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- I am producing this video series with my co-instructor, Myla Sunshine, who is a beautiful girl who has low tone and Down syndrome. She lives 250 miles from my house. Her parents were nice enough to allow me, a perfect stranger, to come in and share their daughter with the world. Thank you, again. My name is Amy Sturkey. I am a pediatric physical therapist from the United States. I hope to follow Myla as she develops. I hope to teach ideas to help her learn to move, crawl, sit and walk. I started this video series after questions came in from all over the world from people seeking assistance in helping children with low tone. The ideas I teach in this video are not appropriate for a much weaker child than the one featured in this video. I hope you find this idea useful and simple.
My website is www.pediatricPTexercises.com My Facebook page is Pediatric Physical Therapy Exercises. My informational books, "A is for Autism," "C is for Cerebral Palsy," "D is for Down Syndrome," "Pediatric Physical Therapy Strengthening Exercises for the Hips" and "Pediatric Physical Therapy Strengthening Exercises for the Knees" are available on Amazon. "A is for ADHD" should be available shortly. Do not hesitate to contact me at amysturkey@gmail.com with questions, concerns or favorable reviews! Please note I am unable to provide treatment recommendations for a child I have not personally evaluated.
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Myla is so adorable. She is trying so hard !
I was so lucky when I was introduced to her
Amazing work 👍
Thank you! Thanks for the idea!
Yay Myla!
I know. Watching this video, you want to scream and clap along. Even though you know she is already walking.
Myla is sooo cute! Her laugh is infectious, definitely made me laugh. I love how she has so much support as well. My hypotonic child has recently taking her first 4 independent steps as well. But instead of bending her knees when she falls down, my child would just fall with straightened knees, is there anyway to teach her to bend her knees so as to lessen the impact when she falls?
Here is the playlist of activities I do to help children learn to get up and down from standing by bending their knees. I hope this helps.
czcams.com/play/PLAkJbMrHyKjM1llP4H__xPvtRv2S2ZvFz.html
Woow
So glad you liked it
I should also mention that my child cannot stand from floor yet and she cannot squat either. The only reason that she’s taking steps is because she’s just fearless with basically no proprioception whatsoever (like to me her balance and strength is just not there, but she just doesn’t care and will take steps to get where she wants to go, I think she always think that I will be there to catch her when she falls)
I think the fearlessness is very common in normal development around the time children walk. But as an adult watching...it can be very fear full! If you are super worried you could always get a little padded helmet. They come in all sizes.
Your videos are soooo helpful amy.my girl is 15 months and she started crawling 3 weeks ago with the help of physical therapy.her dr said there is some power in her feet(she can't stand yet).now we r waiting for an appointmemt with OT and my girl is on a little pause from PT as advised by her pedriatician. Can u plz share a link of ur videos to teach a low tone child to start walking as well as how to improve balance while walking. It will be so kind of you.
(she has moderately low tone)
Here is my learning to walk playlist
czcams.com/play/PLAkJbMrHyKjMq8hiEu5wCUGDKAsar_F0A.html
@@pediatricPTexercises thanks a lot.
You are very welcome
she is so adorable! I wonder how she is walking now. my daughter started walking at the same age as Myla but she refuse to walk more than 5 minutes when we are outside home. tried her favorite snacks to get her to walk a bit more just don't work.
She is definitely cute. I won the jackpot when I got her as a co-instructor. And the more recent videos like the jumping one, you can see how well she is walking now. Here is a link:czcams.com/video/7m5F0ndR_0Y/video.html
@@pediatricPTexercises you are super
@@finchydae831 Feel free to comment anytime! 😃
Dear Amy hope you are fine, I have another question sorry I msg you soo many times please do forgive me,in this video you told us that beautiful myla here took couple of steps but then she falls down as he balance isn't good soo my question is that was she fully able to stand without support before she took these steps..I mean like she was a full pro at standing unsupported before she took these steps or a toddler with low tone can take few steps even if he or she hvnt learnt to stand unsupported ?thank you dear amy
No she could only stand inconsistently when she started taking steps. With practice her balance and stepping improved
@@pediatricPTexercises oh OK, thank you dear Amy, bless you dear
@@hauntedmobile9005 You are welcome
Good morning ma'am
My daughter is 2 years old and she walks with support... So could you please suggest ne some exercises for her and can i do massage on her legs... Doctors are saying she's hypotonic
My strongest recommendation is that you find a local Pediatric Physical Therapist who can help you. In the meantime, here is my learning to walk playlist.
czcams.com/play/PLAkJbMrHyKjMq8hiEu5wCUGDKAsar_F0A.html&si=9aWpbi6iAr8IIN_H
Dear Amy...I have a question here myla tool her first steps...soo I wanted to ask you as she have low muscle tone ,was she flat foot and if she was like kids with low muscle tone are ....how was she able to take her first steps without the SMOS shoes....can a toddler who have flat foot due to low muscle tone take his or her first steps of stand without support without SMOs?thank you for your work...I am always watching your videos and learning alot.....
