10 Aug Is your 9 month old baby not yet crawling
Is your 9 month old baby 
not yet crawling
Wondering if crawling is important because your mother 
said you just got up and walked 
without crawling
As more and more babies are not placed on the floor on their tummies to play and explore, more and more children are missing the gross motor milestone of crawling. 
This has reached a point where there is now debate about crawling as a necessary milestone for babies.
Here at My Favourite Physio, our Expert Paediatric Physiotherapists
believe that crawling between the age of 6 to 10 months is an essential foundation for a child’s gross motor skills development for later on when they are older and at school. 
3 reasons why crawling is important for a baby’s development
1. Baby learns the transition movements of moving in and out of position such as lying to sitting, sitting to crawling, crawling to pulling to stand. It is important to be able to independently move in and out of positions with ease.
2. Crawling requires a reciprocal movement of opposite arms and legs, which allows baby to strengthen their hip and pelvic gridle.
Children who miss the crawling stage, tend to have poor balance and coordination at 4 years old because they do not have the pelvic stability and strength to do one leg activities like hopping.
3. Crawling also build core strength and shoulder gridle strength 
which is crucial for helping babies learn to sit upright to use their arms for feeding, table top play and dressing activities. Children 
who do not crawl will tend to struggle with sitting at a desk for writing and fine motor tasks like cutting and drawling at 4 years old.
If you are concerned 
about your baby not yet crawling, reach out to My Favourite Physio 
on (02) 9790 4233 or DM us @myfavouritephysio to speak to one of our Expert Paediatric Physiotherapists. Find out how we can help your little one achieve their best potential!
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