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| my daughter is 12 months old and she doesn;t crawl. Does anyone know how to encourage her to crawl? I try to pride support behind her feet so she can push, and I give her tummy time as muh as she is comfortable with it (she either rolls over or cries). Some people says some kids never crawl, but when is it too late? |
| Posted by veronica on 06/09/2008 06:01 PM
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Veronica, I am definately no doctor, but I don't think it's such a big deal. My cousins' son was 14 mo. when he started crawling. Unless your doctor is worried about it, I wouldn't worry about it.
As for trying to encourage her to crawl- take her socks off- this will help her toes grip the floor, another thing you could try is putting something she really likes a little farther away than she is able to reach-that might make her try to get it even harder.
Anyways, good luck! Enjoy this time now, because soon she will be into EVERYTHING! |
| posted by on 06/09/2008 08:09 PM
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| What did your Ped. say at her 1 year? I had a friend whose son was the same way, he ended up going to physical therapy and finnally was walking at 20 months. I know that my ped was concered that my daughter wasn't pulling herself up yet by 9 months, by the next month she was and by 14 months she was starting to walk a little, she is 16 months now and just in the last 2 weeks she is now only walking, no more crawling. |
| posted by Michele on 06/09/2008 08:11 PM
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I work for a physical therapist that specializes in kids 0-3 years of age. First of all, if your doctor is not worried, I wouldn't worry. My nephews learned to walk before they learned to crawl. Every child is different. The key thing is as long as she is advancing in skills (whether sitting independently, babbling, fine motor, etc). I know you said you give her tummy time. Does she go on hands and knees? Does she sit independently? I would recommend putting a favorite toy or something just out of reach. Its ok to let her cry for a minute or so. My son hated tummy time and he would cry. I would let him cry a minute or so, give him a break for an hour and then put him back on tummy time. I would lay on my tummy to (sometimes that helped calm him when he saw me on his level).
I hope this helps. I can't answer your question too much without knowing everything your daughter does. I'm no expert, but I see plenty of reports and I have talked to my boss (who is a PT) about my son being a late walker. Bottom line... trust your instincts. You can always request a PT evaluation to put your mind at ease. |
| posted by Jennifer on 06/09/2008 08:32 PM
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| Does she do any variation on a crawl, like a scoot with her arms (my son did this and we referred to it as his army crawl) he actually only spent a total of one week on all fours crawling before he walked. I would agree with the other moms (one see what your ped has to say and if they are not worried then try not to worry) and also try putting the favorite toy just out of reach (not too far to discoursage her but enough that she must move some how to geta grip on it. Good luck. |
| posted by Kyleen on 06/09/2008 10:03 PM
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My son scooched around using his arms and mostly his right leg until about 15 months when he took his first steps. At around 9 months, he started to crawl but kept his tummy on the ground. Then he did both that and started scooching around. It was the funniest thing- he would scooch around so quickly and became so good at it he looked like a little grasshopper on the floor.
I had a feeling he would never crawl- many babies don't and just go straight to walking. He was also the baby who HATED tummy time when he was 2 months old and on. |
| posted by JoAnn on 06/09/2008 10:44 PM
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My firend has a little boy who does what we call the "commando crawl"..he pulls himself around with his arms. I think every child is different, and what one does at 10 months, another will do at 14 months and both are fine! :)
Maybe your daughter would like those "walking" toys that she could push around...perhaps bypass the whole crawling thing all together???? |
| posted by on 06/10/2008 09:23 PM
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Ah yes, you could say what my son did was commando crawling.
Also, I agree about the walker. As soon as we got him a walker to push around (not the ones you sit in- which he had used prior too), he began walking solo a few weeks later at 15 months. The one we have is called the LeapFrog Learning Band™ Walker. If anyone lives in New York City area, I am actually selling mine.
Best of luck. |
| posted by JoAnn on 06/11/2008 08:42 AM
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Thank you everyone for your tips and advice. To answer some of your questions:
My daughter scoots on her butt since she was 7 months. That is the way she moves around (althought she doesn't do it all the time only when she wants). She sits by herself only if there is something that she can hold and pull herself up. Or if she is a little bit recline, always with some kind of help.
She also streaches to reach something when she is sitting (imaging crossing the legs like in yoga and streaching your arms to the front) but at the moment she feels she is going to far and end laying on her tummy she stops.
She also is trying to pull herself up on the crib.
She will have a the end of the month her doctor check up. I'll see what he says.
She says mama; daddy; wave bye, bye, and hi; sings (she is in a music class where they teach then different tones); claps, dances (by rocking back and forth at the sound of music), and makes the sound of indians (sings aaaahhhhh and shuts her mouth with her hand). |
| posted by veronica on 06/11/2008 02:07 PM
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| We have a place here called Community Partners and the come and work my son, they came get him moving. He was 11 months and doing a whole lot. I bet they have something like that around you!! |
| posted by Jeanette on 06/23/2008 02:20 PM
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| She started crawling close to 13 months, since them she just can stop, now we are working on pulling up. She just pulls up to her knees not on her feet. Dr. says it is fine. Hubby didn;t walk until he was 18 months and I started walking at 9 months, so I guess she will be in the middle. |
| posted by veronica on 08/26/2008 05:24 PM
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| I understand your concern. My only child, a boy who is now 3 1/2 yrs. old did not crawl at all until 13 mos. and did not walk until he was 16 or 17 mos. I was worried sick and everyone said not to worry, but when it is your child and everyone else's child is doing everything on time or early, you worry! I would say just hang in there best you can. Try not to worry if your child is on level in everything else. I think my son could do both, he just wanted to be stubborn and do it when HE wanted to do it, not when I wanted him to! He is still like that in so many ways! Hope this help you some. Good luck! |
| posted by Holly on 09/04/2008 10:07 PM
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Holly,
My daughter is exactly as you describe your boy. She doesn;t do things on command, she gets upset. In gymboree when is about to do an excersise (climb the slides, drop a ball, etc) she doesn;t do it when the teacher ask her to, but later when she is having fun she does it by herself. So now the teacher knows her personality and doesn't force her. She is very advance in other areas, and she talks a lot, sings, claps and dance, ohh boy she is a dancer. Thanks for your input it gives me comfort because I did worry seeing her classmates all crawling and walking. |
| posted by veronica on 09/07/2008 04:05 PM
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| Im glad you're daughter is crawling now. I know how you feel. My first son starting crawling at 5 mo, and walking at 10, then my daughter starting crawling at 6mo and walking at 9 1/2... then i had twins, a boy and a girl. i dont remember what age my son started crawling, but he was walking right when he turned 9 months, but his twin sister was doing the 'commando crawl' until she was about 13 months, and then started walking. She never started crawling on her hands and knees until after she learned to walk. . . So, all children are different, even when they're twins! :) |
| posted by Amy on 09/09/2008 01:11 PM
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| I wouldn't worry about it.. mine didn't crawl at all just started walking one day! Use a exersaucer/scooter thing that she can sit in play with toys and push the exersaucer/scooter around the house. She might go backwards at first but, then she will learn to make it go where she wants it to to get what she wants. I don't even know if they make them anymore. I had my 8 1/2 yrs ago, and kept it for my son to use and they both loved it! But, don't worry every child is different. keep an open mind. and don't rush it at all, then they get into everything and you can't keep them out of your site. Mine got into the fridge on sunday pulled out his dad's birthday cake and dumped on the floor, and then got the chocolate syrup out and squeezed the bottle all over the floor, layed in it and had it all over him and all over my cabinets, doors, couch, everywhere!! So, don't rush it!!!! |
| posted by Suzanne on 09/09/2008 01:48 PM
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