I never crawled either. I just went straight into walking, and I never had any reading problems. In fact, I’ve always had very high comprehension skills/Reading Skills.

(I was a premie though-3 months/3 days early, and premies tend to develop some things really quicker than full term babies/vica versa..etc)

Kat- Good point about alternate forms of crawling. My mother never crawled, nor did she do any of the alternate forms. Nope, she had to be different and instead of crawling, rolled to get where she wanted to go!

Our nephew skipped crawling, but has no problems reading – in fact has just passed his 11+ for the grammar school

But, he has serious muscle tone issues in his stomach, and very little balance. He litterally has to figit to sit still – if he doesnt he falls to one side. Hes had to have physio from a young age – apparently from walking too early without crawling.

My eldest was 9.5m before he crawled and quickly pulled himself up and started walking just after his 1st birthday. My second son is exactly the same age as Brady and shows no interest in crawling or pulling up yet He is quite happy to sit or lay on his tummy on the floor playing, or stand on ours laps for a bit – but I’m loving not having a mobile child yet!

I get jealousy issues with my two boys too (19m apart) – they are so loving to each other, but every now and then the hug turns into a smack, or a pinch. Its especially bad if Grandma is paying no 2 a little too much attention

crawling is also important for getting the spine into the proper shape. it also strengthens the muscles required to stand up and balance. often kids who walk before they crawl fall a lot more than children who crawled first. most children will get the balance eventually anyway. unfortunately i didnt…even now i have terrible balance.

My brother skipped crawling and he is dyslexic. I never knew about the correlation though, I doubt my mom does either but my brother is 21 and in college now.

Thanks for explaining about TLR, Mama_C., I’d never heard about it before.

Both me and my brother skipped the crawling stage and neither of us has any problems reading, so I wouldn’t worry about it too much. Though I guess it’s something to keep an eye on.

I think I’m going through Mark Wilkerson withdrawals…haven’t seen a new pic of him with the boys on here lately. They have the cutest little boys, but it’s always fun to see Dad!

Oh wow, I had no idea about this stuff! I’m glad Melissa brought it up. Thanks for explaining Mama, Starla and Kat.

I hope she’s just making sure she’s not missing other types of movement that are crawling.

some babies army crawl on arms and legs with belly touching floor) and simply skip traditional crawling.

other babies will go on hands and feet (I’ve even seen one do hands, one foot, and one knee… kid you not)

and still others will instead scoot on their bottoms (sometimes with hands helping, sometimes not).

But if she’s already gone through that list and he’s not moving other than pulling up and trying to start cruising, it’s something to get aggressive about.

take 10 min 2-3 times a day and work with him on his tummy using toys (put them out of his reach and encourage him to crawl to them) If no sign of improvement after a couple of weeks, I’d speak with the pediatrician about seeing a specialist for therapy.

“I’m a little concerned that he’s skipping the crawling stage because I hear that they’re not good readers if they don’t crawl,” explains the actress.

My sister skipped the crawling stage…because she was seriously dyslexic. From what I understand walking is actually easier than crawling and that is why dyslexic’s skip the crawling. NOT for certain, and I hope this isn’t the case for Brady. But then again… you would never know my sister is dyslexic now (she is 38!)