It is only a matter of time before your little bundle of joy is ready to crawl. This normally happens when the baby is seven to ten months old, though some start a little earlier. Eager babies may skip the entire stage, and some babies decide to roll or slither instead of crawl. When Babies Start Moving - The Crawling Stage Babies learn to crawl naturally, so you do not have to teach them much, but you can nudge them a bit with the following tips: -Think about letting your ba

Part 2 Getting your baby to crawl One way to start baby crawling is to place his preferred toy just out of reach, and then encourage them to make a movement towards it. Your baby may be angry that you have placed his toy out of reach, but most babies should start to make a rocking and crawling motion in the direction of the toy. A variation on this approach is to sit a few feet away from your baby and encourage him to crawl towards you, by using positive words of encouragemen

Part 1 Getting your baby to crawl is one of the most exciting experiences you will ever have. The first thing you will want to do is make sure that you let the baby get some "tummy time". Just lie the baby down, and then lie next to the baby and smile. Your smile lets your little one know that it is play time. Your baby will develop motor skills, control of the head and neck and arms muscles by flip-flopping around on the belly. That will accelerate the crawling learning curv