Upside down and spinning
⏱️ 5 min📦 nothing needed🏠 in or out🤲 in your arms👐 Sensory
Tipping, swaying and hanging upside down feed the balance sense, which tells a toddler which way is up and is fed by movement rather than by looking. Small amounts, led entirely by them, are what make it play rather than something done to them.
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🛡️ 🚨 Never shake, never throw, and never swing by the arms or hands — arm swinging causes a real and common elbow injury at this age, and shaking causes brain injury. Slow, supported, small movements only, both hands under the torso. Stop instantly at any distress, and never do this after a feed.
Source: NHS — Playtime activities and bonding with your toddler
🩺 Vuila shares play ideas, not medical advice — for questions about your child's development, talk to your pediatrician.
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