Links, publications and tips for your home
Physiopaed provides you with a variety of tips and aids for use at home. In addition, you will find interesting publications and a helpful collection of links.
At home
There is a wide range of toys and aids to promote and support the development of the child. However, not all of them are really suitable to promote motor skills and not to “hinder” them.
The children’s physiotherapists keep themselves constantly informed about the products on the market. Here you will find a short overview of useful and nonsensical aids. The most important thing with all aids is that the baby can move freely on the floor.
Empfehlenswertes
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High chair
The high chair is well suited for taking meals at the table and supports the infant’s social contact with the family. It is important to correctly adjust the footrest and seat height. Furthermore, only start using a high chair when the child can sit alone. |
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Playpen
The playpen is mainly for the safety of the child when it can already move independently in the room. As it very much restricts the space in which the child can move, the time spent in the playpen should be kept as short as possible. |
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Baby gym
Playing arches are of interest if the toy hangs low enough so that the baby can reach it with his hands and feet. They should not be placed above the head. |
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Support pillows
Various positioning cushions can, if used correctly, promote motor development. |
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Walking bike
It promotes balance, coordination, reaction and a sense of space. |
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Walking frames
It serves to make the child’s first steps forward easier and to promote a sensitivity to weight transfer to his legs. |
Not recommended
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Baby walker
The child is brought into the upright position before it is able to do so on its own. He or she cannot stabilise his or her back and feet sufficiently yet. Due to the premature contact of the feet with the floor, the baby will tend to move forward leaning on the tips of his feet, which will lead him to adopt bad movement patterns. Furthermore, the appliance and the infant may tip over in the vicinity of thresholds or stairs and cause serious injury. (in Austria and Canada, baby walkers are prohibited by law) |
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Bumbo seat
The child is placed in an upright position before his or her back is stable enough to manage this posture. |
| Baby jumper
Babies in jumpers also tend to use the forefoot or toes to move around. This does not promote normal healthy motor development. In addition, the infant may fall out and injure himself or herself or hit the door jamb. |
