When you think of a playground, you might picture laughter, running feet, and endless energy. But behind all the fun, something powerful is happening: children are getting stronger—physically, mentally, and emotionally. These experiences play a vital role in children's strength development, helping build confidence, balance,...
W-sitting is a common position for young children, where they sit on their bottoms with their legs splayed out to the sides, forming a "W" shape with their legs. Why Do Kids Sit This Way? Children often W-sit because it gives them a broad base of support,...
Is your toddler walking, running and playing around on his tippy toes? It is very common for new walkers and toddlers to walk and run around with tippy toes once in a while. So, the question is when and why do we need to seek help...
Sever’s disease is a condition that causes heel pain in young adolescents (approximately 9-15 years olds). Its onset is usually during or shortly after a growth spurt. Sever’s disease often occurs in active teenagers, particularly those who participate in a sport that it is a high impact...
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) are a set of inflammatory diseases that effects children under the age of 16. Its cause is unknown, making it idiopathic in nature. However, it is believed that most cases are related to the immune system attacking healthy cells thereby creating...
It is probably a condition you heard about growing up, weather you had it or your friends had it. Osgood Schlatters is common in growing children, it is essentially an overuse injury of the knee. Repetitive activity, particularly jumping activity can causing swelling and irritation...
Is your toddler walking, running and playing around on his tippy toes? It is very common for new walkers and toddlers to walk and run around with tippy toes once in a while. So, the question is when and why do we need to seek help...
If you notice your new born baby tends to always look in one direction, chances are they have torticollis. What is Torticollis? Otherwise none as congenital muscular torticollis, torticollis is tightness within the neck muscles on one side causing your infant to look in the opposite direction. ...
A common question that all new parents ask is when should my child be meeting milestones? These include rolling, sitting, crawling, standing and walking. This is dependent on a few factors, if your child is born premature, they will take longer to meet milestones as compared...
When we have new born babies we hear a lot about tummy time, but why is it so important? And how much tummy time should our babies do? Why is it important? Lying on tummy's is important for babies as it helps to develop neck, back, hip...