What does a good week look like for your family?

Spring has turned up in Campbelltown and term four is under way. This week is a gentle one about two things on a lot of families' minds: getting outside, and finding a rhythm for the week.

Getting outside. A rug in the shade is a whole new world for a young baby, and tummy time out there gives them a lot more to lift their head for. Crawling on grass and up a gentle slope takes more strength and control than carpet. New walkers get a softer place to wobble, and every bump in the lawn asks their feet, ankles and hips to adjust. For toddlers and preschoolers: a bucket of water and a paintbrush, collecting gumnuts and stones, puddles, a backyard obstacle course, rolling down a grassy hill and ball games. You do not have to be the entertainment, and ten minutes counts.

The rhythm of the week. Do some of the morning the night before. Keep the steps of the morning in the same order. Give two choices, not ten. Give the afternoon pick up a soft landing: snack first, questions later. Keep the evening in the same order, dinner, bath, book, bed, even if the clock moves around. And when a day falls apart, start again tomorrow at the same time.

Three songs go with the talk. Out The Back Door is a bright sing along about a little one who is outside before their shoes are on. Ten Minutes Of Sky is a gentle ballad about small moments outdoors. Same Time Tomorrow is a cosy song about little rituals and trying again.

Aderet Therapy is a paediatric physio clinic in Campbelltown, in the Macarthur region of NSW. If something about how your child moves is worrying you, or you are just not sure, we would love to hear from you.

Topics covered: outdoor play, spring, routines, term four, paediatric physio, Campbelltown, Macarthur, NSW

Sources behind this episode

Written by the paediatric physiotherapy team at Aderet Therapy, Campbelltown. The outdoor play and routine material is the clinic's own practice. Nothing in this episode rests on a claim from outside it.

In this episode

• 00:00 - Intro
• 02:43 - Song: Out The Back Door
• 05:13 - Outside time
• 08:43 - Song: Ten Minutes Of Sky
• 11:13 - Rhythm of the day
• 14:40 - Song: Same Time Tomorrow
• 17:10 - Wrap up

About the show

Aderet Therapy Weekly is a short weekly podcast for parents of babies and young children, from the paediatric physiotherapy team at Aderet Therapy in Campbelltown, in the Macarthur region of south west Sydney, NSW. Every episode takes one thing parents worry about, explains what is actually known about it, and says plainly what is not known. No judgement, no jargon, no scare tactics.

Aderet Therapy: paediatric physiotherapy, early intervention key worker support, communication physiotherapy and AAC, aquatic physiotherapy, equipment prescription, school holiday programs, and the free Little Movers League community sessions. NDIS, Medicare and private health.

Contact

• Website: aderettherapy.com.au
• Phone: 02 4949 7276
• Address: Suite 10, 261 Queen Street, Campbelltown NSW 2560

Disclaimer

Everything in this episode is general information only. Every child is unique, and nothing here replaces a conversation with your GP, your child and family health nurse, or your physiotherapist. The voices in this podcast are AI.