butt scooting

nikinikinine

anyone have a LO that scoots/scooted on their butts instead of crawling? I had read (somewhere...) that this was bad for physical development and inhibits and that you should try to correct the scooting as it's happening.

Any validity to this?

How would you even correct scooting? Knock the kid down? (I kid, but seriously.) 

 

j11skate

Well, my lo prefers butt scooting to walking or crawling.  She's mastered it quite well.  I haven't heard anything negative about it but now I'm a little concerned.  I'll have to check back and see the responses.

talentedmomma

My DS scooted, he never crawled the tradition way on his hands and knees. He is absolutely fine.

A friend who was working on her master's in child development told me that scooting is a completely normal method of crawling and that there are 20-something (I can't remember the exact number) recognized modes of crawling in infants.

 

navyandviolet

talentedmomma:

My DS scooted, he never crawled the tradition way on his hands and knees. He is absolutely fine.

A friend who was working on her master's in child development told me that scooting is a completely normal method of crawling and that there are 20-something (I can't remember the exact number) recognized modes of crawling in infants.

 

This I am an OT and scooting on the rear is a common form of "crawling" And I think DS will end up doing this becuase he still hates being on his tummy and now rocks on his rear

JenCW

Don't have experience with my LOs, but I never crawled only scooted on my butt.  My mother tells me I was the fastest mover she'd ever seen.  I then went straight to walking.  I don't know what the experts say, but my physical development was not inhibited at all.  At least not that has presented itself yet!  Lol!

alchris

I've never heard that it's bad for development.  Kira scooted (backwards) until she started crawling, and Elena still just scoots (forward) showing no signs of normal crawling.  If nothing else, it's darn cute.

vandelay

I've never heard that it was a problem.  My DD butt scooted instead of crawling, and my pedi wasn't concerned at all when I asked about it at her 1 year appt.  She started walking at 13 1/2 months and doesn't seem to be behind in any way.  By the way, she learned to crawl at 16 months or so, just in case, like me, you were worried that your LO might make it to adulthood and be unable to crawl on hands and knees.  :-)

Ali212

Mine haven't but I have had friends' kids who have butt scooted.  Here is what I've learned from them....it's okay up to a certain age (and your kids aren't close)...you have to keep in mind, crawling is an arbitrary milestone (literally crawling is not considered a 'real' developmental milestone it's really more of a parental one . Whether they crawl or not doesn't impact development and there are tons of types of crawling that are considered 'crawling', e.g., army crawling, knee crawling, butt scooting; they're all sort of 6 of one, 1/2 dozen of another. From a developmental milestone perspective, they need to sit, they need to stand, they need to walk but they don't need to crawl.   So, once you remember all that, it's easier to not get worried about whether they are traditionally crawling or not (on knees).

 

So really there is no reason to correct scooting at this age - it's not like there's a correct crawl form anyway.  My older daughter only army crawled but she was walking at 8.5 months, my younger daughter has been on her knees crawling but, at 9 months, is not close to walking.  My friends' who had kids that butt scooted (and these kids move FAST, faster than most arms/legs crawlers I've seen...I loved watching them) told me they were told (by drs) to worry after 14+ months although I think it probably depends on the child (one did have to have some type of therapy but, again, she was much older than yours when it came to that and there may have been other factors at play).  HTH.

krissyh21

Dillon scooted and the crawled briefly before walking, but scooting was his prefered method. He did take awhile between cruising and walking, but once he did walk he never had wobble and fall moments - he was waiting to get it just right before letting go . He is a never stop running two year old now, so I didn't see any harm done with it.

gringa78

My MIL is a PT, and I asked her about this because I saw a child doing it.  She said that it can be a normal developmental stage for some kids if there aren't any other motor delays of any kind.  So, if that's the only characteristic of his/her development that seems unusual, it's probably ok.  I always say have kids evaluated even if you're a little concerned - it's good for parental peace of mind more than anything.

nikinikinine

Thanks ladies.

I'm glad I don't have to knock Ryan down now :P