👱‍♀️🔵 Can She Balance With No Feet on the Floor? | Leia (Age 10) | Pediatric Physical Therapy #22

👱‍♀️🔵 Sitting Balance on the Ball (No-Feet Challenge!) | Leia (Age 10) | Pediatric Physical Therapy 🎉 Exercise balls make balance training way more fun — and way more challenging! In this video, my co-instructor Leia (age 10) shows how to build core strength, postural control, and dynamic sitting balance while sitting on a medium therapy ball with decreasing support — all the way to no feet on the floor! 🤸‍♀️🔵 We work step-by-step through: ✨ Supported sitting with handheld assist ✨ Criss-cross sitting (“crisscross applesauce”) ✨ Wide-base strategies to improve stability ✨ Lifting both feet off the floor ✨ Balancing with the ball backed to a wall or chair ✨ Independent balance in the middle of the room ✨ Forward/back and side-to-side rocking ✨ Using hands on the ball for easier variations These activities help develop: ✨ Core stability ✨ Back & postural control ✨ Balance reactions ✨ Coordination & timing ✨ Body awareness & confidence This video is part of my Ball Gymnastics Playlist, where we build motor skills step by step, starting with easier balance challenges and progressing toward harder ones. 👉🏽 Watch the full playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAkJbMrHyKjPlhWjeNnIY3PWbHwrSUtgN 📚 My Books for Kids & Therapists Children’s Books "P is for Poop and Pee Accidents" – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BLSRJ483 "A is for Anxiety" – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LXQ3W6V "A is for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder" – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QH9H5HR "C is for Cerebral Palsy" – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088TSJCYP "D is for Down Syndrome" – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079P8HH49 "A is for Autism" – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071F4FFTB Professional Books "Pediatric Physical Therapy Strengthening Exercises for the Hips" – https://www.amazon.com/dp/0998156736 "Pediatric Physical Therapy Strengthening Exercises for the Knees" – https://www.amazon.com/dp/0998156760 "Pediatric Physical Therapy Strengthening Exercises for the Ankles" – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TX2ZCFD 🌍 Captions Help Everyone I carefully review all captions so more people can follow along, even if English isn’t your first language. To turn on captions: Click CC on the video. To change the language: Settings (⚙️) → Subtitles/CC → Auto-translate → choose your language. 🙏🏼 Thank you for being here! I hope these ball-balance ideas give you fresh therapy options to keep kids challenged, confident, and smiling. (Please note: I cannot provide treatment recommendations for a child I have not personally evaluated.) ⏱️ Video Chapters 0:00 Introduction – Meet Amy & Leia 0:07 Ball gymnastics overview 0:20 No-feet balance challenge explained 0:36 One-hand-held balance & lifting legs 1:18 Ball backed up to a wall 1:48 Independent balance in the middle of the room 2:15 Rocking forward/back & side-to-side 2:46 Safety tips & closing Please note the background of the thumbnail image was and Image by Freepik