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7 Steps to help prevent Flat Heads
1. When they are sleeping, lift and turn your baby’s head to the side on alternate sides each day. It may be helpful to place a thin wedge under one shoulder, or a rolled-up towel under the mattress (NB, if your baby is beginning to roll over, do not use any props or wedges that could cause entanglement or suffocation).
2. Avoid putting mobiles and toys directly above your baby’s head, instead place them to each side to encourage head rotation.
3. When supervised, lay your baby on each side alternately for short periods, and on their tummy for a few minutes at a time.
4. When feeding, alternate the side you hold your baby to encourage head rotation in both directions.
5. Stand to the side when changing nappies as your baby will turn to look at you. Alternate sides at each nappy change.
6. Keep the amount of time your baby spends in a car seat to a minimum. Where possible use a baby carrier or sling to keep the pressure off the head.
7. Use a pillow or cushion under your baby’s head and shoulders for supervised play on their backs. Specialist pillows and mattresses have been developed for sleeping that can also be used in buggies and prams.
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28-05-2008 12:51 PM 
Dr. Lin Day, founder of Baby Sensory, published an article in the May edition of Early Years Educator (EYE) in praise of tummy time. The article explains why tummy time is so important to learning and development and what parents and practitioners can do to make it a happy and productive experience. The trick is to introduce tummy time gradually, to make it a regular part of baby’s daily routine and to make it fun! One of the best strategies is to lie on the floor and place baby face down on your chest. Talk to baby to encourage her to lift her head and get a better look at you. It takes only a few minutes of daily tummy time to start seeing results.

Tummy time leads on to crawling, an intellectually important developmental step not to be missed! Crawling develops both hemispheres of the brain and activates eye-teaming, a crucial skill in learning to read. There is increasing evidence to suggest that babies that have gone through the crawling stage have improved language, literacy and mathematical skills when they go to school, compared to babies that have missed out this vital developmental milestone. The good news is that it is never too late to encourage tummy exercises and crawling activities in children that have missed these important stages in infancy.

Tummy time plays a vital part in the early physical, intellectual and social development of babies that attend Baby Sensory classes.


Dr. Lin Day
lin@babysensory.co.uk
www.babysensory.co.uk


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