Today, I will talk to you about the topic of "Baby W Sit"
What is 1 | W Sit?
The so-called "W sitting" refers to a sitting posture in which children put their legs on both sides of their bodies in a W shape. Because many children often sit and watch TV like this, it is also called children's TV sitting. As for W-seat, I think many parents didn't know it had a name before and thought it was bad.
Juan Mar used to feel very kawaii, because the little loli in Japanese anime often has such a sitting posture, which makes people love.
However, this seemingly disobedient sitting posture has recently been plagued by non-compliance. There are rumors everywhere at home and abroad that W sitting will have a long-term negative impact on children's sitting posture and growth and development.
2 | A probe into the rumor of "W sitting"
Enter "W-sitting" in Google and find 2 1,100,000 search results! ! !
However, after carefully examining the contents and sources, Juan Ermayina soon found that among the 10 posts displayed on the first page of the search results, 6 were from physical therapists or professional correction institutions.
They usually warn parents to pay attention to their children's sitting posture for three reasons:
1 w sitting will lead children to walk the "inner eight" and even develop X-shaped legs;
②W sitting will affect the development of children's balance ability, and many sports abilities are related to balance;
3 w sitting on the spine will lead to the child's developmental delay.
And come to the conclusion that the fundamental way is to correct the wrong sitting posture as soon as possible.
However, Juan Ermayina didn't find any formal research to support these negative remarks, and none of these posts can give convincing medical citations.
In the spirit of loving knowledge and seeking truth, Juan Ermayina searched the websites of American Academy of Pediatrics, Mayo Medical Center and other well-known pediatric research institutions, trying to seek professional evidence, but found nothing.
It is obviously suspicious that a highly warning practice lacks the most basic medical evidence.
However, because this topic can attract the attention of parents and contribute traffic, many websites cite the past and spread it without verification. So for a while, it caused the illusion that public opinion was one-sided.
Many parents begin to correct their children (W-sitter) and take them to physical therapy ... 3 | Physiotherapist ≈ China masseur?
Mom Juan deliberately Google physical therapy.
Wikipedia thinks it is "a medical specialty that prevents, treats and deals with sports problems caused by diseases or injuries." "In Chinese areas, there are places where Chinese medicine or Chinese Wushu Museum will carry out physical therapy such as massage."
This sentence makes our topic bright!
In other words, the physiotherapist has a fight with our Chinese medicine practitioners!
We don't rule out that they will exaggerate the facts for professional purposes and invent some elements that worry parents-hunchback, O(X)-shaped legs, muscle pain, hindering height ... every word is shocking!
As Avni Trivedi, a plastic surgeon in London, was quoted by the Daily Mail, any sitting posture of children can be described as a "new health epidemic".
In today's emphasis on "evidence-based medicine", we can't believe it as long as the physiotherapist can't produce conclusive evidence! At least not all!
4 | Physical therapist's mother's appearance
Professor Kendra Gagnion, a physiotherapist specializing in pediatrics, published a blog post saying: W sitting is ok.
Of course, this is her later conclusion.
At first, like most physiotherapists, she firmly believed that W's sitting posture needed to be corrected and passed these beliefs on to her students.
Until she had a sitting w.
Since her son was one year old, she began to correct the child's sitting posture. At first, it was no big deal, but as the children grew older, they began to feel depressed about each other's behavior.
Many times, as long as the mother adjusts her son to the "correct" posture and forces him to do so, his son will no longer play as happily as before "intervention". Kendra Gagnion began to reflect: My son is happy and sunny, and all growth and development indicators are normal. Why should I correct him?
Unable to obtain strong evidence that W-seat is harmful, Kendra Gagnion began to understand W-seat from another side.
1 w sitting may not be a problem, but a solution for children.
W has a wide support surface, so the child can sit more stably and effortlessly. In this way, children can free their hands and concentrate on playing with toys without worrying about falling. Therefore, Kendra Gagnion thinks that W sitting may not be a problem, but a solution for children.
②W sitting may not be the cause, but the external manifestation of other problems.
Why must the culprit be W? Although children sitting in W often have problems with orthopedics and muscle tension, there is no evidence to prove that they are all caused by sitting in W, and the problem may be just the opposite. It's the children's problems that cause W to sit. Or is there a third-party variable?
③ It may be harmful to correct W sitting.
Parents' worries about their children's sitting posture, constant correction every day, and even seeking the help of physiotherapists will make the originally sunny children live in the pressure and fear of being "denied" and "corrected". Parents should reflect on what we have taken away from their children when we correct their sitting posture.
④ Should children be helped to explore different sitting postures?
Not all W-siters have problems and need to be corrected. It can be normal and harmless. So, should we provide opportunities for various sports to help children explore different sitting postures?
5 | Where are the media and experts?
Parents are all red-eyed in the media about the problem of W sitting, but there are few reports from mainstream media and related experts.
My mother searched all the information, and only saw the information about today and the Daily Mail (welcome to add).
Today
This is the first morning information TV program in America. It invited two experts to interpret W Sit: one is Dr. Eduardo Novais, a plastic surgeon at Boston Children's Hospital; One of them is Dr. Jennifer Weiss, a pediatric plastic surgeon in Los Angeles.
The final conclusion is:
(1) "w sit" is really not that bad.
② There is no evidence that W-sitting is harmful or will lead to plastic surgery problems in the future.
Of course, there are also some diseases that will lead children to adopt w-sitting.
This requires parents to consider other conditions of the child, such as whether the child is limping, weak lower limbs, or internal horoscope.
As for whether to correct the child's W sitting posture, Weiss said, "In my opinion, it is completely unnecessary ... You should allow the child to choose different sitting postures ..."
Daily Mail
This is an old British newspaper. He once published an article entitled "Why parents should worry about their children sitting in the' W' position in front of the TV: experts reveal that this may lead to their life". Painful (20 17.4. 12), the title is a bit sensational, but much cry and little rain. At the end of the article, Dr. Jennifer Weiss was quoted, and the foothold was also:
① There is absolutely no evidence that it will cause any orthopedic problems in the future.
There is absolutely no evidence that (W sitting) will lead to any future orthopedic problems.
However, if your child walks with a limp or pigeon toe gait, it is best to seek medical advice.
However, if your child has a limp or figure-eight gait, it is best to seek medical advice. ?
6 | Juan Mar has something to say.
Juan Mar had the experience of playing games with kindergarten children, and found that many children would choose W sitting position if adults were out of control.
Therefore, regarding W-Sit, we'd better treat it rationally to avoid overcorrection.
After all, most children will repair themselves with age. Perhaps at present, they just wisely chose a relatively comfortable sitting position.
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