Let me start by saying I know babies develop at their own pace. My 11 month old granddaughter is very laid back. She rolled over as a you g infant but no longer does. However, to sit up she just sits up. The kid has great abdominal muscles. However she makes no attempt to crawl. Just scoots on her butt to get around. I finally let her go in the walker. Took her about 15 minutes to figure out she could move. Since then she likes to stand She makes no attempt to pull herself up. She is VERY verbal. Babbles all day. Mama, Dada, YiaYia, Papa. Every now and then you hear a word come out. Would love some thoughts. I have raised four kids. Never had one like her. She is very happy baby. Thanks ladies. I know I can always count on you for great advice.
So it looks like it is 50/50. She does not roll over because she can get to a sitting position from being on her back by just sitting up right. She does a sit up!!!! What she also does is put her legs out straight ahead and balances herself on her butt. She thinks she is funny and laughs. Starting to think I just have a quirky GD. She does things only when she is ready. I call her my thick mick! If you tried giving her table food, she would gag, throw up. Then when she was ready, she started eating everything. When she goes for her year check up, I will make sure my DIL talks to ped about this. A few weeks won't make too much of a difference. Thanks everyone. P.S. she also loves to jump and her legs never stop moving. If you give her your hands she stands right up.
I know lots of kids that never crawled! They do the butt scoot thing and then walk. My son just army crawled, and he walked.
Sounds like she is putting her energy into talking.
My understanding is that scooting on the bottom is a form of crawling. It's not hands and knees crawling, but she is getting around. Although I've never seen it, some kids skip traditional crawling and go right to walking.
I'd wonder about the rolling over though. If you put her on her tummy, does she just stay there? Same with her back? What if you put her on her tummy and put a favorite toy just out of reach, either in front of her or to her side?
My daughter never crawled. She pulled herself up on the side of the couch or coffee table, surfed then walked. My son would crawl, even on the hard stone floor! My nephew was a butt-scooter - didn't really crawl either.
My niece and my daughter were about the same age (my child was 3 months older). My daughter walked (at 8 months) way earlier than my neice (she didn't walk until she was about 18 months). But my neice was talking by 12 months, full sentences by 18 months. My daughter didn't talk until she was about 2. And then was slow in forming sentences.
Now our girls are both 16 - closing in on 17. My niece, the early talker is an excellent writer and has won awards for her creative writing but struggles with Math and will probably need Summer school to pass. My daughter has difficultly in writing essays for English & History (but does well with much effort) but excels in Math. My kid is very tall and willowy, my niece is on the shorter side and busty.
In comparing my daughter to her brother - my daughter was quick to have a temper tantrum and it would last for 45-60 minutes - but never in public. My son, however, would drop in the middle of the grocery aisle when I said no - but he'd get over it in about 2 minutes. Kids are so different. My mom was convinced something was wrong with my daughter when she saw the first hour long tantrum! My mother in law didn't flinch as she had seen them in her kids - so we knew for sure where THAT personality trait came from. ;o)
At 11 months, she should be attempting to crawl, but she's compensating be butt-scooting, which occurs often. I'm concerned about the fact that she's stopped rolling over and making no attempt to stand up. This is definitely something that needs to be addressed with her pediatrician at her 12 month check-up. Until then, keep up with the walker or exersaucer, do lots of tummy time to force rolling over, stand her up lots while supporting her and get her used to the weight on her legs.
Good luck!
I am glad that she is talking and making herself mobile. She needs to do things that work her upper chest muscles and coordination. My son has been in physical therapy since he was six weeks, and he just turned 2. I remember that we had to work with him, and actually forestall walking so that he could develop those gross motor skills that they get by crawling. I would talk to a pt or the pediatrician to get a referral for not crawling. The skill they learn during this help build coordination, balance, communication between the sides of the body and brain, and muscle mass and tone.
If you can't get her to crawl because she has skipped it, then she can do other things like the wheelbarrow, floor time if you can get her to, and some others that I can't remember now. But, a PT could give you a lot more info on what to do. Please look into it!
I have a few friends who take their kids to PT ot OT because their kids did not crawl. With one of my friends, they are having her son "crawl" (teaching him) because the the arms need to cross over the mid-line for proper development ( I agree)...acccording to the specialist she saw - who was rec by the pediatrician. I would get her evaluated for piece of mind. From the info. above, your granddaughter did not crawl a few months ago?
I would be more concerned that she has stopped rolling over. It's not unusual for a baby to skip crawling and to scoot on their butt instead. My mom sat me in an aluminum pie pan so I didn't wear out the bottoms of my clothes. LOL
Have you tried encouraging her to roll over? Perhaps put a toy she wants off to the side and her on her back so that she has to roll over to get it. Same with crawling. Put her on her tummy, put a toy a ways in front of her and see if she'll crawl to it. If so, keep doing that so that she practices.
It sort of felt like we taught my grandkids to crawl by putting them on their hands and knees and moving their hands and knees. Didn't take long before they were doing it on their own.
Since she likes to stand she may just be a little late in pulling herself up. Keep standing her up next to something she can cruise around. Show her how to do it.
