{"id":4434,"date":"2019-08-18T11:48:56","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T19:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/?p=4434"},"modified":"2020-12-04T11:18:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T19:18:16","slug":"down-syndrome-motor-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Down Syndrome &#038; Motor Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4433 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20240a-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Down syndrome and motor development\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20240a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20240a-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20240a.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>If you\u2019re a parent of a child with Down syndrome (DS), you may wonder how DS will affect his motor development. While every child with DS is different, it\u2019s common for motor skills to be delayed. Research tells us the majority of children with DS do develop the skills they need for everyday motor tasks \u2013 but they often need extra time and practice to get there.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>We\u2019ll talk about what you can do to help, but first let\u2019s take a look at why children with DS tend to have delayed motor development.<\/p>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><b><i>Highlights:\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s common for children with Down syndrome (DS) to have delayed motor skills.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children with DS may have decreased strength, low muscle tone, overly flexible joints, and difficulty with balance.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few ways parents can nurture motor development: <\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember not to rush it. Talk to your child\u2019s physical therapist about setting an appropriate pace.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concentrate on activities that make your child the happiest. This helps to keep them motivated and interested.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow your child\u2019s lead and provide more support or take a break when they\u2019re struggling.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treat exercises like a game! Help them understand their goals and encourage them to accomplish new skills on their own. Remember to celebrate victories.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Down Syndrome Affects Motor Development<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>It\u2019s common for children with DS to have decreased strength, low muscle tone, overly flexible joints, and difficulty with balance. All of these can cause delays in motor development. What\u2019s more, they can lead a child to find compensations and workarounds that can further affect motor skills.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4500597\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"This study (opens in a new tab)\">This study<\/a> evaluated the age at which children with DS achieved certain motor milestones. For both standing and walking, 10% were able to do so by less than 3 years of age and 95% were able to do so by 3 to 6 years of age.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>How does this compare with typically developing children? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5344833\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Another study (opens in a new tab)\">Another study<\/a> found that children with DS generally took twice the time to develop motor skills than those without. The study also found that other factors, such as the need for surgery because of heart problems, can also contribute to motor delays.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What This Means for You<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t rush it. <\/strong>Help children with Down syndrome focus on the fundamentals of motor development instead of specific milestones. These include good posture, good foot alignment, and an efficient walking pattern. A qualified physical therapist can help you set the pace while you\u2019re working on motor fundamentals with your child.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Concentrate on your child\u2019s preferences.<\/strong> For example, what position is he happiest in\u2014crawling, sitting up? Help him build new skills from there. What activities is he happiest doing? Incorporate those in motor skills practice to keep him interested and motivated.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Follow your child\u2019s lead.<\/strong> Tune into how your child is doing with motor skill practice. Is he struggling? Provide more support, or take a break. It\u2019s not about the quantity of time of spent, it\u2019s the quality.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Your child always wins!<\/strong> Treat the exercises and skills you are working on like a game. Help him understand the goal of the game, work on it together, and eventually encourage him to accomplish it on his own. Then celebrate the victories!<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Physical Therapy<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>A qualified physical therapist who is knowledgeable about DS can evaluate your child and create a plan to improve his motor skills, strength, balance, and coordination. And, as we mentioned above, a PT can also help you set a doable pace for achieving motor development goals.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>To read more about DS, head over to our articles on <a href=\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/2019\/07\/16\/down-syndrome-an-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Down syndrome, an overview (opens in a new tab)\">Down syndrome, an overview<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/2019\/07\/16\/down-syndrome-language-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Down syndrome and language development (opens in a new tab)\">Down syndrome and language development<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/2019\/08\/17\/down-syndrome-cognitive-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Down syndrome and cognitive development (opens in a new tab)\">Down syndrome and cognitive development<\/a>; and <a href=\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/2019\/08\/20\/down-syndrome-and-social-emotional-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Down syndrome and social emotional development (opens in a new tab)\">Down syndrome and social emotional development<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] If you\u2019re a parent of a child with Down syndrome (DS), you may wonder how DS will affect his motor development. While every child with DS is different, it\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4433,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,25],"tags":[149,3599,3600,3601,3602],"age":[65,66,67,68,69,70,71],"class_list":["post-4434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gross-motor","category-parenting","tag-motor-development","tag-child-2","tag-down-syndrome-2","tag-gross-motor-3","tag-special-needs-2","age-4-6-months","age-7-9-months","age-10-12-months","age-13-15-months","age-16-18-months","age-19-21-months","age-22-24-months"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"2.12.2","language":"en","enabled_languages":["en","es"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"es":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false}}},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.2 (Yoast SEO v25.