How do I help my child roll?

How do I help my baby roll? A paediatric physiotherapist breaks rolling into motivation, gravity and strength, with simple ways to set each one up at home.

The Way You Move

A song about baby development - watching how a baby moves rather than counting milestones, and trusting the parent who knows that baby best.

Warm Hands

A song about growing pains: sore legs at night that are gone by morning, what helps on a tough night, and the signs worth getting checked.

Gone By The Morning

A song about growing pains, for the parent on the end of the bed at eight o'clock with a child whose legs ache, and for the morning that comes after.

Why are growing pains not caused by growing?

Growing pains are not caused by growing. What helps sore legs at night, when leg pain needs checking, and when a child should start walking.

Left Like The Right

Is the left doing what the right is doing? A song about what a physio looks for in a child's posture, where symmetry matters more than a perfect way to stand.

You Have Known It All Along

A self regulation song for parents who already do it daily - the slow start by the kettle, the walk after good news - while their child learns by watching.

A Little Up, A Little Down

A song about self regulation - when the child who read beautifully at ten cannot take a word in at four, and the dial that brings them back down.

What does a physio look for in a child's posture?

What a physio checks in a child's posture - head tilt, uneven shoulders, hip drop and spinal curve - plus why children struggle to settle after school.

When should my child start walking?

When should my child start walking? A paediatric physiotherapist explains the 12-18 month window, the four things first steps need, and when to seek an assessment.

Room To Breathe

A gentle song about a family's cystic fibrosis airway clearance routine - the bubbles, the huffing, the ten minutes on a bad night, and the room it makes.

The Bravest Man On The Couch

A Father's Day song for the dads featuring a man with a temperature of thirty seven point nine who is suffering from the manflu in its finest.

How Are You Going, Dad

An upbeat Father's Day pop song for the dad doing the unglamorous half - late-night NDIS forms and physio homework turned into a lounge-room obstacle course.

What else does cystic fibrosis affect?

Why cystic fibrosis is not really a lung disease, plus what a physiotherapist does about it - clearing mucus at home and building lung capacity.

The ins and outs of cystic fibrosis

What is cystic fibrosis and how can physiotherapy help? Airway clearance, lung function testing and exercise programs to support your child's CF management.

Count To Ten

A groovy funk-pop song about when a child needs more time to organise themselves to respond.

You Had Not Understood

A tender acoustic folk song for the parent who thought their child was choosing not to try, and then realised the child had not understood.

Learning You

A song for the parent learning their child's own way of understanding.

Why is a Speech Therapist in the Physio Room?

How a speech pathologist helps a child learn movement, and what happens in the split second between choosing to move and actually moving.

What is the best shoes for my toddler?

What are the best shoes for toddlers learning to walk? A paediatric physiotherapist explains why barefoot is best, flexible vs rigid soles, and when a small heel helps.

Plenty To Say

A hopeful acoustic pop song for a child who does not speak yet, and for the family modelling a communication book month after month before the first answer...

Arriving Somewhere New

An emotional acoustic ballad about a child who keeps arriving somewhere new, a little more each day.

Still You

A gentle acoustic folk song for the parent driving home from the appointment where the words were said, and for the child asleep in the back seat who has no...

Is my child's cerebral palsy getting worse

Cerebral palsy explained for the family who just heard the words - what CP is, what physiotherapy actually does, and how movement supports communication.

Oh no! My toddler has flat feet

Are flat feet normal in toddlers? A paediatric physiotherapist explains the fat pad that hides the arch, a simple tip-toe check to try at home, and when to seek assessment.

New Ways Of Moving

A hopeful acoustic pop song about a child up on their toes down the hallway, and about writing down the date and watching the weeks rather than keeping scor...

Room To Grow

A gentle lullaby about feet, and about shoes that are there to protect a child from the ground rather than to hold the foot in place, with room at the end a...

Little Movers

A gentle acoustic folk song about barefoot time, carpet and floorboards and grass, and a child working out how to move at their own pace with nobody watchin...

Why is your toddler walking on their toes?

Why toddlers walk on their toes, when it settles and when it doesn't, plus the right shoes for a new walker and why flat feet are normal in kids.

I'm Back!!

Back from maternity leave with real talk on juggling three kids, bonding in small moments, and the one piece of advice every parent of multiples needs.

Growing Out Of It

A hopeful acoustic pop song about in-toeing and out-toeing, which start at the hip rather than the foot and quietly unwind on their own as a child grows.

You Brought Them In

A gentle lullaby for a parent sitting up in a hospital chair at two in the morning, written for the episode's segment on what happens after a bat bites or s...

Don't Pick Up A Bat

A wry, affectionate song about the single most common way Australians end up needing treatment for a bat bite, which is picking up a bat in order to help it.

Why does a bat scratch you can barely see still need treating

Why a small bat scratch is treated as urgently as a bite, plus bow legs and knock knees explained as two stages of one normal journey.

