Around the age of six months the baby starts to show signs of turning over, or even signs of crawling.
Some babies start to crawl much later, but remember that every baby has it's own rhythm of development, However, if the baby doesn't shows signs of crawling at the age of 12 months, you may want to consult with a doctor about his development.
Here are some ways that can help you encourage your baby to crawl: 1.
Activity mattress - this mattress is a convenient and hard surface for the baby to crawl on.
It's important that the baby has a hard surface with sufficient friction in order to succeed crawling (In our case once we put our baby on the floor instead of the activity mattress, she started to crawl).
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Motivation toys - if your baby likes a specific toy, you may want to put your baby on it's belly, and put the desirable object at a distance from him (approximately 4 inch away from him).
Most likely the baby will do all his efforts to get to the object.
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Inflated ball - this is just a simple colored ball, with a small touch it will start to move, and the baby will reveal a big interest in it, same with balloons.
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Obstacles track - you can put pillows on the floor, that will encourage the baby to lift his knees so that he could crawl over them, and like so practice crawling on 6.
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Electronic toys - these toys can be easily found in stores, Once they start making a sound And moving alone, they stimulate the baby to play with them.
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Opposition - while your baby lies on his belly give him resistance with your hands that will make him push with his feet and he will try to move himself.
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Items you can find at home - plastic bottles or boxes of baby food, almost anything that you can roll on the floor.