Cyndi

Do Babies Need to Crawl?

Does it matter if a baby never crawls? This is a heavily debated topic in the world of infant and toddler development. Some babies go straight to walking. Some only belly crawl. Some babies use log rolling to get around. And some babies scoot around on their bottoms. To add to the diversity of floor mobility, some babies bottom-scoot in a “W” sit, some do so with their legs in a ring position with their feet together, and some scoot…

By Cyndi Babies

Muscle Tone

What is Low Muscle Tone?

You’ve been told by your pediatrician that your child has hypotonia, otherwise known as low muscle tone. You then did some research, asked some good questions, and found that children with low muscle tone can also be very strong. To most people this seems like a confusing contradiction – “How can my kid have low tone but actually be strong?” Let’s start with the basics: muscle tone is defined by the amount of tension in our muscles when they are…

By Cyndi Muscle Tone

Babies Torticollis

What is Torticollis?

Why can’t my baby hold their head straight? The medical term “torticollis” means “wry neck.” It is the term used to describe a baby that does not hold and move their head equally to the left and right sides. With torticollis, typically, a baby will favor turning their head to one side and tilting it to the opposite side (aka turning to the right and tilting to the left or turning to the left and tilting to the right). The…

By Cyndi Babies, Torticollis