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❄️ No Mini Movers class tomorrow, Monday Jan 26th, due to inclement weather 😔. Stay warm and safe this weekend friends -...
01/25/2026

❄️ No Mini Movers class tomorrow, Monday Jan 26th, due to inclement weather 😔. Stay warm and safe this weekend friends - we look forward to welcoming everyone back next week on Feb 2!

No Mini Movers Jan 19 - MLK holiday ❤️🤍💙We will miss seeing you, friends! Enjoy this time with family and friends, we lo...
01/18/2026

No Mini Movers Jan 19 - MLK holiday ❤️🤍💙
We will miss seeing you, friends! Enjoy this time with family and friends, we look forward to playing together again next week 💙

The Landau reflex starts appearing as early as 3-4 months with baby lifting their head and shoulders while in prone or s...
01/02/2026

The Landau reflex starts appearing as early as 3-4 months with baby lifting their head and shoulders while in prone or supported under belly in the air. Around 6 months baby should be able to lift head/shoulders and hips/legs when held in this position.

Sometimes called “swimming” when observed in babies on their tummies who lift arms/legs, it is a completely normal reflex and an important development for baby’s postural control as they shift from the adorable newborn “scrunch” to a more extended position.

However, some babies seem to get “stuck” in this phase and arch more and more, gaining strength in neck and back extensors and shoulder retractors, and then having difficulty overcoming this extension synergy to perform previously acquired skills of rolling and pivoting on the floor. This can lead to frustration and irritability during tummy time.

Focusing on movement patterns that emphasize trunk flexion, rotation, and forward reaching and arm weight-bearing can help baby regain appropriate muscle balance. Does your baby arch often? Does it interfere with their movement and cause them to become frustrated? Try these tips - and reach out to a pediatric PT if you are concerned your baby seems “stuck” in their mobility progress👶

So many exciting new movement skills start around that 4 - 5 month age range (usually kicked off with seeing baby liftin...
12/20/2025

So many exciting new movement skills start around that 4 - 5 month age range (usually kicked off with seeing baby lifting little knees and holding them in the air while on their backs, followed by hands grabbing little feet) ☺️

Once rolling starts (could be belly to back first with efforts to get out of tummy time or back to belly) it’s important to watch that baby can do this skill over BOTH sides. While it’s normal for baby to practice to just 1 side initially (they learned something new, are successful with it, so repeat it often), toy placement or parent to the opposite side should be all it takes to prompt rolling the opposite way 🔁

Pivoting in prone is a fun new skill to watch - little hands working with lateral weight shifts to turn baby’s body in clockwise & counterclockwise circles 🤗 This is a beneficial foundational skill for future crawling and can be aided by bare hands but fully clothed body (onesie and leggings or footed onesie to reduce friction on surface) 💙

If your baby only rolls over 1 side or doesn’t spend enough time on their tummy by 5 months to start showing early pivoting, reach out to a pediatric PT. These early gross motor skills provide your baby with the perfect combo of ROM and strengthening needed for upcoming independent sitting and floor mobility of belly crawling and quadruped creeping 👶

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