Most of the little ones can crawl. Just enough is enough to cover the minimum: freedom of movement and, above all, ground, ground and more ground.
There is a widespread belief that crawling may or may not occur and that the conditions necessary for it to occur are a kind of mystery that does not depend on the parents. It’s a mistake. Conditions do depend on us. Studies show that most children can crawl in the right conditions.
What does the baby need to do it? Of course, not lying in the crib, but a means where to do it and a reason. The reason is intrinsic, that is, a healthy baby wants to move. The means, for the moment, must be provided by us.
What favors and what hinders the development of our baby? And another question … will my baby have sequelae if he doesn’t crawl? Yes, that place full of germs at our feet is essential for your psychomotor development to follow natural evolution. Do many experts speak of “the ground stage.”? But with all the advances there are? Many of these advances, misused, hinder the baby’s psychomotor development.
recommendations
Up to three months. When not in our arms, the baby should spend most of the time lying on his back on a hard surface.
Until it crawls. Here the problems begin. From three months on, she will need more space to move and turn around; perhaps for a short period of time, one or two months, a small area will serve. Later it will need more space since it begins to turn agilely from one side to another. It will also start to roll over its navel, and later crawl to reach objects.
Some children don’t crawl and crawl directly, or the other way around: some practically don’t crawl because they crawl and get everywhere like that. It is equally valid as long as you use both hemispheres, that is, you coordinate right and left. Not just any floor is worth it: a cold one doesn’t work for obvious reasons, but neither does a blanket that wrinkles as it moves. You can use mats or foams.
You can also cover your room with carpet or hard rubber puzzle pieces. One of the most common mistakes is encouraging the baby to crawl when we think the time has come. By then he has missed thousands of opportunities to train the necessary muscles.
Do not crawl because you have met? X? months, but because he has been secretly training for it for months, lying on his back and on his belly, spinning.