3️⃣ Reasons Head Control, Crawling and Walking (Motor Development) Lead to Calmer Emotions and Easier Behavioral Regulation
Getting Started: When kiddos struggle with emotions 😡, behavior, and meltdowns – we wonder where it’s coming from and what can be causing it. While the answer to this can be long, and literally anything can put a 2 or 3 year old over the edge, this happens more often and long term it can be associated with developmental milestones, especially motor milestones.
The brain 🧠 has an order of doing things and if the sequence is disrupted or behind, the brain can feel less comfortable and it can come out as behavior. 😭
So if you are a parent of a baby 👶🏻 in these developmental phases or if you have a kiddo struggling and don’t know where it is coming from these 3 reasons may shed some light on why and most importantly how they can get help. 👇🏼
1️⃣ Hitting milestones helps activate better detox with respiration, digestion and immune function. Good activation in the neck, chest and low back allows the neuro-muscular system to move fluid through the system quicker and easier!
2️⃣ Hitting motor milestones lead to a strong upright posture and posture is key to brain development! Hormones in the brain are reactive to good or bad posture. Sitting up straight activates hormones that fuel feelings of confidence, calm 🧘🏻♀️ and in control while a flexed/folded posture with lack of support in the core can fuel a stress response in kids.
3️⃣ Coordinated movement helps calm the brain. You can see this with your own kids, getting outside 🌳, running around, and getting them breathing heavily leads to better energy regulation, sleep and focus.
