Jul 05, 2025
1-Month Milestone: Gravity Is the First Teacher
At 1 month, a healthy baby is not fighting gravity — they’re held by it.
Key Takeaways:
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Force should be minimal, passive, and evenly distributed
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Movement is buoyancy-led, not driven by tone or torque
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Midline isn’t reached — it’s formed through rotational responses
To exist functionally in space — even on the floor — the baby must use:
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Weight transfer
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Transitional skills
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Rotational initiation
This builds midline synchronization, which is the core architecture that allows:
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Movement to occur without resistance
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Structure to stabilize without rigidity
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Sensory input to be organized as functional experience
This is how the forces of movement become stimuli — not stress — enabling true development to begin.Join me at my next Neuromuscular Movement Assessment! CLICK HERE