What to do if your eight-month-old baby can't crawl

The mother is very worried when the child cannot crawl, because many people know that the intelligence of the child who can crawl is better than that of the child who cannot crawl, and the child who can crawl will be smarter and get some good intelligence development from the process of crawling. If the baby cannot crawl, it will be very anxious, for fear that the baby's inability to crawl will affect the intelligence problem. So what should I do if the eight-month-old baby still can't crawl?

It is very important for babies to crawl before they can walk! Because if they learn to walk directly without crawling, it is easy to cause vestibular integration disorder, and the baby will be prone to falling in the future. Do you often help your baby walk with support? This is not good, because it is easy and quick for the baby to reach the destination when supported by an adult, but the baby will not be able to learn to crawl.

The following tips on how to train your baby to crawl can be used as a reference for mothers.

Method 1

1. Roll the small mat at home into a round shape. (The mat is elastic and easy to unfold)

2. Let the baby lie on the mat and press one side of the mat under his body.

3. The mother pushes the mat and lets the baby crawl forward as the mat unfolds.

Method 2

1. The baby crawls on the floor or bed.

2. One person is in front of the baby and the other is behind the baby.

3. The person in front holds the baby's right hand, and the person behind pushes the baby's left foot. While holding your baby's left hand, push your baby's right foot.

Method 3

The mother lies on the bed, the baby lies on one side, and the father is on the other side of the mother. The father holds the baby's right hand, and the mother pushes the baby's left leg, and vice versa, to help the baby crawl from her side to the father's side.

Tips: These methods are all about training the baby's forward sense first. Parents need to be patient and help the baby practice frequently. After many training sessions, the baby will be able to crawl forward on his own. After each successful exercise, parents should give their baby encouragement or rewards to maintain their baby's enthusiasm.

Method 4

Let the baby lie on his stomach on the bed with a blanket covering his chest and abdomen. The father lifts the blanket and the mother pushes the baby's left hand and right foot. After taking a step forward, the mother pushes the baby's right hand and left foot, taking turns to train the baby to crawl on hands and knees. During the training, pay attention to timely rest and give the baby more encouragement. You can place your baby’s favorite toys or objects at the destination to encourage your baby to move forward and maintain his interest in this exercise.

When you want your child to learn to crawl, don't force him/her deliberately, as this will not achieve good results. You can let your child go to school happily to crawl, so that he/she will learn the basic skills of crawling faster. Parents should encourage their children more when they are crawling, instead of criticizing them when they cannot crawl. This will have a great impact on the children.