Revolutionizing Tummy Time for Motor Development

You put your baby down for tummy time. They fuss. You count the seconds. Every parent hears

tummy time is important, but almost no one tells you how much, how often, or what actually

matters. But what if a few tiny daily tweaks could quietly boost your baby’s motor

development—without drills, pressure, or crying battles? Stay with me—because

this pediatric research might change how you do tummy time starting today. In 2019,

researchers published a large study in Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy

of Pediatrics. They followed more than four thousand infants across different countries and family

routines to understand how daily movement affected motor development. Parents reported how often their