Is it true that girls and boys develop differently? Yes, it is true, and the female sex is developing faster than the male. According to statistics, the girls begin to sit and crawl faster, walk. But still, gender does not play a special role in physical development, and doctors do not pay attention to whether the boy or girl is in front of them, but are guided by general data. The ability to crawl and sit on your own also depends on weight, on the development of the baby! For example, a thin girl crawls faster than a thin boy, but a plump baby will be lazy, and a skinny guy will get ahead of her in this! Another factor - classes with the baby. If parents by their own example show the boy how to crawl, conduct classes, exercises, do gymnastics to strengthen muscles, then this child will crawl faster than the girl. Today we’ll talk about what time the boys begin to sit and crawl, and for this we’ll use the average standards from the child’s development table. You will learn the established standards, why the baby did not crawl on time, how to help him.
Is it necessary to crawl a child: a role in development
For the first time, children have been trying to reach their cherished goal from the age of 5-6 months, even if they still do not know how to sit. Toddlers see a toy, some thing that attracts their attention, they get on all fours or knees, and with their hands they lean on the sides of the crib or sofa (chair) and try to get out an attractive thing (usually this is something that they have never touched before, even that which they cannot).
At what age do boys begin to crawl consciously? Usually this happens at the age of 8-10 months, it depends on the physique and the readiness of the muscles for stress. If you look at the statistics of reviews, then the girls begin to creep confidently and coordinated from 7-9 months, it turns out, the boys are a little later.
How does this stage affect the development of the baby:
- when crawling, muscles begin to be loaded, which will soon be needed for walking;
- the spinal muscles and spine are strengthened, and this leads to proper posture;
- different parts of the baby’s body begin to work in sync;
- crawling helps to connect the work of both hemispheres of the brain;
- children learn to navigate in space;
- equilibrium develops.
If the child crawled early, this indicates his good heredity, physical and mental activity. When the boys begin to crawl later than 11 months or do not want to do this at all, you should consult a pediatrician and other specialists. After all, this may indicate a delay in development or health problems.
What determines the skill?
Dr. Komarovsky answers the question of what time the boys begin to crawl, like this: you can’t definitely tell the age, it all depends on the child’s readiness. He will crawl as soon as he is ready both physically and mentally.
What time does the baby (boy) begin to crawl on his own? It depends on the following factors:
- baby weight (the larger the baby, the later it will crawl);
- time of birth: premature babies are often a little behind in development;
- the presence of past diseases: children weakened by diseases physically develop more slowly.
How do children learn to crawl?
- At the age of 3-4 months, babies begin to confidently hold their heads when they lie on their tummy. They lean on handles, turn their heads to the sides, looking at the terrain.
- From 4-5 months, babies can already rise on the arms when they lie on their stomach. Independently roll over from the back to the stomach. If the baby is placed vertically, holding with his hands, he will begin to lean with his feet.
- From 5 months or six months, the children begin to try to sit on their own. For help, it is recommended to cover the child with pillows, so the back will be strengthened. Children begin to sit independently in different ways, some confidently hold the back for six months, others from 8-9 months.
- From six months, the kids are trying to crawl in a plastussky manner, grunt funny, raise the back of their bodies high, straightening their legs, and face the floor!
- From six months, you need to carefully monitor the kids, ensure complete safety in the house (hide all piercing and cutting, flammable things, block outlets, cabinet doors, where you can squeeze your hands. Some kids begin to crawl early!
By 7-8 months, the baby can crawl in a plastunsky way, by 9-10 months the baby should sit on its own. At the same time, he easily turns over on all fours, albeit uncertainly, but tries to crawl.
The main stages in the development of crawling skills
We figured out what time the boy begins to crawl on his own. We suggest finding out which stages precede the development of a skill and what you need to pay attention to:
- From the age of three months, it can be noted that the baby, lying on his stomach, actively rowing his arms and legs, rests his face against the surface, as if something was bothering him. It can move a little back or to the side, this is how the child learns to crawl, still unconsciously, without even seeing the target.
- Gradually, the children begin to control the handles, they rest first on the elbows, then on the palm. Notice how the baby begins to swing, resting on the handles, - so coordination is improved.
- Then the child gets on all fours, begins to slowly try to crawl, many for some reason, at first they can crawl back! The first crawl is cross. That is, the left hand with the right foot is moving synchronously and the right hand with the left foot.
It happens that kids skip the crawling stage in a plastusky way. Worry about this is not worth it. This is considered normal if the baby crawls on time. Many immediately get on all fours.