Her mother never pursued the orthotics. Each child’s foot alignment is different. Decisions about your child’s orthotics should be made based on your child’s foot alignment not hers
@Pediatric Physical Therapy Exercises OK thank you for your reply .....bless you dear
@@hauntedmobile9005 You are welcome and thank you for your blessings
Dear amy hope you are fine can you tell at what age myla took her first few steps like in first video where she can take only two steps and then fall what was her age at that time?thank you bless you
I don’t know. I think that her walking progressed pretty quickly once she started. I remember the mother saying they went on a trip to someone’s house and while there for the weekend that she started walking. I typically see her every 3 months or so. I missed it so I don’t think it was very long
@Pediatric Physical Therapy Exercises ok thank you dear amy for your reply ....bless you dear
@@hauntedmobile9005 You are welcome
I have a child, who has hypotonia. Hasn’t walked since birth to now. Hasn’t said his first word. Nor is he able to hold up his own body when standing. What are some exercises to help him?. I would like to see him walk one day.
I recommend you find a local pediatric physical therapist who can help you. In the meantime maybe this playlist will help you. czcams.com/play/PLAkJbMrHyKjMZYC1aYPuXrp-I9VFpNhCu.html&si=0-ezvX-YD_O6YTpu
I recommend you seek the assistance of a local pediatric therapist. In the meantime, here is the playlist for Myla- a child with low tone
czcams.com/play/PLAkJbMrHyKjMZYC1aYPuXrp-I9VFpNhCu.html&si=bfuY5PVJ1XnznF9U
How is baby doing now?
Dear Amy ,my baby one and half years old,he can walking all around the house , climbing stairs ,and do all standing activity except ( standing from floor by himself) l tried the way in video for standing , and also I tried hold his hand and he stands on his knee,
Please give me your advice to make him standing from floor by himself.
Here is my playlist for getting into standing. The last couple videos on this playlist with Colton (before I switch over to Myla) are probably the most applicable to you as far as general suggestions. If you need more specific help, I’d recommend a local therapist.
czcams.com/play/PLAkJbMrHyKjM1llP4H__xPvtRv2S2ZvFz.html
@@pediatricPTexercises thank you ❤
You are very welcome!
My daughter cant walk she is 1year and 10months now ..... She is always lying on the floor at the time i let her on the floor to practice.... She can walk with my hand...she cant stand and walk alone..Im so worried for her and felt jealous to other child who can walk already..
It is considered clinically significant if a child is not walking by 18 to 23 months. I recommend you find a local pediatric physical therapist who can help you. In the meantime, here is my learning to walk playlist: czcams.com/play/PLAkJbMrHyKjMq8hiEu5wCUGDKAsar_F0A.html
Dear Amy hope you are fine,myla is just soo precious ....
I have 2 questions my toddler who have low tone cannot stand without support and cannot walk without support,he can cruise and stand while holding onto things...he is 27 month old,I gave him a walker to use to push and walk with it but he just don't push it,he pushed his carrycot on our bed once took two three steps while holding onto it and pushing it soo it means he can use a walker too but he just dont do it,any advice
And my second question is that what is myla age when she started to walk?
Than you bless you dear
Myla is two years nine months old in this video. I guess you need to look at the qualities of the walker that you have. Does it provide higher or lower support compared to what he has been successful with in the past. Does it move easier or is it harder to move than what has been successful in the past. Does he walk Better on a hard floor or soft floor. There are a lot of factors to consider. It would be best to discuss this with your physical therapist who can help problem solve the answers with you.
@@pediatricPTexercises thank you soo much for your reply....yes its a normal walker which kids push and walk holding on to it,it's strange because my toddler pushed a simple old carrycot which was lying upside down on our bed and my toddler just stood holding onto it and started to move along it and he don't do this pushing with anything else ....you are right ill get in contact with our therapist...thank you again for your reply
Bless you dear Amy
@@hauntedmobile9005 There is probably more resistance on the Carry card, then on the walker. You may need to add some resistance to the walker to allow your child to be a successful. Sometimes I add weights to the walker, and sometimes I just bind up the wheels with some string wrapped around the axle.
@@pediatricPTexercises thank you dear Amy for the advice ill add weight to that walker yes the walker moves very easily....thank you for your reply ,you are too kind and sweet,the people who come to you for Therapy are very lucky....
Bless you💕
@@hauntedmobile9005 Thank you for your kind words
Hi mam..my daughter 3yrs old delayed milestones but she starts walking around 1month. her both legs foot outside in while walking. Its cure automatically or any problem is there ? Please reply me mam..thank you
It depends on the severity. You will need to consult with someone locally who can assess your child
@@pediatricPTexercises thank you mam.i have been thinking about this problem all day for the past 15days I couldn't concentrated anything .
@@adhvithicreationschannel543 sounds like it is time to get it assessed then
At 4:20 She just said enough, I am done. She is clever ❤
Yes!
😭😭
I hope those are happy tears