Some more crawling benefitsThe crawling benefits your baby picks up during this phase should not be under estimated. In addition to all the benefits of baby crawling, there are some secondary advantages of crawling.
Benefits of CrawlingGross Motor SkillsBaby crawling strengthens the trunk and link muscles, both crucial for the development of gross motor skills for your baby. Well developed gross motor skills enhance the near senses. Fine Motor SkillsFine Motor Skills encompass the small muscles especially hand control and the muscles around the mouth. Crawling refines these muscle groups by strengthening them. When a crawling baby grasps an object, his fine motor skills are enhanced - key abilities when your child is old enough to feed himself or hold a pencil. Sensory InformationCrawling allows for the integration of sensory information, giving your baby the complete picture of his/her environment. Through crawling, babies learn and discover spatial concepts like under, over, in and out. Vestibular SystemCrawling stimulates the inner ear or the vestibular system especially through your infants' head movements which will affect your child's overall balance. Research shows that many children who never crawled properly often struggle with poor balance. Learning to bear weight on arms and legs develops and improves equilibrium and balance. Stimulate Brain ActivityInfant crawling exercises stimulate different areas of the brain - areas that are critical to future learning. Crawling enhances your baby’s development by stimulating brain activity through repetitive movement, and thus developing cognitive processes such as concentration, memory and comprehension. Binaural HearingReception and baby language development is stimulated when a baby starts to crawl as the infant uses both ears simultaneously and develops binaural hearing.
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