Tregs therapies/exercises we practice at home

Ever since i knew Treg was going to have down syndrome, i have spent countless hours researching, and reading, trying to find ways to give Treg the best quality of life. We spend about 2 hours total a day, outside of therapy (which we have 3 times a week) working with Treg. Between oral skills, fine motor skills, physical milestones, we work on quite a lot. these are some of the things we do through out the day to help Treg meet those mile stones a long side typical children. Keep in mind- 1. Treg has an AMAZING team of therapists that are always there to help, and come up with new ideas for us. 2. Treg has extremely great tone for a baby with down syndrome. 3. he hates most of these. Thats why there is lots of fussing and crying in these videos hehe. Although, i will say once he gets good at a skill, he cries much less, and finds more enjoyment in his abilities, so it is worth the tears!

Jordan got a bunch of sensory balls off amazon, and we use the noisiest (tregs fav) ones to move around his face, to try to get him to follow around.

so this stepping is just a reflex, but is needed for walking. i do this with treg not for the actual walking aspects, but because it works his core, helps keep his head up for long periods, and keeps him weight baring on his legs.

this is to help treg keep on all fours, and rock hands to knees, a necessary step for crawling. a lot of times treg just wants to be on his elbows, but this helps support him on all fours for longer periods. 

although Treg has been rolling for quite a while, i still like to keep him rolling. we had a rolling regression at one point, i think due to a big weight gain, so it became more difficult. also, he still needs lots of tummy time anyway!

Eye contact. Treg still fell with in normal range for eye contact as far as mile stones. but it seems to be something he still has difficulty with. Mirror time has been key to helping his eye contact, and i have notice since i have been more consistent in making him do mirror time, he has become better at it, even smiling at his little reflection!