{"id":19818,"date":"2023-10-25T12:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T10:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-south\/?p=19818"},"modified":"2023-10-23T14:15:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T12:15:05","slug":"the-bear-the-crab-or-the-roller-find-your-babys-crawling-style-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-south\/blog\/2023\/10\/25\/the-bear-the-crab-or-the-roller-find-your-babys-crawling-style-here\/","title":{"rendered":"The bear, the crab or the roller? Find your baby\u2019s crawling style here"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Wondering when your baby is going to start crawling? All babies are different, but it is generally safe to say that most start crawling when they are between 7 and 10 months old, while movement could start as early as 4 months.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crawling signs like pushing up during tummy time and rocking forward when on all fours are signs to watch for, but not all babies follow the same crawling pattern\u2026in fact, there are quite a few different \u201cstyles\u201d to look out for:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The roller: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Often a precursor to crawling, they use their entire body to roll from one place to the next.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The bottom scoot: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While not technically \u201ccrawling\u201d, many babies will sit upright and use their arms to scoot around.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1252602\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1252602\" style=\"width: 744px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1252602\" src=\"https:\/\/caxtondigital.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2023\/10\/ElanaWagner-26-10-2023-Kids-Crawling-.2-744x496.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"496\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1252602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image for illustration purposes only. Source: Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The classic crawl: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Up on hands and knees, moving one arm and the opposite knee forward at the same time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The bear: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWalks\u201d on hands and feet, keeping their elbows and knees straight.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The belly (or commando): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Their body is mainly flat as they slither around on their belly while moving forward.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The crab: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pushing up with their arms, they move either backward or sideways.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These are just some of the common crawling options which have been noted by Lisa Lohiser, Ed.D., manager of early childhood development research at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.babiesrus.co.za\/fisher-price-sis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fisher-Price<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Play Lab, and mom of 2. 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