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Movement is one of the most powerful ways how babies learn about their bodies, their environment and even their emotions. But in today's world of baby equipment, the screen time and the packed schedules, targeted movement often takes a back seat. Therefore, everything works in today's episode Why is movement important And how they support the physical development of their baby with simple, deliberate activities and games.
To help us explore this topic, I am accompanied Dr. Allison MellPediatric physiotherapist, founder of Tots on Target, and mother of four children.
Who is Dr. Allison Mell?
Dr. Allison Mell is a pediatric physiotherapist with over 15 years of clinical experience. She is the founder of Tots of the destinationAn online platform to help the parents to understand and support their child's gross engine development from birth to toddler. Dr. Through her expert courses, resources and social media education, Allison has the task of making development support accessible, practical and authorizing. It is obvious that she passionately helps to help parents understand their child's developmental mile stones without feeling overwhelmed or guilty. Through their work, they will find that they teach families how they can transform everyday moments into powerful growth opportunities, whether their baby is learning rollPresent creepPresent goOr just explore the world around them. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and four children.
What did we discuss?
In this episode, Dr. Allison and I chick chat about the greatest Movement milestones in the first years of life and what parents can do to confidently support their child's gross motor development.
We discuss:
- What typical motor milestones look like in babies and toddlers
- Why “containers” (like swings and bouncers) can delay the movement skills
- When you have to be worried when a child does not reach a milestone
- How sensory processing and emotional regulation are connected to movement
- Simple, entertaining and budget -friendly opportunities to promote healthy motor development
- What kind of game actually builds up physical skills and what should you skip?
- Why movement is the movement more as muscles: it's also about self -confidence
- When and how to seek physiotherapy support if necessary
Dr. Allison also tells her story about building up on Target and what she has inspired to get more families, especially those who “only see” and “they need therapy”, in inspired, to bring experts, judgmental instructions.
Last thoughts
Regardless of whether you are cheering on your baby's first role or hunting for a curious toddler, this episode is a memory of that that Every wobbling, reach and stumbling is important. Movement is not just about milestones. It is about building trust, resistance and connection from the start. With the right support and the simple, targeted game you can help your child thrive in a way that lasts for a lifetime!
Dr. Allison's resources
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