If I had to narrow the best way down to 5 steps, they would be my 5P Crawling System.
Many parents know that crawling is one of the major milestones infants must master. It's a key period when your baby becomes stronger, learn the surroundings, improve visual skills and improve physical abilities.
Crawling is a natural skill most babies automatically master. But many times it just doesn't happen ? for a number of really good reasons.
Like babies with poor head control often don't like lying on their stomachs. And good head control is one of the key skills a child must have to learn to crawl. So, if head control is mastered later than normal, following development may also be a bit slower than the norm.
That's when parents usually start to ask around for help to teach their baby to crawl.
There are a few proven techniques professionals use to encourage babies to crawl. Most of these tehniques rely on making your baby more comfortable lying on the floor.
But there is one technique that I found to work very well, is safe to try and can be done by all parents.
Over the years I've come to call it the 5P Baby Crawling System. It's a logical 5 Step System to get almost any baby crawling in no time.
Let's look at the 5P steps individually?
P - Put on the carpet. The very first thing any baby must master before there's any hope of learning to crawl? is being comfortable in the tummy lying position. You'll get great results doing this if you talk to and play with your baby when she's on the carpet.
P - Put together a roller. Roll an ordinary bathroom towel into a "sausage". Of course, you can also buy any other type of roller. They're soft cylindrical shaped toys... preferably solid. You do get inflatable ones, but solid ones normally last much longer and can also be used to get teach your child to sit and walk.
P - Position on roller. Gently position the "sausage" under your baby's upper body? arms hanging over the front of the "sausage". The towel "sausage" supports the upper body ? NOT her stomach ? with her elbows just touching the carpet. It should slightly raise her upper body thereby allowing her to discover the surroundings. Make sure her elbows touch the carpet ? they must not be hanging in the air.
P - Position the elbows. Now you've got to do something. Gently hold your baby by the elbows and draw them towards her body. It will almost seem as if your child wants to lie on her elbows. Continue to provide support.
P - Perform in front. This is the most important step. Get down on the floor directly in front of your child and face her. Now, let your baby look at your face while you talk to, amuse and encourage her.
The idea is to encourage your child to endure longer sessions on her tummy. Your baby must focus on you and will then spontaneously develop a sense of using both elbows and legs for support. If it's done right, you'll soon see her supporting herself on both knees and straight arms... ready to crawl.
The power of this 5P System lies in raising your baby's upper body to look at her surroundings... all while lying down.
It also only takes a few minutes daily to start seeing results. Obviously, if you can fit in more than one session per day, results come faster.
The bottom line is... getting your baby crawling is easy and important, but sadly unnecessarily neglected. But anyone can use this 5-Step Crawling System to get results almost like clockwork.
"My baby doesn't even have a desire to move. What's more, he won't use his arms or knees to hold himself up."
"How do I get him to move... and maybe to crawl?"
These are just a few questions concerned parents ask almost daily.
But teaching your baby to crawl is actually very easy.
Here are 2 little-known tips you can use to help your baby in no time.
"Your legs" Method
Sit down on the floor and stretch your legs out in front of you. Lie your baby on his tummy across both your legs -- arms and upper body on one side of your legs and legs on the other side.
It's usually easier to lay your baby across your upper legs where you can easily reach and handle him.
In this position your baby should be in the natural crawling stance.
This position forces your baby to carry some weight on both arms and knees... thereby strengthening them at the same time. Once the arms and legs strengthen, crawling will come naturally.
At this age your baby is also very much interested in himself.
To make things even easier, sit with your shoulder next to a mirror. Let your baby face the mirror and see himself. You can also use any other reflective surface for this purpose.
It's not necessary to use a very large reflecting surface... only large enough for your baby to see himself.
Once your baby is strong enough to stand unsupported in the crawling position continue to encourage crawling on the floor. In no time you'll see the results.
Another technique that works very well to speed up baby crawling is...
The "Bathroom Towel" Technique
You'll need a normal large bathroom towel for this technique. You'll use the towel to support and lift your baby off the floor.
The aim of this technique is to use the towel to encourage standing in the crawling position. And to strengthen the arms and legs.
Here's how to do it...
Lay the towel flat on the floor. Don't spread the towel in its width.
Lie your baby on his tummy across the width of the towel... head and arms overhanging on one edge of the towel and legs on the other edge.
The towel must just be under his tummy and upper body areas.
Now take the two towel ends, one in each hand, forming a U-shape.
Gently raise your baby... just off the floor. Your child's natural reaction will be to stand on arms and knees -assuming the normal baby crawl position.
Your only task is now to lower your baby to increasingly take more weight on his arms and legs.
With a bit of trying and encouragement you'll strengthen the legs and arms which is much needed to get your baby crawling.
Of the two techniques, you may find laying your baby across your thighs easier. But using the towel suspender with a brightly colored toy for encouragement may actually work better for others.
Best is to try both methods to see which works best.
You may be concerned about your baby not crawling. And maybe you're wasting time and money on things that's not working.
So, there's absolutely nothing any parent can lose by trying these little-known baby crawl tips.
Dalene Joubert has sinced written about articles on various topics from Family, Babies and Internet Marketing. For more practical baby crawling tips and lots of valuable advice!Check Out ==>