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- 2 Little Known Baby Crawl Tips Every Parent Ought To Know
"What baby crawl?"
"My baby doesn't even have a desire to move. What's more,
he won't use his arms or knees to hold himself up."
"How do I get him to move... and maybe to crawl?"
These are just a few questions concerned parents ask almost
daily.
But teaching your baby to crawl is actually very easy.
Here are 2 little-known tips you can use to help your baby
in no time.
"Your legs" Method
Sit down on the floor and stretch your legs out in front of
you. Lie your baby on his tummy across both your legs --
arms and upper body on one side of your legs and legs on
the other side.
It's usually easier to lay your baby across your upper legs
where you can easily reach and handle him.
In this position your baby should be in the natural
crawling stance.
This position forces your baby to carry some weight on both
arms and knees... thereby strengthening them at the same
time. Once the arms and legs strengthen, crawling will come
naturally.
At this age your baby is also very much interested in
himself.
To make things even easier, sit with your shoulder next to
a mirror. Let your baby face the mirror and see himself.
You can also use any other reflective surface for this
purpose.
It's not necessary to use a very large reflecting
surface... only large enough for your baby to see himself.
Once your baby is strong enough to stand unsupported in the
crawling position continue to encourage crawling on the
floor. In no time you'll see the results.
Another technique that works very well to speed up baby
crawling is...
The "Bathroom Towel" Technique
You'll need a normal large bathroom towel for this
technique. You'll use the towel to support and lift your
baby off the floor.
The aim of this technique is to use the towel to encourage
standing in the crawling position. And to strengthen the
arms and legs.
Here's how to do it...
Lay the towel flat on the floor. Don't spread the towel in
its width.
Lie your baby on his tummy across the width of the towel...
head and arms overhanging on one edge of the towel and legs
on the other edge.
The towel must just be under his tummy and upper body areas.
Now take the two towel ends, one in each hand, forming a
U-shape.
Gently raise your baby... just off the floor. Your child's
natural reaction will be to stand on arms and knees
-assuming the normal baby crawl position.
Your only task is now to lower your baby to increasingly
take more weight on his arms and legs.
With a bit of trying and encouragement you'll strengthen
the legs and arms which is much needed to get your baby
crawling.
Of the two techniques, you may find laying your baby across
your thighs easier. But using the towel suspender with a
brightly colored toy for encouragement may actually work
better for others.
Best is to try both methods to see which works best.
You may be concerned about your baby not crawling. And
maybe you're wasting time and money on things that's not
working.
So, there's absolutely nothing any parent can lose by
trying these little-known baby crawl tips.
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Get tips and practical advice to encourage your baby to
master crawling and other important learning experiences at
http://www.babydevelopmentnews.com
- Let Your Child Send an Email to Santa this Christmas
Your child can send an email to Santa ..... and get a personalised reply from him within seconds!
I was so impressed the first time I saw this software in action that I've had a version of it specially written so I could give it to you with my compliments.
It's a program that any child who still believes in the magic of Santa will love!
All your child has to do is enter his or her name and a few other details and then press a button to send the email to Santa.
But it's a great interactive experience for your child too. They'll see the 'email being sent to Santa', hear the Christmas music playing ..... and after a short wait, see a reply arrive.
A colourful and personalised letter that is nicely formatted so you can print it out for your child to keep.
You can use the software as many times as you wish (if you have more than one child for example) and you're also welcome to email the software to your friends or invite them to visit:
www.parenting-success.com to download it for themselves.
To download this superb software for free, simply click HERE to download it in a zipped format.
Alternatively, if you don't know what to do with a zipped file, click the link below to download an unzipped version:
http://www.parenting-success.com/santa.exe
Simply save the file on your computer (I suggest you save it on your Desktop), then double-click on the file called santa.exe to launch the program.
I hope your child enjoys this free Christmas gift!
Regards,
Chris
ps I'd love to hear what your child thinks of Santa's email. Please let me know by leaving a comment below.
Note: The personal information that you or your child enter in the 'Santa's Email Express' software remains strictly on your own computer. Whilst it appears that the program is sending an email to Santa, the data is simply used by the program to produce a reply from Santa.
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