Slower Is How You Learn It

A gentle lullaby about slowing a movement down so the brain can build the plan for it, which is Aderet's own closing advice in this episode.

You Know Where You Are

A hopeful acoustic pop song about proprioception - the quiet sense that tells a child where their arms and legs are without looking.

The Wobble Comes First

A gentle acoustic folk song about wobbling being the first part of learning to balance, not a sign that anything has gone wrong.

Why doesn't more practice improve balance?

Balance is three systems, not one - so more practice at the wobbly thing rarely helps. Plus motor planning and why coordination is uneven day to day.

Every Single Try

A gentle lullaby about low muscle tone - that the same movement simply costs your child more effort, that nobody caused it, and that slower is still getting...

Lighter Here

A hopeful acoustic-pop song about being in the warm water - where the water takes your weight, tells your body where it is, and the hard thing becomes possi...

Warm Water

A gentle acoustic folk song about aquatic physiotherapy - warm water carrying a child's weight so a movement that is hard work on land becomes possible.

Doesn't warm water reduce tone? So why use it for low tone?

If warm water lowers tone, why put a child with low tone in a warm pool? We unpack what aquatic physiotherapy actually does for gross motor goals.

Down on the Floor

A gentle acoustic folk song about getting down on the floor at your baby's level, where your face is the best toy in the room.

Strong Little One

A gentle acoustic folk song for the baby who hates tummy time - ten happy seconds are worth more than two minutes that end in tears.

Little and Often

A gentle acoustic folk song about tummy time in small, frequent doses - a minute or two at a time, stopping while it is still happy.

Howe long should tummy time actually last?

In Your Own Time

A tender lullaby for families of premature babies - about corrected age, and counting from the day your baby was meant to arrive.

Any Way You Go

An upbeat acoustic-pop song about the many normal ways babies get moving - crawling, commando crawling, rolling, bum shuffling, or pulling straight up to cr...

Your Own Road

A gentle acoustic folk song about a child taking their own road, and about knowing your child by heart rather than by a growth chart.

How late can walking be and still be normal?

Your baby is a year old and not walking. How late can walking be and still be normal? Plain numbers on bum shuffling and corrected age for prems.

Play Is the Way

A playful children's song about play being the physiotherapy - cushions on the floor, a dance around the living room, and five minutes counting for somethin...

You're Not Alone, Mum

A gentle acoustic folk song for a mum carrying worry about her child's development - about guilt, holding on to the small wins, and children growing in thei...

Trust Yourself

A soft lullaby about trusting your own instincts as a parent - and about asking for your child to be checked being a brave step, not an admission that you d...

How sure do you need to be before getting your child checked?

Wondering if your worry is warranted? We talk through childhood milestones, when to get checked, and simple ways to support gross motor development.

Growing Pains

Learn where growing pains happen and discover simple relief strategies.

Knock Knees and Bow Legs

Explore how leg alignment changes from bow legs to knock knees as children grow.

Backpack Safety

Check backpack fit with an interactive guide to weight, strap position, and packing.

Tips for successful start for school

Tips and tricks to help support a successful transition to the school environment particularly when you have a child who is neurodivergent or has special needs.

Understanding Muscle Tone

An interactive slider exploring how muscle tone affects posture and movement - from low tone (hypotonia) to high tone (hypertonia).

ADHD and Motor Planning

Explore how ADHD can affect motor planning, sequencing, timing, and dual-task performance.

Posture Check

An interactive posture tool - drag control points to explore how head tilt, shoulder drop, and hip shift affect alignment.

Benefits of Hydrotherapy

This blog explores the benefits of hydrotherapy for children with disabilities focusing on enjoyment, physiological effects and safety.

Balance. What is balance?

What does balance actually mean for children? A paediatric physiotherapist explains the 3 systems - biomechanical, sensory, and neurological - and how to improve each.

Is bum shuffling bad?

Is bum shuffling a problem? A paediatric physiotherapist compares crawling vs bum shuffling, explains the strength differences, and what it means for your child's development.

Move With Me!

An interactive activity - drag the hands to move the arms up and down! Great for teaching body awareness and bilateral coordination.

Understanding Cerebral Palsy

An interactive body explorer - tap on different areas to learn how cerebral palsy affects movement, muscles, and coordination.

What is a Physiotherapist's role in non-verbal population?

How paediatric physiotherapists support communication in non-verbal children through posture, motor control, and AAC system access. Why interdisciplinary collaboration produces better outcomes.

What is tone???

What does muscle tone actually mean? A paediatric physiotherapist explains low tone (hypotonia) vs high tone (hypertonia), the elastic band analogy, and how tone differs from strength.

When should I be concerned about my baby developing properly?

When should you worry about your baby's development? A paediatric physiotherapist explains what to look for beyond milestones, trusted resources, and when to trust your instincts.

Tummy time... Is it really important?

Why tummy time matters for your baby's development, plus 5 alternative positions when your infant resists. Expert advice from paediatric physiotherapists in Campbelltown.