Tummy time for babies is time spent in a prone position while awake and supervised. It is important for babies to assist in the development of the muscles in their neck, arms, and stomach and to improve coordination, balance, and posture. Tummy time can be started with babies as young as one day old and you can increase the time and frequency as the baby gets older.

Key Takeaways:

• In fact, nearly all of babies “moves” are predicated by his or her regular practice of tummy time.
• Babies who don’t spend any time on their tummies can miss out on the important practice of lifting their heads against gravity and bearing weight with their arms
• The sooner you begin encouraging your baby to lie on her tummy, the more likely it is that she’ll accept this position as natural

“Babies who don’t spend any time on their tummies can miss out on the important practice of lifting their heads against gravity and bearing weight with their arms—activities that strengthen the muscles of the neck, shoulders, arms, and belly. This physical development will eventually become crucial for babies to sit, roll, push up, and crawl.”

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