W Sitting Posture in Kids | Side effects, corrective exercises & alternate positions| | Hindi |

W-sitting is when a child sits on their bottom with their knees bent and feet positioned outside of their hips. If you’re standing above your child, you will see their legs and body make the shape of a W.
Often children move in and out of a W-sitting position while they’re playing. It is okay for a child to move into a W-position sometimes, as long as children don’t remain seated like this for very long or use it as their regular sitting position. There are risks with W-sitting for long periods of time or W-sitting so often that it’s a child’s go-to sitting position.
If your toddler enjoys W-sitting, there are steps you can take to break their W-sitting habit.
If you notice your child frequently sitting in a W-position, take steps to correct the behavior.
Remind your child to “fix their legs” whenever you see them sit in a W-position.
Offer your child a small chair or stool as an alternative to sitting on the floor.
You can discourage w-sitting by showing them other ways to sit. Encourage your child to try these positions:
risks associated with W-Sitting:-
When children W-sit for longer periods of time, they are at risk for the following issues:
Hip Dislocation -If a child has hip problems, sitting in the W position can put a strain on the hips and joints and increase the likelihood of dislocation.
Limited Trunk/Core Strength -The wide sitting stance of the W position makes it easier to keep the body upright. Children sitting in a W position don’t have to use their core muscles as much and won’t develop them as they would in other sitting positions.
Lack of Cross-Body Movements -The W position makes it difficult for children to rotate their upper bodies and reach across to either side with one or both arms.
No Hand Preference -In a W-sitting position, a child has too much trunk control and stability. It’s very easy to use either hand to accomplish tasks. However, developing hand preference is essential for writing ability later on.
Increased Muscle Tightness - If a child is prone to muscle tightness or Hypertonia, then sitting in a W position will increase tightness in the hips, knees, and ankles.
Corrective Exercises:-
1. Adductor stretch:- do stretch the adductor in a butterfly pose. Hold for 10 seconds for 5 times.
2. Hip external rotation: while sitting in w sitting hip goes in internal rotation , hence initiate hip external rotation in supine position.
3. long knee adductor stretch :- to stretch adductors sit in long sitting with knee straight and legs spreaded and allow the kid to play in this position.
4. full squatting: help the kid to sit in full squatting to break the habit of sitting in w sitting.
5 Help the kid to sit in cross-leg sitting, it will help the kid to stretch the adductors.
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