Can an eight month old baby crawl?

Everyone can crawl, but this only applies to adults. In fact, many children go from not being able to crawl to being able to walk, so many parents worry that their babies will only be able to crawl but not walk. In fact, for this situation of babies, parents still need to focus on training. It is normal for babies to crawl at the age of eight months. Most children can crawl around 6 to 10 months. It still depends on the training of the parents.

How many months does the baby crawl?

Most babies learn to crawl between 6 and 10 months. When babies first begin to learn to crawl, they will move in various ways. For example, some babies crawl backwards; some babies spin in place; some babies move by rubbing their buttocks; and some babies crawl forward with their abdomens on the ground, unable to support their bodies with their hands and feet. These are all the processes of baby crawling. When a baby really learns to crawl, he crawls on his hands and knees, with his chest and abdomen off the ground and his head and neck raised.

Babies can start learning to crawl after 6 months. Crawling is an important stage in your baby's motor development. When the baby is crawling, he must use his limbs to support the weight of his body. This will exercise the muscles of the hands, feet, chest, abdomen and back and gradually develop them, laying the foundation for standing and walking. Generally speaking, babies who can crawl have better motor coordination and reaction ability to external things than babies of the same age who cannot crawl.

How to teach your baby to crawl

After the baby is 3 months old, the head can stand upright, and parents can let the baby play on his stomach often, for 3 to 5 minutes each time. In this way, step by step, as the baby's age increases, the strength of the baby's hands and feet can be exercised. 7-9 months is the period when the baby's imitation ability is formed. At this time, parents can demonstrate first, such as chasing a rolling ball and let the baby imitate crawling. When the baby is learning to crawl, parents need to be very patient and play with the baby for a while every day. The baby will gradually become proficient.

Crawling exercise: After 6 months, the baby can turn around in bed using his abdomen as a fulcrum. Parents can put a toy that makes sounds in front of the baby. When the baby wants to get the toy, he will exert force, but his toes are not yet against the bed, so the baby's body will move backwards instead. At this time, parents can help push the baby's feet, let his toes push against the bed, so that the baby can crawl forward.

Crawling training: After the baby can crawl on all fours, parents can lift the baby's abdomen with their hands or a towel, so that the baby can crawl forward on his hands and knees. At the beginning, parents need to lift the baby's abdomen with force. When he has practiced to a certain level, he will be able to lift his abdomen by himself. Parents can put some moving toys, such as rolling balls, cars, etc., within the baby's reach, and put them a little further away when the baby is about to get them, so that the baby can gradually learn to crawl forward.

Crawling games: Learning to crawl is a process. Parents can use games to allow their babies to play and practice crawling. For example, dig a "tunnel". Take a long cardboard box and make it into a "tunnel", and let the baby explore what mysterious things are at the other end of the "tunnel". Alternatively, you can put some small obstacles on the floor, such as small pillows, plush toys, etc., and let the baby climb over them by himself. The baby will be very happy when he passes these obstacles. Parents should praise him more at this time.