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Should I be worried about my 6-month-old not yet rolling over?
Nelson, E. A., Yu, L. , Wong, D. , Wong, H. and Yim, L. (2004), Rolling over in infants: age, ethnicity, and cultural differences. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 46: 706-709. doi:10....
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At what age is handedness preference firmly established?
See this article: http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/handedness.aspx
Infancy
In his pioneering work on child behavior, the American developmental psychologist Arnold Gesell claimed that infants as ...
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how to encourage good posture/fix bad posture for 5 year old boy
I would try to get him interested in activities that improve his core muscles. Swimming would be my first approach. That way you can help him to fix his posture indirectly.
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At what age is handedness preference firmly established?
Our pediatrician told us that you can often tell which hand a baby will prefer by watching which hand it brings to its mouth most often, especially for a self-soothing effect. She even claims that if ...
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Newborn handstand pose
It sounds like she's having cramps, causing her to tense up and "overstretch" (Not sure that's the correct word in English). She has no good muscle control yet, so she's tensing all of her muscles. ...
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how to encourage good posture/fix bad posture for 5 year old boy
encouraging it through indirect interest such as yoga and ballet is a good start, but like everything you have to also show the example.
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how to encourage good posture/fix bad posture for 5 year old boy
On top of the Yoga and Ballet idea from @JOduMonT getting your son to play as though he is a soldier and doing parade drills could help. Marching around with him, with shoulders back and chest out, ...
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At what age is handedness preference firmly established?
Another anecdote. I have fraternal twin boys. They were ambidextrous through the first year or so. I had a suspicion that one was left-handed, but he wasn't reliably left-handed. Going into year 3, ...
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