Experts recommend about 30 minutes of tummy time for infants in order to help nurture and encourage fine and gross motor skills, especially those skills that eventually lead to crawling. Here’s how you can get started
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While babies should sleep on their backs to prevent sudden infant death (SID), it is equally important that babies should spend time on their tummy when they are awake, according to the latest recommendation by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Babies who don’t get enough “tummy time” can have delays in their motor development.
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