Skill· 10mo–12mo· 2 min

Crawling Across

This helps strengthen your baby’s muscles and practice crawling over obstacles. Encouraging crawling over obstacles helps strengthen your baby’s muscles and improves motor skills. Sit on the floor with your legs stretched out and place your baby on your right and an attractive to

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What you'll need

This helps strengthen your baby’s muscles and practice crawling over obstacles.

How it works

  1. 1~30s

    Alright, let's get started! Begin this activity by sitting on the floor with your legs stretched out and placing your baby on the right side of your body and the toy that he finds attractive on the left side. you, watch your child closely — I'd love to hear what you notice about how they responds.

    Watch for: Baby crawl.

  2. 2~30s

    Great, now let's try the next part. Motivate him to crawl over you in order to reach the toy and help him along the way. Tell me what your child does — any reaction counts!

    Watch for: Baby crawl over or around obstacles.

  3. 3~30s

    One more thing to try. During this exercise, observe your baby drag himself on all fours. Alternating his arm and pushing his legs symmetrically. How does your child handle this? What do you see?

    Watch for: Baby move in different directions when crawling.

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