is this true? :S (crawling vs non crawling)

[chubbin]

I didnt crawl, apparently I just stood up and walked at 10 months old. I am not dyslexic (resists urge to make un-pc joke) xx

 

[DaisyBee]

I didnt read all the posts.....

Megan didnt army crawl until 9mo 1 1/2 weeks & didnt proper crawl til 10 1/2 months.

She didnt take her first steps until 14mo & then was walking everywhere a few weeks later. My mil was constantly worrying about her lack of crawling/walking. Well now I can barely keep her still - so I think your LO has plenty of time to learn (on his own - you cant force a baby to crawl!)

 

[Kalah]

I walked at 7 months and I am dyslexic, cant even tell left from right!

 

[OmiOmen]

You can not make a baby crawl and no it does not mean they are dyslexic. I also hate it when people say this rubbish as though dyslexia is somehow an issue, I am dyslexic and have no issues in my degree as a mature student and get good grades (and was walking at around 7 months old for the record) and it is worth pointing out that some of the most successful inventors, scientists, politicians (granted that one is not saying a lot) and many other highly successful people are/were dyslexic. Next time they say it I would point out that A) Crawling and dyslexia have nothing to do with each other and B) Explain to them that a dyslexic person can only be of average intelligence or higher, if they fall below that they simply are not dyslexic. I am sorry for that rant.

You do not need to worry about development because you LO is not crawling at 6 months old. You can not win anyway, my son is really active and started commando crawling at 3-4 months and people made out like it was too soon 9like I am supposed to have stopped him!?!).

 

[emera35]

Crawling is useful as it provides practice with using the connections between the left and right side of the brain. It doesn't matter when they start though or how long they do it for, and there are plenty of other things that provide the same oppertunity to practice co-ordination, such as clappng, banging objects together, dancing, and walking

I've no clue where the dyslexia connection could come from?

 

[dizzy65]

no i dont think this is true.. its probably just one of those erban legend things.. my cousins babe never crawled just went strait to walking and is perfectly fine!

 

[~RedLily~]

My LO used to hate tummy time, now she is ALWAYS on her front and she started crawling the other day. I let her get there completely on her own because you definitely can't make them.
I think the link between crawling and dyslexia is a myth. x

 

[leoniebabey]

LO didnt crawl till 10 months! he did commando crawl before that. i was convinced he woudlnt properly crawl but he did in the end, i didnt 'make' him i just let him do what he wanted and eventually he figured out he could go much faster crawling proporly.

 

[minties]

How silly! Your LO is way too young to be worrying about crawling anyway.

My brother didn't sit unaided until he was 2, or speak or walk until he was 3 (never crawled), and he's now 26 with his own home and company and an I.Q of 156. So I wouldn't take any of that nonsense on board.

Me, I crawled, walked and talked early and I'm a bum on welfare lol!

 

[MrsVenn]

He's got the wrong condition...

There is a link between non crawlers (bum shufflers) and dispraxia but the co-ordination part only (this runs in our family) but not dyslexia. However, it's just a link not a 'yes/no' argument.

 

[GypsyDancer]

Thanks for your replies

Ill choose to ignore that peice of advise..

Im not actually worried about him not crawling yet btw..i know hes probably too young..(although one ladies baby at clinic is already crawling at 6 months!!)

I just dont think he will..unless he suddenly decides he likes being on his tummy, he just never goes on his tummy to start learning to crawl..he hates it..so thats why i always say "no he isnt crawling, i dont think he will" and noo i cant make him..even if im holding him on my lap on his belly he tries rolling lazy

Im absolutely fine if LO decides he doesnt want to crawl..

 

[Farie]

Its not 'strictly' true.
However it has been proved that 'cross movement' helps brain development and crawling is the most obvious type of cross movement, but there are LOTS of cross body activities you can do with LO, it basically stimulating cross brain patterns, so activities like right foot to left hand, reaching across themselves to pick things up.
ANYTHING that crosses the mid line will help. There are plenty of non-crawlers who aren't dyslexic - infact I crawled for ages and I am dyslexic, so it didnt help me

 

[amygwen]

Your LO is still so young, at that age you're lucky if your LO sits up alone, let alone crawl! My LO didn't crawl until he was 8.5 months and he HATED being on his stomach, I never thought he'd crawl but he did. Tell people to calm down about him crawling, he's young!! But no about the dyslexia thing. People are always trying to scare us with silly things like that!

 

[GypsyDancer]

Your LO is still so young, at that age you're lucky if your LO sits up alone, let alone crawl! My LO didn't crawl until he was 8.5 months and he HATED being on his stomach, I never thought he'd crawl but he did. Tell people to calm down about him crawling, he's young!! But no about the dyslexia thing. People are always trying to scare us with silly things like that!

he sits up really well by himself..has done since about 5 months
but yeah i just read the last few comments about other peoples babies hating being on their stomachs then crawling soo maybe he will do one day..im not worried that he cant crawl yet..just people keep asking me..and saying oh it wont be long..and im like hmm..well it wont be yet! he wont even lay on his stomach let alone lay there long enough to learn how to crawl

 

[Mum22GTTC]

I just did a little google as I was interested to see what dyslexia & dyspraxia actually are (I've heard of both, but never really knew what the conditions were).

And actually both of them suggest that non crawling is one of many signs of both conditions. However if a LO has these condition/s there isn't anything you can do about it, they're born with them.

Hope no-one minds me saying so

https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/about-dyslexia/parents/indications-of-dyslexia.html

https://www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/services/gu_symptoms.php

 

[tommyg]

Sorry not read all of the thread but sorry your Dads talking mince!!!!

Dyslexia is normally inherited and has got advantages as well as the negatives that are well known. Dyslexics normally have very good visual skills and make good engineers / architects. If you can be bothered to hunt and read many of my posts you'll not be long finding my spelling disasters I never bother to spell check BnB posts or I'd spend my entire lift spell checking however none of that stopped me getting a honers degree or a professional charter.

What he might be getting confused with is dyspraxia which kind of makes people clumsy for want of a better discription.

Either way thay are inherited conditions not something created by crawling or not crawling.

 

[rwhite]

I wasn't told that it meant that they were dyslexic, but that they would be uncoordinated. But I don't know if I give that much credit tbh. Don't stress hun

 

[andbabymakes3]

Utter tosh. My ex-mil used to tell me (when Holly wasn't crawling at...gasp...8 months) that if she didn't crawl, her brain would develop more on one side than the other which could affect her ability to process emotions.

People. Piss. Me. Off.

 

[mommy43]

isabel didnt like being on her tummy much either but crawled about 7mnths, she took her first steps at 9m n is walking well now, i didnt think she was going to crawl but she did all kids do thing different my son used his head when he crawled, he just couldnt get the hang of it without his head for balance n ended up with carpet burn on his forehead all the time they just learnt how to do things differently it dosent mean anything

 

[emsiee]

Thats a load of crap.

My son NEVER crawled, never shown any intention to do it at all and got up and walked at 10 months. Hes absolutely fine.

I didnt crawl either, I dont have any problems.

My sister didnt crawl. Neither does she.

My daughter is gonna be the same. She hates being on her stomach and isnt gonna crawl I dont think. Shes just not interested in being on her tummy, she`d much rather be on her feet.

I actually think it may run in the family (non crawling) and have something to do with genes instead. Its certainly the case in our family.