When the baby is crawling, he needs to learn to hold his head on his stomach, turn over, hold his knees with both hands, hold his chest out, and contract his abdominal muscles to lift his abdomen off the bed surface, so that the muscles and joints of his neck, chest, waist and limbs have been well exercised. Therefore, crawling is a kind of whole-body exercise, which can enhance the baby's physique. Crawling is helpful to the psychological development of babies. Crawling expands the baby's activity space and vision, greatly increases the number of times the baby touches things and stimuli, and develops the ability to perceive and find goals in advance. Crawling for toys makes the baby realize that some things still exist and can be found although they are temporarily invisible, makes the baby understand that matter is eternal and helps them build trust in the world around them.
Babies are a period of rapid development of the brain and cerebellum. Crawling can promote the development of body balance movements. In infancy, the unified development of brain, motor nerve, muscle and bone depends on crawling to create good conditions. Studies have shown that children who can walk without crawling have poor vestibular function and often have an unbalanced tendency to trip.
Crawling can expand the range of games between babies and adults, increase the content of games, make babies make sounds because they are happy, and develop their language skills. After the baby learns to crawl, he has the initial ability to act independently and can crawl at will to get what he likes. Therefore, the sooner the baby climbs, the better.
Before a baby learns to crawl, he can practice lying down, that is, resting his head on his stomach. Parents should create good conditions for the baby to crawl and ensure that the baby has enough crawling space. It is best not to train crawling in bed, so as not to hurt the baby. You can spread a blanket or cushion in the middle of the room and let the baby roll and crawl on it at will. At the same time, prepare some brightly colored and noisy toys to make the baby crawl.
Parents can hold the baby's paw. When the baby stretches his legs, you can hold the baby's sole slightly hard and let the baby's body move forward naturally. After the baby is interested in crawling, he can crawl forward harmoniously and skillfully by repeating these actions. When the baby learns to crawl, parents can play games with the baby to find toys, induce the baby to crawl forward, sideways and backward, expand the crawling range and train the flexibility of the baby's whole body movements.
Practicing crawling can make your baby's physical development healthier. If the baby stands or walks too early, the waist muscles and leg muscles will bear the weight too early, which will lead to deformities such as "O" legs or "X" legs and lumbar kyphosis. So encourage your baby to practice crawling as much as possible before he can walk.