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Home › Articles › Guiding Baby's Development › Learning to Crawl

Learning to Crawl

Exploring the World on All Fours

By Shannon McKelden

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Exploring the environment is very important, whether by "cruising" around holding onto furniture, rolling, scooting, etc. LeComer suggests watching for these warning signs that may signal a need to talk with your pediatrician:

  • Not exploring the environment in some way by 10 months of age
  • Clearly favoring one side of his body.
  • Unable to coordinate her body in some way that allows both sides to work together

"Bypassing crawling has no other developmental implications and ... has no association with the ability to learn math (this is an old wives tale!)" Dr. Brown says.

Keeping Things Crawl Friendly

Be prepared! Once babies are on the move, there's no stopping them. Here are some suggestions to keep things safe for your newly-crawling tot:

  • Get on the floor and look at things from your baby's perspective.
  • Remove any small objects from the floor (dropped coins under furniture, etc).
  • Remove anything your baby might be able to pull, like phone cords, electrical cords or drape pulls.
  • A small area rug on un-carpeted floors will protect Baby's hands and knees.
  • Safety-proof the entire house (cabinets, wall outlets, toilets).
  • Use gates in front of stairs at the top and bottom.

Now that Baby is mobile, he may (and probably will at some point) end up where you don't want him to be. Be safe and safety-proof everything. And never leave a baby unattended.

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