Here
are two fabulous products that can make parents lives
a lot easier. You can pass this information on to your
clients either in clinic or in client’s homes
while carrying out visits. They can also be shared at
postnatal groups.
Babies and infants are predominantly placed on their
backs for the majority of time. This is because of safety
reasons especially when sleeping in reducing the risk
of cot death and many infants are frequently placed
in carriers, car seats and bouncy chairs etc.
Unfortunately this has resulted in babies and infants
having a reduced experience in prone positions. Therefore,
we all know the importance of advising parents to place
their babies from 2 months of age onto their tummies
for short periods, which of course has to always be
supervised. This will ultimately promote gross motor
milestone acquisition, will facilitate crawling and
will allow infants to develop their upper extremity
strength. Prone position is also an excellent position
for babies with some degree of plagiocephaly.
The
following product is an excellent toy which promotes
prone positioning. This product not only will keep babies
entertained due to its rolling function, but parents
can support their babies on their tummies while resting
on this roller. Babies love it! www.elc.co.uk
As
we all know most parents can find bath times with their
babies quite a frightening experience. As new parents,
skills in handling babies not to mention wet babies
are understandably under developed. The following products
are excellent tools that can increase parent’s
confidence when bathing their babies and can promote
enjoyment and security from both baby and parent! www.mothercare.com
and shop.babyworld.co.uk
Shirley
Sowray
