Tummy Time
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends:
• Placing babies on their backs to sleep
• Tummies to play as part of a daily routine.
Increased Tummy Time is significant for:
• Meeting key motor milestones; rolling over, supported sitting, sitting alone, crawling, and pulling to stand
• Development of fine and gross motor skills, improved neck and head control, stronger back and shoulder muscles.
Pathways Medical Round Table developed a set of guidelines for Tummy Time
that outlines when to start and how much is needed.
Explore the resources below, and remember Back to Sleep, Tummy to Play!
Just a few minutes a day, a few times a day, can help your baby get used to Tummy Time and help prevent early motor delays.
Tummy Time activities for this age should center on carrying and calming your new baby. We have put together a few helpful suggestions to start Tummy Time at an early age.
Watch our Tummy Time Troubles video to hear Jill’s story on how she got through Tummy Time troubles with her sons Stevie and William and how Tummy Time helped them reach developmental milestones.
In this section you will find answers to these and many more frequently asked questions about Tummy Time.
Pathways aims to serve as a catalyst in promoting Tummy Time related research in order to shed light on potential risk factors associated with lack of Tummy Time.
