On its own, W-sitting is actually not something you need to be too concerned about. The International Hip Dysplasia Institute shares that W-sitting is common at around age 3, but then naturally fades out of routine as children grow. If your child only sits in...
Children need to be walking by 18 months old, otherwise they will be considered delayed in their gross motor skills. Here at My Favourite Physio, our Expert Paediatric Physiotherapists 🤓see many little ones each day who are not taking weight on their feet and not...
Bottom-shuffling refers to the way babies 👶🏻sit on their bottoms and move themselves around using their legs, and sometimes their arms to propel themselves, rather than crawling. There are variations of Bottom-shuffling where some babies lean to the side and use one arm and leg,...
So how do we break these behavioural crying and tantrums? 3 Steps to Stopping Behavioural Tantrums: 1. Stop ✋ and Settle: Put your hand up and say "Stop" to indicate that their screaming or biting is not ok. Firmly pat or rub their backs and say, "You...
Here at My Favourite Physio, our Expert Paediatric Physiotherapists 🤓see many newborns and babies for Newborn Baby Checks where we find that babies have a slight head tilt or a misshapen head as a result of a tight neck muscle, a condition known as Torticollis....
Toe-walking is an abnormal walking pattern that can be seen in children during development. The majority of toe-walking cases will regress naturally within six months or after two years of age; children who continue beyond this time are diagnosed with persistent toe-walking. A 2019 study...
Menstrural migraines can be divided into two types. 1. Pure menstrural migraines which occurs two days either side of day one of your menstrural cycle and at NO other times of the menstrural cycle. This means that you are experiencing Migraines 2-4 days every month before...
A greenstick fracture is often treated using a cast or splint for 4 to 8 weeks depending on the location of the break, the severity of the break and the child's age. 👧 After the cast is removed, it is not uncommon to find your child...
