is crawlin a necessary for devlopment

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Submitted by Anonymous on January 31, 2010
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Um Sumayyah's picture
Um Sumayyah

I walked without crawling

I walked without crawling when I was a kid and I think my daughter is on the same track...

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CDSNOK

Crawling does help strengthen

Crawling does help strengthen early upper body muscles but it is not an essential part of early development. I have seen several children in my career that have gone straight to walking without crawling at all. This will cause no detriment to a child's overall development.