Should I worry if the baby does not crawl on time?
How many months a baby boy begins to crawl, we understand. What good reasons can there be if the child does not crawl on its own by 10 months?
- Excessive fatness.
- Weak muscles.
- Trauma suffered during childbirth.
- Long stay of the child in stirrups or in plaster.
- Just a temperament.
The doctor will prescribe a diet, physical therapy, massage, physiotherapy and other measures to eliminate the causes, and the baby will soon crawl. If there are no such reasons, but by 10 months the baby has not crawled, it is worth consulting with a doctor about the passage of the examination.
Why do boys begin to crawl later than girls?
Neuropsychologists have been studying this phenomenon for a long time, and they found that since birth, the brains of boys work differently, hence the difference in development by age. For example, girls up to 8 months of age have less acute hearing, but their noise is more annoying. Boys are less demanding of tactile contact, they do not need caress and stroking as much as girls.
Girls need less space for development: they play with dolls, build houses for them in one corner. The boys also need space, if there is not enough vertical, they strive to conquer the horizontal: they hang on the doors, climb on chiffoniers (fall immediately from them), conquer the backs of sofas and other furniture.
Why do boys physically develop more slowly? Perhaps the fact is that at this time the development of mental ability is going on intensively. It has long been proven that since childhood, boys think more broadly, solve more non-standard tasks, they have a lot of interesting ideas, their horizons are wider and more developed than that of girls.
If a neighbor's girl is the same age as your boy, she’s already crawling, and your son isn’t, this is not a reason for frustration! Girls develop faster, write more beautifully, read faster, boys better solve geometrical and mathematical problems, they are better aware of physics and chemistry, they always carry them to adventures, new discoveries (remember, there was not a single woman who discovered new islands and continents). All this is a plan of nature, which we do not yet know.
So, at what time the boys begin to crawl, how they learn this and why they are behind the girls, figured out. The reasons for the late crawl are clear. And how to help your child learn to crawl? There are special exercises.
Hand gymnastics
Exercise will help strengthen the muscles of the arms and back of the baby:
- Lay the child on his back, let him grab your thumbs with his pens. Grasp the baby’s wrists with the rest of the brush. Start pulling the handles toward you, the baby will begin to strain them, trying to raise his back. Relax your hands, do not pull the baby towards you. Repeat 10-15 times.
- The situation is the same as for the first exercise. Do not pull the handles toward you, but spread them apart, pull them to the sides a little, then lift them up (above the child’s head), again pull them a little, fold them on your chest. Repeat 10 times.
Exercises are done several times a day.
Coups
What time do the boys begin to crawl? It depends on whether the parents are engaged with him or not! If at 4-5 months the baby has not yet mastered the coups, help him learn:
- Take the baby lying on his back by the right handle with one hand. With the other hand, put the right leg on the left, push the pelvis so that the child begins to roll over, help him.
- As soon as the baby manages to roll over onto his stomach, start helping to roll back onto the back. Repeat exercises 5-7 times.
You need to be engaged every day until the child will please you with an independent turning over.
"Frog"
The further physical development does not depend on how many months the boys begin to crawl. They may begin to crawl later than their peers, but they will go earlier, or then they will run faster! And yet, every parent wants to boast to friends that the baby began to crawl early! To speed up the process, do the “Frog” exercise every day, which will help the baby learn how to crawl faster and understand how this is done:
- The child is on all fours or on the tummy, put your palm under the heels, rest a little, the child will begin to lean and push off, push, but not very much, otherwise the baby may fall face down from a sudden movement.
- The legs will be bent, the baby will raise the pelvis, begin to crawl forward with the body, straightening the legs.
- Repeat several times.
Other exercises, massage
- Lay the baby on his back, twist and twist the legs of the "bicycle", play in your hands (helps to develop coordination).
- Massage the arms, legs and back.
- Place the baby upright, he should rest his feet on the floor.
Arouse interest
What time do the boys begin to crawl? Someone earlier, someone later, but still no later than 10 months, the baby should crawl independently and confidently. Arouse his interest in this lesson:
- Lay out toys (preferably new, not bored) on the floor, but away from the baby. He himself must crawl up to them.
- Sit away from the child, call him to your place (this can be helped by a grandmother who came to visit, dad from work, an older brother or sister who came from school). Do not come yourself, let the baby crawl! In the hand you can take what interests him.
All parents are concerned about the time at which children begin to crawl. Boys and girls develop a little differently, but there is still a certain normative criterion, and if the baby is not included in this framework, regardless of gender, you need to consult a specialist.