Devices may keep your baby safe, but they also keep them stationary. Read on to learn how to keep your baby out of harm’s way while on the track to gross motor success! Imagine placing your fingers on a keyboard and trying to learn to type… before you know the alphabet! Building blocks of your…
Dr. Tamra Rutfield Torticollis Expert in Mt Kisco and Port Chester, NY Torticollis is a postural abnormality seen in infants. It is characterized by a neck rotation to one side and tilt to the opposite side. For example, a child may appear as if they are looking left with their right ear resting on their…
After 2 years without “normal” recess, after-school sports, and gym class, you may notice your child is not keeping up with other kids as they begin to return to the field and playground. There are many ways to help play developmental catch-up with your child’s gross motor skills! The basis of coordination relies on your…
Rock n Play Are your friends raving about the Rock n Play? Telling you that you Have to get it! Your baby will sleep so well if you use it? …Think twice. In my experience as a pediatric physical therapist, more and more babies are coming into our office with diagnoses of torticollis and/or plagiocephaly(flat…
Dr. Hayley Apiscopa, Torticollis Expert Port Chester and Mt Kisco, NY Torticollis is most often due to tightness in the muscle that connects the breastbone and the collarbone to the skull. This tightness might have developed because of the way your baby was positioned in the uterus (with…
Common questions asked by parents about their child’s development: Common Questions: My daughter is 4 months old. She tilts her head to the left and often turns her head toward the right. She does not like playing on her tummy and recently I noticed that she has a flat spot on the back right side…