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On Posture
May. 8th, 2010 04:11 pmA few weeks ago, I was noticing that my one-year-old niece has amazingly good posture.
My sister pointed out to me that all babies have good posture. Sure enough, both the other babies in the restaurant were sitting up straight in their booster chairs.
I never would have suspected that. While sitting, I have pretty bad posture. By which I mean sometimes I can't actually make myself slouch any more if I try. But maybe this slouching is something we have to learn or grow into?
Last week, it was all over. My niece had learned to slouch.
What's different? Is it easier to keep your balance when you're sitting up straight, and now that she's walking she has the skills to slouch? Is she suave enough to lean back without sliding out the bottom of the chair (because she now knows to hang her arm over the side)?
Is she getting better at copying us?
Is her back somehow more flexible than before? (That can't be it. Babies are so flexible that they have to be careful not to accidentally kick themselves in the face. I am not very coordinated, but I absolutely never accidentally kick myself in the face anymore.)
Whatever the answer, good posture is something even babies can do (once they can sit up without falling over). And therefore, so can I.
My sister pointed out to me that all babies have good posture. Sure enough, both the other babies in the restaurant were sitting up straight in their booster chairs.
I never would have suspected that. While sitting, I have pretty bad posture. By which I mean sometimes I can't actually make myself slouch any more if I try. But maybe this slouching is something we have to learn or grow into?
Last week, it was all over. My niece had learned to slouch.
What's different? Is it easier to keep your balance when you're sitting up straight, and now that she's walking she has the skills to slouch? Is she suave enough to lean back without sliding out the bottom of the chair (because she now knows to hang her arm over the side)?
Is she getting better at copying us?
Is her back somehow more flexible than before? (That can't be it. Babies are so flexible that they have to be careful not to accidentally kick themselves in the face. I am not very coordinated, but I absolutely never accidentally kick myself in the face anymore.)
Whatever the answer, good posture is something even babies can do (once they can sit up without falling over). And therefore, so can I.
