Easy Infant Core Strengthening Exercises Using Your Couch

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These easy infant core strengthening exercises using your couch can help your baby or toddler improve their core strength in order to sit independently, crawl, walk, or go up/down stairs by themselves. The position is called bench sitting and involves working with a child with their feet off the ground and their pelvis supported by the parent or caregiver. I use this exercise frequently while working as a cash based in home pediatric physical therapist.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 intro
00:40 what bench sitting is and why to do it
2:17 exercise #1 static bench sitting for 2-5 minutes
2:56 breaking down bench sitting and how to give your baby support in this position
4:30 exercise #2 dynamic bench sitting + x and clockwise/counter clockwise motions
5:55 protective reactions or avoidance techniques you might see with a kiddo who finds this activity hard and how to modify if needed
7:00 example of exercise #2 with a baby
7:46 modification if a kiddo cannot tolerate regular bench sitting and when you’d need to use it
9:00 demonstration of modified bench sit exercise on edge of the couch
10:53 modification seated holding position (most modified exercise)
12:56 modified bench sitting variations and progressions to get to regular bench sit
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Please do the videos on cp child head control , trunk control all execises

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Hi Praveen, thank you so much for the comment. While I do not currently have the content you are looking for I know of another channel that does! Here is the link and a few playlists that might help: youtube.com/@pediatricPTexercises?si=AT51S0lYyT2Q0Hwj
While a diagnosis is important, I would also caution on spending too much time looking for an exact example - the truth is even with a diagnosis of CP children present vastly differently. As a PT, I always focus on the mobility or movement skill a child is ready for next. If head control is a concern - propped sitting, tummy time, rolling, all fours are all appropriate it just might be more difficult because their bodies are bigger. All mobility techniques can be done on older kids as well as long as theyre okay with the childs pediatrician or therapist.
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Hope these are helpful ❤️