
Does this posture look familiar? The culprit could be decreased CORE STRENGTH. Kids who frequently sit at a table with their head down or their head propped up with their hand may be having trouble engaging the postural muscles needed to sit upright independently. ⠀
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In order to help with this, unfortunately it’s not as simple as telling them to sit up straight - if they could, they would! We need to build up their muscle strength first.⠀
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Here are some fun and simple core strengthening activities for kids:⠀
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• Animal walks⠀
• Yoga⠀
• Climbing⠀
• Swimming⠀
• Monkey bars⠀
• Knee walking⠀
• Wheelbarrow walking⠀
• Superman position⠀
• Commando crawling⠀
• Log rolling⠀
• Tug-o-war⠀
• Twister⠀
• Balance boards⠀
• Wobble cushions⠀
• Scooters⠀
• Swings⠀
• Playgrounds⠀
• Scooterboards⠀
• Trampoline jumping⠀
• Bike riding⠀
• Hula hooping⠀
• Dancing⠀
• Fit ball exercises⠀
• Sit ups and push ups⠀
• Activities lying on your stomach (tummy time is beneficial at all ages!)⠀
• Walking hands out into plank position to collect items and walking hands back again, keeping feet in place⠀
• Lying on your back and walking a ball up the wall using your feet⠀
• Lying on your back and picking up beanbags with your feet, dropping them above your head⠀
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