Author: Drstefanie
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Did you know every little move your baby makes is building an incredible brain?
Introducing Midline Crossing:This simple move encourages your baby to reach across their body, strengthening the connection between the right and left hemispheres. Why It Matters:• Boosts Neural Connections: Enhances communication between both sides of the brain. ⚡️🧠• Builds Coordination: Prepares your baby for crawling, walking, and even climbing, as well as athletics in the future!… Read more
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Protecting Little Minds: How Screen Overstimulation Impacts Baby Brains
Save this for the reminder, share with someone who needs to know… 🌟 Let’s dive into why those flashy screens can overcharge your baby’s developing brain—and why a screen-free world is so much more magical! 📱👶 🔵 Dopamine Overload:Rapid lights, fast movements, and constant sounds on screens trigger bursts of dopamine—the brain’s “reward” chemical. While… Read more
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Inversions
Inversions: Where the head meets the heart, the brain stem and cerebral hemispheres team up, decoding info from sensory systems—vestibular (balance), proprioceptive (muscle and joints), and visual. 🧠✨ Well-coordinated systems mean better eye movements, posture, balance, muscle tone, and gravitational security. Turn Your Baby Upside Down! 🙃 Babies love this fun position, and it’s packed… Read more
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Tummy Time: A Brain Workout for Baby
Why is tummy time such a struggle? Because your baby’s head is 30% of their body! 🤯 And their brain? It’s growing FASTER than at any other time in life—forming 1 million connections per second! Tummy time is actually a full-body brain workout! Every time your baby lifts that noggin, here’s what’s happening:🧠 Brain Boost… Read more
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Start from birth 👶
As a chiropractor, i am extremely motivated by the benefits of tummy time for my infant, but I also understand the innate feeling of not wanting to lay your baby down! YOU DONT HAVE TO! Contact tummy time examples:🧠breastfeeding with their hips toward your body (koala)🧠contact naps🧠holding baby on your chest Prone (belly down) position… Read more
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Bath time with your baby enriches their brain!
The brain grows through use, and with a baby, they are developing their senses, so frequent baths are a great way to engage in your baby’s brain growth! 🛀Water provides pressure and gives the body full input! 💦Helping them splash-engages their motor activity and increases their curiosity! Movement through water creates vestibular input at varying… Read more
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Want to boost your baby’s brain in just 30 seconds?
Playing catch isn’t just fun—it’s one of the best ways to boost your baby’s brain! Every time your baby catches or throws a ball, their brain is making powerful connections that support: ✔️ Hand-eye coordination – Essential for future writing & sports✔️ Visual tracking – Strengthens focus & attention✔️ Bilateral coordination – Uses both sides… Read more
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Unlock Your Baby’s Potential: The Power of Hanging
👉 Hanging is one of the BEST exercises for your baby’s brain & body! Most parents don’t realize that this simple movement helps with breathing, brain development, coordination & future athletic skills! Many parents also don’t realize their babies have this innate ability! We need to hang! 🔑 Why teach your baby to hang?✔️ Strengthens… Read more
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Move & Groove: Why Playful Movement is Essential for Baby’s Development
So many parents avoid fun, playful movements with their babies because they’re worried it’s ‘too much.’ 😬 Let’s set the record straight and make sure your baby’s not missing out on amazing brain-boosting fun! 🎉 Movements like:– Tossing your baby in the air 🎈– Gently flipping your baby (like somersaults) 🤸♂️– Bouncing your baby on… Read more
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This Dad Move is Shockingly Good for Baby’s Brain
STOP THROWING THE BABY!” 😱Dads: “She loves it!” 😎Science: “Actually… this is GOLD for brain development!” 🧠✨ When Dad tosses, flips, and wrestles, he’s not just playing—he’s wiring the brain for fearlessness, genius, strength, and confidence! 💪 🔹 Boosts balance & coordination – Those mid-air flips? They supercharge the vestibular system, laying the foundation for… Read more