These sessions, at my office or in your home, are for healthy babies, fussy babies,
babies experiencing developmental delays and babies with special needs.
Not exact matches
The
baby will now
experience severe
developmental delays.
Believe it or not, this makes an awesome
developmental baby play activity including sensory
experiences, fine motor and, bilateral coordination (using two hands together) challenges.
Oftentimes, I do get referrals for physical therapy for
babies who are either
experiencing plagiocephaly and or corticolis, which is the shortening of the neck muscles, sternocleidomastoid and all the others that are around it that contributes to asymmetries in development and
developmental delays.
Well, simply put,
developmental milestones are important because these skills are vital for how your
baby will
experience and interact with the world around her.
Often times, the
babies that are born pre-mature
experience delay in the
developmental milestones.
Babies who regularly consume alcohol often eat less and sleep more sporadically, making them fussy and can
experience some
developmental delays.
But, did you know that you and your
baby can work on a lot of
developmental skills during one single diaper change and actually make it a positive learning
experience?
The statistics are harrowing: 10 to 25 percent of exclusively breast - fed
babies experience excessive weight loss in the first days of life; 10 to 18 percent of exclusively breast - fed
babies experience starvation jaundice from insufficient milk; and 10 percent of exclusively breast - fed
babies experience levels of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), which can be associated with
developmental complications.
«During these critical
developmental years, new daily
experiences can cause
baby to construct new things to worry about, to be aware of, to think about and to be afraid of.»
At such an early
developmental period, establishing sleep training too early may present a traumatic
experience that is beyond
baby's ability to comprehend.
Some
babies have
experienced negative side affects from this such as
developmental delays or illnesses which came from disrupting their natural process.
During the first six months of life, explains Michael Goodstein, neonatologist and director of the York County Cribs for Kids Program at York Hospital in York, PA, a
baby experiences rapid brain growth and
developmental changes that affect sleep patterns, cardiorespiratory control, metabolism, and physical ability.
See, sleep regressions are directly related to
developmental milestones that your
baby or toddler is
experiencing — milestones like learning to roll over, to walk, and to talk.
Once again a mother who chose homebirth for no better reason than her «
experience,» risked her
baby's life, nearly killed him, subjected him to prolonged oxygen deprivation and may have sentenced him to a lifetime of
developmental disability is now trying to justify that choice.
Parents who want to reduce the risk of
developmental difficulties in their child can engage their newborn in a variety of stimulating activities, thereby encouraging their
baby to become comfortable with a wide range of sensory
experiences.
If your doctor suspects that this is what your
baby is
experiencing, then he may refer your
baby to an Occupational Therapist, speech therapist or
developmental pediatrician for advice and help in overcoming the problem.
It seems as though SIDS occurs when a vulnerable
baby encounters an external stressor during a critical
developmental period and
experiences some catastrophic failure of the normal protective physiological mechanisms that kick in for all other
babies when they
experience the stressor.
Although the reasons for increased risk to male
babies are not known, they could include
developmental differences in the growth and function of the placenta, or increased sensitivity of male fetuses to environmental factors
experienced by the mother, including obesity, smoking, advanced maternal age, and social deprivation.
Whether challenged by a
baby or child's sleep disturbances, toddler
developmental and / or temperamental idiosyncrasies, a parent's own history, or a family's unique set of circumstances, our unique
experience and research relieves family issues and provides the foundation for long lasting communication and resolution.