Early Motor Development, Posture & Reflexes
New 2024 research reveals how early motor development in the first year of life can impact posture, coordination, and reflex integration well into childhood and adolescence. This article explores the science behind premature verticalisation, retained primitive reflexes, and why chiropractors play a key role in supporting healthy neuromusculoskeletal development in babies and children.

Simple Quiz - Retained Primitive Reflexes
Wondering if retained primitive reflexes could be affecting your child’s focus, posture, or learning? This parent-friendly quiz helps you identify common neurological patterns linked to school readiness and nervous system development.

Back to School - and Retained Primitive Reflexes
Retained primitive reflexes can quietly impact learning, focus, posture, and emotional regulation in school-aged children. Learn how to spot the signs, support integration at home, and how chiropractic care helps kids thrive at school.

Natural Relief for Kids & Teens who suffer from Headache and Migraine
Are headaches disrupting your child’s school, sleep, or mood? They’re more common than you think—and not always “just stress or screens.” This blog explores the rising rates of childhood and teen headaches, how posture, growth, and screen time contribute, and how gentle chiropractic care can help regulate the nervous system and reduce pain, naturally.

Baby Milestones & Development
What are the primitive reflexes my baby should have?
Why are they important?
When should they be integrating?
And what home-care activities can I do to help my baby integrate the reflex and hit their next milestone?

Answering all your frequently asked questions on scoliosis!
- Is Scoliosis normal?
- What causes scoliosis?
- When is a scoliosis a concern?
- What can you do to manage scoliosis?

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

• What is Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

• Why should you have your child screened?

• What will a Chiropractor due if they find a scoliosis?

• Idiopathic is the cause in 75% of cases of scoliosis and often occurs in adolescence.

• What are the Risk Factors for idiopathic scoliosis?

• What to look for in your child which may indicate they should be screen for scoliosis
  

A Chiro’s TOP TIPs for WELL KiDS
- School Backpacks
- Posture
- Screen time (get out in nature!)
- Nutrition
- Exercise
- Get adjusted!

By Guest Author: Sarah Hornsby, RDH - is a myofunctional therapist based in Seattle.
What is a tongue tie?
- How to diagnose a tongue tie in Abbies, children or adults
- 8 Symptoms of tongue tie
- Tongue tie causes and risk factors
- Treatment for tongue tie: surgery & myofunctional therapy
- Consequences of untreated tongue ties
- Lip ties
- Tongue tie in adults: should adults have theirs released?

• What is a primitive reflex?

• Why do we need them?

• What happens if they don’t go away?

• Can they come back?
  ** Join Chiro Karli for a chat about Primitive Reflexes and how they may be impacting you and your baby/child…

There can be many postural and mechanical injuries associated with backpacks, use of backpacks and the heaviness of backpacks. Join Chiro Karli for her TOP TIPS on SCHOOL BACKPACK Wearing!

It’s time for back to school! Lets talk about that backpack - book a consult if you’d like an assessment.

And remember to eat well, think well, move well… and connect with your kids :)

Chiropractic and the changing brain. We’re here for you and your family when you need us.

Commonly known as Australia’s ‘queen of common sense’, Maggie is an author, educator, & parenting & resilience specialist. She is a dedicated advocate to quietly changing lives in our families and communities. Talking all things neuroplacticity, develeopment and how it this knowledge can help your parenting.