Studies have shown that bullying, at any age, is linked with worse mental and physical health, more depressive symptoms 😢and a lower sense of self-worth. Long-term bullying has a severe impact on a child's overall health, and the negative effects can accumulate and get worse...
Typically developing babies 👶🏻should be walking independently by 18 months old otherwise they will be considered delayed in their gross motor skills. From birth to 18 months old there are different gross motor skill milestones which will allow us to track a baby's development over...
It is important to know your own core values so that you can make wise decisions at each point in life while still remaining true to yourself.🤔 The trick is not to let your circumstances shape you into someone you don’t want to be, stopping...
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), is a group of chronic autoimmune inflammatory diseases that affect children 👧 and adolescents under the age of 16. It is the most common type of arthritis in children. Like other forms of arthritis, JIA involves inflammation of the joints, leading...
👶🏻Overlapping toes in babies, also known as congenital overlapping toes, is a condition where one or more toes of a newborn appear to cross over or under adjacent toes.The exact cause of congenital overlapping toes is not always clear, but it may result from a...
World Breastfeeding Week is a vibrant global movement for action to promote, protect and support breastfeeding by anyone, anywhere and at any time. Research has shown that breast milk is the best nutrition you can offer your newborn. 👶🏻 However, many people may not be...
The popular trend of thought is that barefoot walking is great for children to develop their foot muscles and by being able to directly feel the ground, provide feedback for balance. The argument against having shoes for children is that poor fitting shoes can be...
Here at My Favourite Physio, our Expert Physiotherapist recently met a lady in her thirties who reported having Migraines 🤕for the past 3-4 years. Her migraines got worse with her first pregnancy,🤰 and become more persistent, daily migraines after the birth of her baby. On...
☝️The first rule of survival in life is to protect your head and not fall on your head. As such, Tummy Time is one of the most important things that babies should spend time doing, other than feeding and sleeping, because it helps babies learn...