating activities — playgrounds, swings, jump ropes, trampolines (over 4 years old!), and various sports.

🤲 These children may also struggle with regulating their emotions, which is why they need additional deep-pressure stimulation.

In one of the previous Sensofala episodes, I mentioned that the areas responsible for emotions and requiring stimulation include: the head, shoulder girdle, hands, and feet.

Provide your little live wires with these sensory inputs. Support them with deep-pressure stimulation, especially before bedtime.

👉 Comment what else you would like to learn about in Sensofala!

12/12/2025

🌙 A hammock-style baby rocker is a topic that brings up emotions among both parents and physiotherapists. Personally, I really like hammock rockers for little ones in the first months of life.

👶 For years I observed whether their reasonable and thoughtful use (this is very important) negatively affects infants’ development. And I haven’t noticed that a Baby who spends 10–15 minutes in it, but is properly carried throughout the day and placed on the tummy and on the back in the high bum position, develops worse. Or that the risk of muscle tone disorders increases.

💛 On the contrary. A hammock rocker was often great support for Babies with strong asymmetry and increased muscle tone, who frequently arched into a banana shape, stiffened, or extended their head.

🤲 The flexion position achieved here gives the Baby relaxation and a chance to normalize their muscle tone. Head in line with the belly button, arms along the body, gentle pressure — all of this has a calming, organizing effect on the Baby.

⏱️ Just keep in mind: this should not be hours of lying. Use the rocker for 10–15 minutes at a time.

And make sure it’s a rocker that offers a true hammock position where the infant “sinks in.” If there is a firm insert or board in the back, check whether it can be removed.

In the video you see a Little Dutch rocker. This is not a paid collaboration — my granddaughter used it and her parents really liked it.

Baby Bjorn–type rockers? If you want to use them, start no earlier than after 4 months, and ideally after 5 months — because the position is more upright and requires good head control.

👉 Do you have a question about baby rockers? Write in the comments!

10/12/2025

👶🐯 Carrying your baby in the “tiger hold” is one of the best, safest, and most comfortable methods 😊 Suitable from the very first days of life!

With this position:

💛 We strongly support the regulation of muscle tone
👶 We help reduce natural and physiological asymmetry
⚖️ We increase symmetrical experiences — the head aligned with the belly button
💨 We support digestion and help release trapped gas
🤗 We stimulate deep pressure — squeezing, closeness, warmth of our body
🌿 We stimulate the vestibular system — rocking, movement while being carried
🎶 We can add voice stimulation — singing or soft humming
👀 Baby has an opportunity to observe the world freely

Just remember—this position must be symmetrical. That means switching sides, once on one forearm, once on the other ❤️

For the first attempts, stand with your baby in front of a mirror — you will easily see whether their head is supported, whether their body stays straight, and whether their hand reaches their mouth correctly 😉

How long do we carry like this?
As long as it is comfortable for both you and baby — typically up to around 4–5 months 😊

👉 Tell me in the comments whether you already use this position or if it’s new to you!

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