Again, I would be concerned about the not rolling over. It is possible that all of this is related. I'd make an appointment with her pediatrician to have this evaluated.
I never crawled as a baby, my mom said I scooted around like a crab. She still has a while before you need to worry about walking too. Like you said, babies develop at their own pace. One of my daughters didn't start walking until she was close to 17 months.
My oldest daughter didn't crawl either, she was at her 1 year well baby check up when I mentioned it and the Doctor had me take her in for X rays to make sure her hips weren't hindering her and to check for cerebral palsy . Everything was okay, thank goodness, but the first thing he told me after that was to take away her walker.
I tossed it in the trash and within a month she started pulling herself up and walking, crawling. I never used another one after that scare!
Personally I think that all babies develop on their own time. She was just perfectly happy scooting on her butt and/or sitting where she was at the time. :)
My son never crawled and is totally fine. He only scooted on his butt, even at a year old. He started standing up about 14 months and walking at 16 months. Now is is 5.5, plays soccer and is on the swim team and thriving in school. My sister's son didn't walk until he was almost 20 months old. Now he is 12 and recently played in the kids babeball world series. I think some kids are just lazier than others. lol
Talk to her pediatrician.
Your granddaughter is persistent and has found a way to get what she wants...when she wants it...where she wants it. That is a great skill!!
Buuuuut...I have to say that I do believe I have heard many times that crawling is actually a VERY important skill to learn. It has something to do with the cross over movement...and the cross over brain function. The brain learning to work together in side by side motion..or something like that. I have read and heard that kids that learn to walk early and didn't have alot of crawling time can later have problems with learning and also performing physical tasks.
Google it...talk to a pediatrician. I really am going off of some info stored at the back of my brain that I read and heard a while ago. My kids are 13,10 and 6 so it has been awhile since I was concerned about early milestones.
I remember some doctors working with older children that walked too early. The children spent therapy time climbing a ladder..up and down over and over again.(too old to have them back on the floor crawling)
Often times we think a milestone is simply a physical function needed for living like crawling to walking to eating on their own....when really so much is happening in the brain for creating pathways for transferring signals.
Again...talk to a pediatrician..do some of your own research put out by doctors, physical therapist for babies etc.
Enjoy that little grandbaby...kiss those chubby cheeks for me! It will be a looong time til' I have another baby around my house :)
I would ask for early intervention to evaluate her. We did this for my son, it is free, (paid for by your taxes) and they come to your home, and it is 100% for your child's benefit. We had PT for a year due to him being late to roll over/crawl etc. It was awesome! We ended before his 2nd birthday. He is the most steady on his feet 2 yo I've seen! He goes up and down stairs perfectly, sits at a table nicely, etc.
The evaluation gets done, and if she doesn't qualify then you'll have peace of mind. If she does, then you'll know you did the right thing.
My son scooted and didn't crawl. He could crawl but didn't want too. He had torticolis, tibial torsion and some other issues with his feet and was in physical therapy for it starting at 4mo. At 12mo he still was not crawling, pulling up or even attempting to stand. The PT said that while it was ok he had found a way to make himself mobile it was not good in the long run and that crawling was important developmentaly. I started taking him to a chiropracter that specializes in pediatrics. His back and hips were totally out of alignment which made perfect sense considering all his back, hip and leg issues. Within two weeks of starting therapy with the chiro he was crawling on his own and pulling up on furniture. It was a complete 180. She should be seen by her pediatrician and maybe get a referal for PT or a chiro.
I agree with Missy, there are some possible red flags. I always say this and recommend this, but is she in the Parents as Teachers program? This is one of the best programs around and it's free. Make sure her mom (or guardian) signs her up through the school district website and go from there. I do think talking to her pediatrician is a good idea as well, but in all my experiences I have found PAT to be such an incredible resource.
In our area we have a PAT Play center where you can take your kids (once they are enrolled in the program) and there is a PAT representative always on duty so you can ask questions, do evaluations or schedule a meeting, so you could check into that as well, especially if you find that she might be on a waiting list.
I do not see ANY red flags here. Crawling is actually not a milestone in development. Your granddaughter has found a way to get around and that is what is important. Google it.
FYI...my youngest scooted around on her bottom too. She never had a traditional crawl and was very verbal as well. (since the day she turned 14 months she was able to recite the whole alphabet on command. It was pretty remarkable...I was proud of my oldest when she did that at 26 months but comparing that to my youngest...well not as impressive😊
Have you thought about contacting Help Me Grow? They are a wonderful program. I am a foster parent and a LOT of my kids have been in the program. They can help quite a bit!
One of my twins was a butt shuffler at 11 months. It worried me but just 2 months later she was walking, then running and now climbing all over the place! While her sister was walking at 11 months but not verbal, the butt shuffler was also very vocal. I seriously wouldn't worry but it may help if she's around walking toddlers just to remind her what she should be doing.
Some kids skip crawling and go straight to cruising, then walking.
Our son walked at 14 months - but he crawled for a long time.
