The Driving Development Podcast
Jun 19, 2026 · 14 min · 11 segments
**Is Tummy Time Overrated?** Tummy time has become one of the biggest buzzwords in baby development—but has the hype gone too far? In this episode of Driving Development, pediatric physical…
Jenna SchultzHost
I will not be spending this episode bashing tummy time, not saying tummy time doesn't matter.
When someone is getting overrated, screamed at them during a soccer game or match, they're still a good player.
They're maybe just overhyped in the audience's eyes because they're not having the best performance.
And so I want you to imagine that I'm in a stadium with a bunch of developmental exercises.
I cannot tell you how many parents have sat in my clinic and said through tears, that their baby hates tummy time and they're worried that they're doing it wrong.
And I always want to say, like staring back at them while they're holding this like beautiful thing that they created, failing at what exactly? Because somewhere along the line, tummy time went from like, here's a helpful position for your babies to experience to if your baby isn't logging 60 minutes a day by three months, are they even like developing? Are you even a good parent? And that's just, you know, that's not how parenting works.
I will not be spending this episode bashing tummy time, not saying tummy time doesn't matter.
When someone is getting overrated, screamed at them during a soccer game or match, they're still a good player.
They're maybe just overhyped in the audience's eyes because they're not having the best performance.
And so I want you to imagine that I'm in a stadium with a bunch of developmental exercises.
I cannot tell you how many parents have sat in my clinic and said through tears, that their baby hates tummy time and they're worried that they're doing it wrong.
And I always want to say, like staring back at them while they're holding this like beautiful thing that they created, failing at what exactly? Because somewhere along the line, tummy time went from like, here's a helpful position for your babies to experience to if your baby isn't logging 60 minutes a day by three months, are they even like developing? Are you even a good parent? And that's just, you know, that's not how parenting works.
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