This is the month where you might be looking at:

"6 month milestones."

And you start searching for:

"My 6-month-old won't roll over."

The difference is enormous.

Not Rolling Over at Six Months?

What Every Parent Should Understand Before Worrying

It is completely understandable to be concerned if your six-month-old is not rolling from back to belly.

At Movement Lesson™, we look beyond milestones.

Instead of asking,

"Why isn't my baby rolling?"

we ask,

"How is my baby's body organizing movement?"

That question often gives us far more useful information.

Rolling is More Than Turning Over

Rolling is not simply flipping from one side to the other.

It is a coordinated movement that develops through the organization of the entire body.

Before rolling usually emerges, babies begin developing several important movement foundations.

These include:

• turning the head comfortably in both directions

• reaching across the middle of the body

• bring

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Gravitational Primitive Reflexes - the missing link to understanding primitive reflexes.

• 1. The Fetal Neutral Reflex - the foundation for in-utero growth.

• 2. The Breathing Reflex - establishing the body's ability to resist gravity and facilitating neurological integration.

• 3. The Absolute Horizon Reflex - regulating gravity's influence for spatial awareness.

• 4. The Airplane Reflex - This is not covered in my presentation, but you can learn more abo...

Hello Proactive Parent, Grandparent, or Therapist,  

Here is a summary of what will be covered in this blog:

• Tummy Time Exercises and the Coming to Sitting Milestone

• It's Not About Going Backwards in Development; It's About Giving Your Child the Movement Foundations Needed for Optimal Development

• Aug 26 - Aug 30, 2024 - DO ML WITH ME Schedule and Links

• New YouTube Videos

  • Jumping
  • How to Help Your Baby Reach Milestones
  • 3 Signs of Vision Concerns

• Blog Post 

  • High vs. Low Muscle Tone Baby - How Muscle Tone is Developed at Birth

• Last Week's ML Support Topics

• Upcoming Webinars

• Upcoming Travel Intensives and In-Person Clinic Training with Michelle - Limited Time

   

Tummy Time Exercises and the Coming to Sitting Baby Milestones

I have spent the last week or two doing Michelle's Tummy Time exercises from the Tummy Time course on my 18-month-old. In that time, I made it through 13 exercises, spending 15 to 20 minutes on each exercise. T...