Module 3: Positioning Your Child

 Page Outcomes

When you have finished this page, you should be:

• More confident to position a child with cerebral palsy,
• Be able to show others better ways to position a child with cerebral palsy

Positioning and Handling

Here are some photos of poor positioning and handing of children with cerebral palsy 

Good Handling and Positioning

Here are some of the benefits of good handling and positioning skills:

Now lets look at the problems with poor handling and positioning techniques:

And as children with disabilities gain access to wheelchairs, they very often spend long hours poorly positioned in the wheelchair, and still unable to move themselves. And they still develop a crooked back and other disabling deformities, including eventually breathing difficulties due to the chest space being so crooked and confined. You can see this in some of the pictures above

Now let‟s look at positioning a child, and what you can do to improve her position.