Stay tuned for how your little one plays on the floor!
It seems safe and many babies and children sit on the floor doing a W with their legs to be able to play with their toys. Experts have called this position? W-sit? And according to them it is important that we do not allow them because it brings with it various complications in your body in the short and long term.
They say that when sitting like this, the knees and ankles have excessive rotation, which causes contractures in the muscles of the joints. They may not notice it at the same time, but they may experience pain later. Some studies reveal that children who acquire this position excessively have a greater predisposition to have flat feet.
In addition, the internal part of the legs receives excessive pressure and shortens the stabilizing muscles of the pelvis and the hip, consequently promoting contractures at this level and impaired gait. They can suffer balance problems since it affects the apparatus and motor development since it limits trunk rotations and load transfers from one side to the other, makes it difficult to reach, as well as the appearance of straightening and balance reactions, and the passage of the midline of the upper extremities. It also weakens the abductor muscles, external rotators, and hip extensors, so excessive staying can lead children to walk with their feet in.