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Down Syndrome &amp; Motor Development - BabySparks<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Down Syndrome &amp; Motor Development - BabySparks\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"BabySparks\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-08-18T19:48:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-12-04T19:18:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20240a.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"667\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"BabySparks\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"BabySparks\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"BabySparks\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ef6ced85045a84fbb3aaf1941c1e9348\"},\"headline\":\"Down Syndrome &#038; Motor Development\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-18T19:48:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-04T19:18:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/\"},\"wordCount\":1282,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20240a.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"motor development\",\"child\",\"down syndrome\",\"gross motor\",\"special needs\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Gross Motor\",\"Parenting\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/\",\"name\":\"Down Syndrome & Motor Development - BabySparks\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20240a.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-18T19:48:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-04T19:18:16+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20240a.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20240a.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":667,\"caption\":\"Down syndrome and motor development\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"S\u00edndrome de Down &#038; el desarrollo motor\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/\",\"name\":\"BabySparks\",\"description\":\"The parenting expert in your pocket\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"BabySparks, Inc.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/union.babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/BS_footer.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/union.babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/BS_footer.png\",\"width\":250,\"height\":69,\"caption\":\"BabySparks, Inc.\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ef6ced85045a84fbb3aaf1941c1e9348\",\"name\":\"BabySparks\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e91672091564c39ef413439404b342327911fba2dc3a9f57443cb4964140a9e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e91672091564c39ef413439404b342327911fba2dc3a9f57443cb4964140a9e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"BabySparks\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/author\/juan\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Down Syndrome & Motor Development - BabySparks","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Down Syndrome & Motor Development - BabySparks","og_url":"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/","og_site_name":"BabySparks","article_published_time":"2019-08-18T19:48:56+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-12-04T19:18:16+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":667,"url":"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20240a.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"BabySparks","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"BabySparks","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/"},"author":{"name":"BabySparks","@id":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ef6ced85045a84fbb3aaf1941c1e9348"},"headline":"Down Syndrome &#038; Motor Development","datePublished":"2019-08-18T19:48:56+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-04T19:18:16+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/"},"wordCount":1282,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20240a.jpg","keywords":["motor development","child","down syndrome","gross motor","special needs"],"articleSection":["Gross Motor","Parenting"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/","url":"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/","name":"Down Syndrome & Motor Development - BabySparks","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20240a.jpg","datePublished":"2019-08-18T19:48:56+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-04T19:18:16+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20240a.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20240a.jpg","width":1000,"height":667,"caption":"Down syndrome and motor development"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/backyard.babysparks.com\/es\/2019\/08\/18\/down-syndrome-motor-development\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"S\u00edndrome de Down &#038; el desarrollo motor"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/","name":"BabySparks","description":"The parenting expert in your pocket","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/#organization","name":"BabySparks, Inc.","url":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/union.babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/BS_footer.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/union.babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/BS_footer.png","width":250,"height":69,"caption":"BabySparks, Inc."},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ef6ced85045a84fbb3aaf1941c1e9348","name":"BabySparks","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e91672091564c39ef413439404b342327911fba2dc3a9f57443cb4964140a9e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e91672091564c39ef413439404b342327911fba2dc3a9f57443cb4964140a9e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"BabySparks"},"url":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/author\/juan\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4434"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18440,"href":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434\/revisions\/18440"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4434"},{"taxonomy":"age","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/age?post=4434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}