Project Details
At Little Tesla, we emphasize the importance of tummy time for nurturing your baby’s growth. Tummy time centers placing your supervised baby on their stomach while awake in order to strengthen muscles, prevent flat head syndrome, and stimulate cognitive and sensory development.
Our therapists guide you on incorporating tummy time safely and effectively into your daily routine. We provide age-appropriate activities and positioning techniques to make tummy time not only beneficial but also enjoyable for your little one.
Give your baby the best start in life by making tummy time a regular part of their routine. Our experts are here to support you every step of the way as your child reaches developmental milestones.
Benefits of Tummy Time
Brain
- Cognitive development
- Environment Awareness
- Sensory integration
Head
- helps prevent flat head (plagiocephaly)
Eyes
- Improves Visual-motor perception
- Improves Depht perception
- Allows follow through 180°
- Looking up
Neck
- Strengthens neck muscles
- Improves head control
- Develops balance reactions
Arms
- Strengthens arms for crawling
- Allows the feeling of change in weight in preparation for rolling/crawling
- Improves Eye-hand coordination regard to reach for toys
Hands
- Improves sensory experiences/touch
- Strengthening of muscles in hands and fingers
- Develops arches in hands for play (fine motor skills)
Back
- Improves back strength
- Improves alignment of spine
- Improves posture – development of curves in lower/upper back
Hips
- Stretches hips – babies go from being in curled up position to straight
- Develops bottom muscles for standing
- Brings legs under body ready to push up to crawl
Legs
- Stretch muscles
- Develop strength for crawling
- Practice kicking and ease movement
- Joint knowledge of knees, hips, and feet
Feet
- Sensation through the front of the foot and toes
- Strengthening of arches in the foot
- Helps integrate early reflexes in the foot
ABA Therapy
Audiology
Physical Consulting
Summary
Incorporating tummy time into a baby’s daily routine is a simple yet powerful way to support their holistic development. This practice not only fosters physical strength but also contributes to cognitive and sensory advancements. As parents and caregivers, recognizing the importance of tummy time and making it a regular part of an infant’s routine can significantly impact their overall well-being and set the stage for future developmental milestones.
Tummy time is the time your baby spends playing on their tummy. It’s not just a position.
As soon as they are born.
Skin to skin on your chest is your baby’s first tummy time, followed by cuddles on your lap.
Introduce tummy time on the floor from when you go home from the hospital.
Several times a day.
For small periods of time initially.
As much as they and you can fit in during the day.
An hour a day for under 3 months.
For most of their awake time until they begin to crawl.
It’s recommended to start tummy time with newborn babies as soon as the first week after birth. For newborns, tummy time sessions are brief, ranging from 1 to 2 minutes at a time, a few times per day while they are awake and being supervised. As your child gets older, tummy time sessions can gradually increase to up to 20 minutes a day, broken into multiple sessions.
