Just wondering if my great niece is behind on her milestones. She is not crawling and she is 1 year old...however she does put her legs out in front of her and scoots on her bottom all over the house...but never in a crawling position.
My niece never crawled. She sat flat of her butt scooting. She also didn't walk until 17 months. Sounds ok to me!
Not all children crawl and not all walk by 12 months. As a matter of fact a very good friend of my daughters never crawled (nor scooted), never cruised and started walking only around 16-17 months. Her parents and their pediatrician were never too concerned about it since she met all other milestones and there were no other red flags concerning her development.
I think as long has this baby's parents and pediatrician are keeping an eye on her she's probably fine. And actually the fact that she is using other means (scooting) to get from A to B is a pretty good indication that she may just be a "non-crawler".
as long as she is scooting, and using her legs and arms and can sit up she might just be skipping the crawl and go strait for walking. As soon as she realizes she can pull up she will want to be mobile...
Then the fun starts:P
Good luck
Falls in the normal range, our daughter never really crawled either. She walked super early like my husband.
My mom says I never crawled, I also scooted on my bottom. She said on my actual first bday she was so upset because I had not walked. She told my grandfather.about it. He lifted me up to my feet and I took off running.
If she is able to pull herself up to standing, I wouldn't worry. My older daughter never crawled, just went straight to walking.
I have been to many child development specialist ( unfortuanately) during my time as a parent. I have been told by all of them... As long as the child is mobile in some way ( can get from point A to B , on purpose), that's all they expect. Again , to add, from what I've been told a baby should be pulling up to stand & cruising by 15 mos & walking independently by 18 mos. I would call EI though, just to make sure there isn't an underlying physical reason for the lack of crawling or anything else concerning.
I have heard that some babies skip crawling all together. Does she pull herself up? some babies just go from scooting on thier bottom to walking. I wouldn't be too concerned about it. Every baby develops differantly.
My son never crawled. He did this butt scoot you describe, and went straight to walking by 11 mos. Sounds like she might do the same. As long as she is pulling up and bearing weight on her legs while holding on to something, then she is a-ok.
It is possible, scooting is very common in children that haven't begun crawling yet. My friend has a child that did this and the reason why is because he has very poor muscle tone and needs to have physical therapy done to help him build the leg and lower body strength. He is almost 3 and only just started walking, so it was good they intervened. If this were my child, I would call ECI (Early Childhood Intervention) for an evaluation, they are free and extremely helpful.
The typical age of crawling is between 6-10 months, however some children skip crawling altogether, especially now due to the SIDS Back to Sleep campaign. There are other developmental milestones ECI can check to see if the child is behind developmentally, or if she is just going to be a crawl skipper and will start walking in the next few months, which may very well happen.
Information on crawling and developmental milestones:
http://www.babycenter.com/0_developmental-milestones-craw...
I've heard of some babies not walking until up to 16 months. All babies dont crawl, some babies scoot. As long as she is pulling up on furniture, I wouldnt worry about it. But whenever you have concerns, talk to the doctor.
As long as she is doing something to get herself around, that's fine - it doesn't have to be crawling, she's just found something else that works for her. A friend of ours has a baby boy the same age and he does the same thing - it's so funny how quickly he can get around scooting on his butt! You turn your back for a second and boom, he's gone!
She should be able to pull herself up into a standing position too. Is she standing independently and trying to walk while holding into furniture?
How cute! : )
Crawling is not considered a developmental milestone by doctors, it's even been removed as a milestone from many books. And, there are many ways for a baby to maneuver themselves around, such as creeping on their bellies, scooting on their bottoms like your niece, or rolling to where they want to go. It doesn't matter HOW how babies get around, as long they're able to move their arms and legs equally and coordinate both sides of the body to get where they're going.
Your great niece is an individual and will do things in her own fashion and timing.
My little boy, 4 1/2 years now, didn't crawl until he was 2 days past his 1 year birthday and then didn't walk until he was 16 months old. Now there is nothing stopping him. If her peditrician isn't worried, then I wouldn't be either. And some babies don't ever crawl, they just scoot.
Rest easy auntie, I think she's ok.
My oldest daughter never crawled. Some children don't and that is ok. She didn't walk until 14 months but she was born prematurely. Now, at 4, she is either spot on or ahead of the curve.
Well some kids do sort of skip the "traditional" crawling phase. If she's scooting around and has been for a while, then it's maybe okay. I probably would talk to a pediatrician about it though. At 12 months she should be getting ready to walk soon and should at least be pulling up on furniture. If she's not doing that, combined with the no crawling, there could be an issue. Talk to a professional!
I would take her to the Dr for a specialist visit.
My little sister was a scooter, and never crawled. It's an alternative means of developing mobility, and may not create any problems.
However, be aware that some kids don't develop the mental patterning that helps with such later activities as reading, and may need to have cross-crawl exercises to help the brain along. It's uncommon and seems counter-intuitive that there would be a link between crawling and reading, but it does occasionally happen. Something to watch for.
