Moving in Supine

Supine Play on the Resonance Board
Here is a simple way to use a Resonance Board and various materials to entice a child to move while lying on his back (in supine). The adult’s role in the this activity is to replace items that are knocked down without commenting until the child takes a break. As the child becomes able to move arms and legs, the items are moved further from his/her body to encourage movements that can lead to being able to turn on the side or roll over.PLAY FULL VIDEO
Supine Play in a Platform Swing
You may also want to use a platform swing to encourage the use of arms and legs while in supine. In the example below, Patty demonstrates how attaching an electronic keyboard (or other noise-making device) to a chair at the child’s feet encourages him/her to push with legs and explore using feet.PLAY FULL VIDEO
Kamryn Playing in Supine
In this video we see a child playing independently in prone. She practices rolling to her side and back to prone.
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Moving in Supine on a Swing
In this video we see a boy lying in a swing using his arms and legs to play with various materials.
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