i know all babies go at their own pace and i shouldnt even be asking this question but i am. my son is a little over 7 months and is near crawling but not so near. hes on his hands and knees and rocking but hes been doing it for a month now. when i put something in front of him he just throws himself forward or gets mad and throws a fit if he cant get it. he doesnt even try to move him arms and legs. he flattens himself out and then hell try to move his legs but cant get it. he lvoes to stand and hold onto the couch and walk while holding my hands- any ideas on how to teach him or anyone with a baby whole didnt crawl til later- i know ill be regreting it when he does lol- thanks for your input and stories:)
2007-11-19 11:16:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
My grandson is 7 months old, he was born April 15. He is actually doing the exact same thing as your son. He gets up on his hands and knees and rocks back and forth. If he manages to get anywhere it is generally backwards. He also loves to stand, preferring that over sitting any time. Crawling is actually not a measured milestone as some babies never do and it is not a necessary development skill. If a baby is going to crawl, generally sometime between 7-10 months is pretty average so your baby is doing just fine. My youngest daughter did not crawl until she was 12 months and didn't walk until she was 15 months. Her preferred method of getting from place to place was scooting around on her bottom. I suggest you just continue to let your son have plenty of floor time and he'll get the hang of crawling if he is going to. No need to teach him as he'll do it when he is ready.
2007-11-19 12:04:13 · answer #1 · answered by sevenofus 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Crawling is NOT a developmental milestone. My son really only crawled after he learned to walk. He walked at 9 months and started really crawling around 12 months. He could crawl about a week before he learned to walk but he preferred to walk.
Also you may have seen stories on the internet, and even in parenting magazines linking not crawling to dyslexia and other problems. I have searched, and searched, and searched and have not found even ONE study to that effect. And I'm usually pretty good at finding such things.
http://www.drgreene.org/body.cfm?id=21&action=detail&ref=354
Rolling over, sitting without support, cruising (walking along furniture), and walking independently are important developmental milestones. Crawling isn't.
Crawling isn't even mentioned in my favorite pediatric development textbook!
This seems strange since, of any of these behaviors, crawling is most associated with babies. The truth is many babies never crawl! They do need to find some way to move across the floor. Each will do so at unpredictable times and in distinctive ways. Your grandson may be a scooter, one who likes to stay upright and scoot across the floor on his bottom. Many babies prefer creeping, or wriggling forward on the stomach. Many children will crab-crawl, moving backwards. And, of course, many children will get up on all fours and crawl forward in the traditional way. Each child is unique.
Some adults are concerned that children who don't crawl in the traditional way will be less coordinated. This is a myth. As long as the baby begins to move across the floor using each arm and each leg, there is no cause for concern.
I'm reluctant to mention time frames, but somewhere between six and ten months I expect babies to discover some way to move horizontally across the floor to get desired objects. Obstacles to this include the child's not spending enough time on the floor, using an infant walker (which often eliminates the desire to learn crawling behaviors -- infant walkers are bad for proper development), having toys brought to the infant, pushing the child to learn to crawl, and physical problems such as muscle weakness. If babies actually crawl, it usually begins at around 8 to 10 months.
Crawling may be encouraged by spending time on the floor with the baby, placing favorite toys just out of reach, putting a dog-bone pillow or a rolled towel under his chest when he's on his stomach to keep his head up so he can look around and enjoy himself more when on his stomach, or putting a hand behind his feet to give him something to push against if he tries to crawl.
2007-11-20 15:48:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
My oldest son didn't crawl until he was a little over 11 months.
Trust me, I was so anxious. We'd go to playgroups and whatnot and all the other babies his age would be crawling circles around him while he sat there like a lump. :) Your son is still young - most babies don't crawl until around 9 months on average. Anyways, my son started crawling and about 2 months later got up and started walking and running before I knew it. You can't force it until they're ready. Good luck!!
2007-11-19 19:22:40 · answer #3 · answered by Mom 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Give him time. My dd is 8 1/2 months and just started crawling a week ago. It seemed like she rocked on her hands and knees forever!! Now I can't keep up ;) Don't worry. He'll be crawling before you know it!
2007-11-19 19:42:35 · answer #4 · answered by sarah 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This may seem odd to you, but enjoy the fact that he is not crawling yet!! It sounds as if he is almost ready to go and once he does, watch out!!! They get into everything once they are mobile!!!
2007-11-19 19:42:28 · answer #5 · answered by elloel 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