Rolling & Crawling
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Crawling...or Lack There Of...
Asked by J.S. from Minneapolis
on March 21, 2007
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Hello!
My eight month old refuses to crawl. He scoots around and rolls, and oftentimes I leave him in one place to find him in another, but he has no interest in a...
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- My son is 8 1/2 months old and does the same thing. I'm not too worried about it, because I believe he will do it when he's ready. I'm starting to wonder if he will sk...
- Everything I've read says that many kids skip crawling, and instead use their own unique way of moving around (roll, scoot, wiggle, etc) until they go to the walking s...
- J.- I know it can be frustrating when your baby isn't doing everything that the books or everyone else is saying s/he should be doing, but I really wouldn't worry abo...
How Do I Take a Shower?
Asked by K.L. from Washington DC
on May 12, 2009
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Baby is 8 months and ready to crawl any day. He is VERY active...flips..etc. Cant keep him on the diaper table...or keep him lying flat to change the diaper. He use...
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- You could get a few awesome toys that he really likes to play with, put him in the playpen and only let him have them during your shower time. You could also take him...
- let him scream. He will soon stop.
- Hi K., I used to put my son (from about 8 months or so until he was 16 months) in the johnny jump up, that hangs from the door frame. I would turn on music and talk...
Baby Hates Being on Her Stomach
Asked by A.P. from Provo
on July 21, 2008
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I have an almost 7 month old daughter who still hates being on her belly. I have been putting her on her belly for "tummy time" since she was a newborn and she has alw...
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- Both of my children hated tummy time too and I also thought they'd never learn to crawl. They eventually did (at about 9 mos), but quickly moved on to walking- one at ...
- A., Try putting her on her tummy and lay right in front of her. Make silly noises and talk up a storm to her. Make it a fun time. I had a daughter like that. She ...
- A., Most babies hate tummy time she will crawl I'm sure. If she would rather sit and can on her own encourgage her to lean to get things she wants and she will figure ...
Playtime with 8 Month Old
Asked by M.B. from Spokane
on September 25, 2006
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I have an 8 month old son and I find I'm running out of ideas on how to play with him and keep him occupied. We play in his exersaucer, with some toys on the floor an...
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- Hi this is C., I am a new mom too and I have a 9 month old. I felt exactly the same way you did. But I have to tell you he is getting enough stimulation and your suc...
- I can appreciate what your going thru, as I have a 2 yr old who is house bound with me because my newborn is on oxygen and we cant go far from her machine. Anything c...
- My son is now 2 1/2 but he was born in Dec so as soon as warm nice weather came he was about 5 months...He became and outdoors kid!!! We spent most of the day outside...
Toddler Behavior
Asked by J.V. from Austin
on May 13, 2007
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My son is 16 months old and has been walking since he was 13 months old. I have started to notice he has been wanting to crawl again. He has not crawled at all since h...
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- Dear J., I wouldn't worry about this at all. Your son may be a toddler, but really he is just a baby. He has already mastered walking, but think about all the ...
- Hi J., I wouldn't panic. I think we went thru a little regression here and there and it passed with time. With the fits, I just remained calm and spoke in a quiet ...
- Maybe he's overtired when throws his tantrums. If he's not taking a nap in the morning then maybe he still needs one or some quiet time alone. Also, he may need more ...
Not Crawling, Not Walking
Asked by M.T. from Visalia
on November 28, 2008
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My niece just turned 1 yr old the first part of Nov. My daughter didn't start walking until 13 months, however she was trying, able to bear weight, holding onto furni...
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- My son crawled at around 5 months old, and then started holding himself up and cruising shortly after 8 months...and then started scooting. I brought this up to his Pe...
- Hi M., My son also was a late crawler (11 months) and crawled "commando style" using only his arms. He then 2 weeks later started walking. He was a big baby and I...
- Hi M., my son was only rolling from age 6 month to about 14 month. Perfectly developing, every doctor visit was A OK. Then he started pulling himself up, but only ...
10 Month Old Not crawling...cries Alot and Seems So Frustrated
Asked by C.S. from San Francisco
on May 16, 2008
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My 10 month old daughter does a sort of army crawl to reach for things, but cries and whines every time. She's gotten into the habit of looking for our hands to help h...
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- Hello C., My now 3 yr old daughter never crawler either. She was frustrated if we left her on her stomach. She is only 10 mo. so I don't think you have made her dep...
- I think you need to leave her on the floor and just let her cry if that's what she wants to do. She will get frustrated and will try to do things herself if no one ru...
- My daughter was the same way! She eventually got her own style of a butt scoot down, and she was also very slow to learn to pull herself to standing, even once she co...
My 14 1/2 Month Old Is Still Not Walking-isn't This Kind of Late?
Asked by N.H. from Chicago
on July 17, 2008
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My 14 1/2 month old son is refusing to walk. He is very stubborn. Now I don't think it an issue of having some sort of problem & not being able to walk because he ha...
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- I've read that kids the normal range is up to 18 months or so. My daughter was about 14 months when she started walking. You said he's a speed crawler, maybe he just...
- My daughter didn't walk until she was 16 months old. She would hold our hands and walk, if we even let go of 1 hand she would stop in her tracks. When she finally did...
- My 2 children both started walking about the same time (15 months) but went about it in very different ways when you look at how and when they crawled, what motivated ...
My 16 Month Old Refuses to Walk.....
Asked by B.N. from Birmingham
on October 15, 2007
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My 16 month old son absolutely refuses to walk. I know that he can walk because we've witnessed it many times, however he mostly prefers to walk on his knees or crawl....
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- Sweety, Don't worry, just pray and ask GOD to help you to have patient.my son was club feet, they put a cast on it at 4mons. old, i had a fit. but I prayed and God fi...
- He is probably just being lazy, but there are several things that could affect his development that you should have checked out. If he has good muscle tone and his...
- Wow you have your hands full. You should get an award to for keeping your sanity with them a year apart. I love it though. Mine are 19 months apart and they do a lo...
Tummy Time
Asked by T.T. from Dallas
on May 10, 2009
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Okay I have a question about tummy time. My 3 and a half month old really does not like it and gets hysterical when on her stomach. How often realistically did you m...
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- I think that she is a little to young to be on tummy time. ANd she obviously hates it. When she learns to roll and be able to lift her head then that may be a good tim...
- My son hated it too, and as a result, I rarely did tummy time. Oh, I did at least a little bit each day, but just a bit, and usually just once a day. I hated to see ...
- Hi T., I know you've received a lot of responses but I'll put in my two cents too. My son didn't care for tummy time either. He tolerated it for maybe 5 minutes. I di...
