Why Crawling is Important and 6 Activities to Help Baby Start

Crawling is an important motor milestone for baby! It develops muscles and joints around baby’s core, back, hips, and shoulders, as well as increase strength and balance important for walking later on. When baby learns to crawl it helps more than just gross motor skills; crawling helps with sensory development, play, fine motor skills, and even independence and confidence! Watch to learn more about the benefits of crawling, the stages and types of crawling, and tips to help baby crawl and reach this important developmental milestone.
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00:00 Importance of crawling
00:17 Benefits of crawling
00:24 Benefit 1: Sensory
00:55 Benefit 2: Play
01:07 Benefit 3: Executive function
01:24 Benefit 4: Fine motor
01:38 Benefit 5: Brain development and body coordination
02:00 Crawling positions
02:06 Position 1: Scooting
02:16 Position 2: Army crawl
02:34 Position 3: Bear crawl
02:53 Position 4: Creeping
03:35 Activities to encourage crawling
03:41 Activity 1: Use Tummy Time often
03:46 Activity 2: Place toys around baby
03:53 Activity 3: Do baby push-ups
04:01 Activity 4: Rock on hands and knees
04:08 Activity 5: Position toys out of reach
04:16 Activity 6: Crawl to a favorite toy
04:41 Tips to practice crawling
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