A Little Up, A Little Down

The phenomenon when the same child who read beautifully at ten cannot take a word in, and the dial to bring them back down is the same as what you have been turning on yourself since breakfast.

Aderet Therapy Weekly is a weekly paediatric physiotherapy podcast for parents of babies and young children, made by Aderet Therapy in Campbelltown, in the Macarthur region of NSW. Each episode mixes short talk segments with original songs written for the week's topic. This is a song from the episode "What does a physio look for in a child's posture?".

This has been created with the help of AI.

Links

• Aderet Therapy
• Listen to the full episode (Aderet Therapy Weekly, 14 September 2026)

Lyrics

Verse

He's up and down and off the chair

with the whole room in his head

the page wants him to sit and read

and he's ten miles up ahead

Chorus

It's not a fight you have to win

it's a dial you have to find

a little up, a little down

and the day comes back in line

Verse

You've done it to yourself all day

a coffee to start the job

you never once thought you were bad

you just turned the little knob

Chorus

It's not a fight you have to win

it's a dial you have to find

a little up, a little down

and the day comes back in line

Bridge

Ten jumps out on the grass

or a story on your knee

then the very same page

reads as easy as can be

Chorus

It's not a fight you have to win

it's a dial you have to find

a little up, a little down

and the day comes back in line

Outro

A little up, a little down

and you'll find it every time

Disclaimer

This song and this video are general information. Every child is unique, and nothing here is medical advice or a substitute for a conversation with your GP, your child and family health nurse, or your physiotherapist. The episode this song comes from says what can and cannot be supported by evidence; the song does not make clinical claims.

About Aderet Therapy

Paediatric physiotherapy for newborns to 18 years: gross motor development, assistive technology, communication physiotherapy, aquatic physiotherapy, key worker early intervention, school holiday programs, and the free Little Movers League community sessions. NDIS, Medicare and private health.

Suite 10, 261 Queen Street, Campbelltown NSW. Wheelchair accessible, free parking.

Phone 02 4949 7276 · info@aderettherapy.com.au · aderettherapy.com.au

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