Crawling is a major milestone for your little one, but sometimes they need a little help. Here's how to encourage baby to crawl.
Your baby has been working towards independent movement from the moment they were born, and their brain and body knowwhat to do. So while there are lots you can do to support your tot's journey, it’s important that you’re a passenger along for the ride, and not sitting in the driving seat!
And that’s a process that needs to happen. For example, one of these reflexes is called the Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex. And you might see it in action when your baby first gets up onto their hands and knees in a crawling position. ‘In this position, if your baby’s head and neck is flexed,’ says Sally‘ In response, the reflex prompts your baby to flex his arms and legs – which makes crawling impossible! So, at this point, many babies will start to rock on their hands and knees.
So don’t stop with the tummy time just because they've learnt how to sit up. ‘Once your baby has the strength to raise their head in this position, they can start to bring their arms in under their body to prop themselves up and, eventually, to push themself up, learn to roll over and move towards crawling,’ says Sally.
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