The Daytot Joey helps enhance early motor skills by encouraging independent movement on their tummy, while building the all-important foundations for their future physical and cognitive development. Uniquely designed to support babies from newborn to 6-months. Joey promotes tummy time and crawling - important floor-centred activities for building muscle strength, balance, coordination, and motor skills. River was born December 2021 at full term. She was diagnosed postnatally with Down Syndrome. Her parents were keen to support her development in any way that they could. She was introduced to the Daytot Joey on 21st March at a physio clinic. Initially River used Daytot Joey for 1 -2 minutes and progressed to 5 minutes twice daily. Training on Joey River progressed nicely over the 6-month period. She gained head control in all directions quite quickly. After 2 months of use she was able to roll from prone to back and prop on elbows independently. After approx. 3 months of use she was able to roll from back to prone independently. With careful positioning River was able to push with her feet to help propel herself forward on Joey. This was invaluable and really helped with co-ordination between the upper and lower limbs which is essential for crawling. The ability to move dynamically in Tummy time and allow propulsion with the lower limbs from an early stage is really valuable for motor patterns. Following up on 23rd Sept 2022, during a telephone review, River’s mother reports that she has been crawling independently on all 4’s for 4 weeks, i.e., at 8 months old. She is pulling to stand, and her parents are delighted with her progress and development. For further information visit: www.daytotjourneys.com/daytot-joey
