1KHO 258: Playful Moves: Kinactive Kids Guide to Nature's Playground and Gross Motor Triumphs | Emily Heisey and Matt Otterman, Kinactive Kids

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Dive into a world of vibrant motion and childlike wonder with Emily Heisey and Matt Otterman, founders of Kinactive Kids. Join Emily, a seasoned pediatric physical therapist, and Matt, a pediatric chiropractor as they unveil the hidden connections between acid reflux, muscle tightness, and developmental delays in little ones. From purposeful play to messy adventures, explore actionable tips to enhance gross motor skills and sidestep common pitfalls. Kinactive Kids is on a mission to reshape the narrative on child development, emphasizing the joyous synergy of movement and play. This episode is your passport to unlocking the boundless benefits of outdoor play and embracing a holistic approach to raising active, thriving children. ** Learn more about Kinactive Kids here >> https://kinactivekids.com/ and here >> https://kinactivecommunity.com/ and on Instagram at: @kinactive_kids and @dr_otto_dc ** Download your free 1000 Hours Outside tracker here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/trackers Find everything you need to kick off your 1000 Hours Outside Journey here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/blog/allthethings Order of copy of Ginny's newest book, Until the Streetlights Come On here >> https://amzn.to/3RXjBlN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast. My name is Ginny Erich, I'm the founder of
0:04.4	1000 Hours Outside. We got two friends on with us today, Matt Odomen and Emily
0:08.9	Heizi from Connective Kids Welcome.
0:11.6	Great thank you for having us.
0:13.0	You guys are doing amazing work. I love being on your
0:17.0	Instagram and seeing all these videos, all this information you're putting out to parents.
0:21.0	You are combining this is like a new thing you're combining physical
0:24.3	therapy with chiropractic care yeah and it's miraculous yeah we're not
0:30.0	afraid of being the black sheep and like yeah working against the grain yeah that's what
0:34.0	we're about yes okay and I've seen the videos I've seen the videos they look like a
0:39.1	miracle where it will be like day one day three and you're like is that even the same kid it's
0:44.8	incredible to watch I'd love to hear a little bit of your story Emily I know a little bit of
0:48.5	yours that you had your own daughter was not hitting some certain milestones
0:52.4	but love to hear maybe we'll start
0:53.7	with Emily how you ended up in this space yeah so I have been a pediatric physical
0:59.2	therapist for the past 14 years my second daughter when she was born, she had terrible acid reflux and
1:06.8	now I know this is that there is a cascade of events that happens with acid
1:11.1	reflux that can cause muscle tightness and gross motor delays which is
1:14.7	insane because no one talks about it. So my daughter Heidi was 10 months old and
1:19.6	went to the pediatrician and he was like she's going to have to go to PT.
1:24.1	She could only sit.
1:25.1	She couldn't move, she couldn't crawl, she couldn't walk, she just was a happy sitter as I called it.
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