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Movement is the most essential component of development. A baby innately wants to master control of his movement so that eventually he can move freely in an upright position against gravity. The first visible step to gaining this independence is to achieve head control. A newborn infant has very little head control. If you hold…
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A child is said to have low muscle tone — hypotonia — if his muscles are on the loose, floppy side. You may find it unusually easy to move your child’s arms and legs when they are relaxed, or that he seems to slip through your arms when you pick him up. Although hypotonia is…
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Movement is a child’s first language, and it is through movement that the child first starts to explore the world and gain body control. The most advanced level of movement is the ability to stay totally still. Until the child has control over movement and the ability to sit or to stand still1, he does…
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All our physical actions take place in relation to the space that we occupy. Spatial awareness is the knowledge of how much space the body occupies and needs, and how to orientate oneself in that space. We need this awareness to relate comfortably to other objects and to other people, and to be able to…
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There are two types of vestibular disorders that commonly interfere with learning and behaviour. One is an overactive vestibular system, when a child’s neurological system cannot regulate the amount of information bombarding the central nervous system, it causes it to overload. The child is unable to ignore all the vestibular information entering the system, the…
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Learning to sit up, crawl and walk are all major milestones in a child’s early development – and parents often record these actions in baby diaries, photographs and videos. Developing motor skills allows the child to become more independent. But our research, backing a number of other studies, has shown that it may also say…
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