Trey is 6 months now and has no interest in crawling. I have tried everything I can think of. I put toys out of reach and even things I know he wants but isn't suppose to have (ie the remote control or phone) and occassionally he will push up as if he will crawl... but thats it. He can rotate- like turn sideways so he has learned when he does that then he can just roll over to get things. I almost wonder if he won't just skip that and walk because when he sits up and i hold his hands up a little bit he will pull himself onto his feet. Are there anyways to encourage him to crawl or should I just let him be?
Most of my kids didn't crawl until near 8 months. Sage (my youngest) crawled at 5 months, but she was trying to keep up with the other kids. A lot of babes at this age either just go in a circle or crawl backwards. Is he sitting yet? Babbling? Playing by putting things from hand to hand? If so, he is still at the right age for development. Keep playing with him, letting him have tummy time (as long as he likes it) and putting toys in front of him, let her GET them every other time, even if you have to move them to his reach, so he will know he CAN do it!!!!
he'll crawl when he's good and ready, no matter what you do or not. Nothing you can do will make him crawl any sooner. Let him be a baby as long as possible. Once they are mobile, the chase is on! LOL It's much easier to keep an eye on an infant that can't crawl off the edge of the bed, under the sofa, etc. And some babies never do crawl, and for them, that's okay! I have a little cousin same age as my oldest daughter who scooted around but never did crawl before she started walking. Every child is different.
can he push himself up on his hands and knees yet?? doe s he rock back and forth. does he attempt to do the army crawl ( uses his arms to pull as he drags his legs) if he does than in my books he is ready to crawl. aiden was 6 months when he started to crawl and how i got him to crawl was putting him on his stomach on the grass and walked away very slowly. he got on his hands and knees and started crawling to me. so my suggestion is puttin him on the grass. good luck.
My baby is 10 months old and she's still not crawling. She sure can squirm her way across a room though!!! Fallen~I LOVE your sig pic....too cute. That is one happy baby!
my brother underwent physical therapy for a while - one of the things they had to teach crawling was kind of a modified skate board, a little scoot board you place under a child's tummy so they can learn to crawl. crawling is important for brain development, the longer your baby is on the floor the stronger the connection is between the right & left hemispere of the brain. at age 13 my brother had to crawl about a mile a day to improve those connections. he also had to creep (on the belly), and we did 'patterning' which involved volunteers moving his arms & legs for him while he lay on a table. lots & lots of work, and these are just a few of the many therapies we put him through... but we did manage to raise his IQ. but! your baby is still very young and it is OK that he's not crawling!! he'll get it soon enough, from the description of the other movements he's capable of, he does not sound like he has arrested development (in my unprofessional opinion). and fallen, i love your sig pic too!! made me smile, & i really need some cheerin up today.
OT: Rainbow, your baby looks just like my dd Moon (who is 17 now and beautiful.) That baby is just a doll. I'll bet people stop you all the time and comment on the baby.
My little lad is seven months and only just rolling and pushing up on his knees! They all do it in their own time ) As long as they are sitting, crawling and walking by eighteen months then they are doing just dandy! ) There's no rush!
Thanks Mama! I think she is beautiful too, but, of course, I'm a bit bias! lol..... I've seen pics of most/all of your kids, and I must say, you've got a nice lookin' family too!
my brothers, all of them, skipped crawling entirely. never crawled. they did the little rolling around and contorting thing, got sick of it, decided to walk. they were all walking by 7 months at the latest. dave was the same, apparently, walking at 6 months. they were just ready to go. my sister and i were a LOT slower. i crawled until i was almost a year, jocelyn, my sister, was 14 months when she decided to walk. we both crawled late, too. mom says that kids just have their own timeline and trying to get them to do something before they show an actual interest is like trying to teach a pig to whistle.
