I read that you should let your baby whine on the floor when trying to learn how to crawl because the ?

Question

frustration is a big motivator, my daughter gets so frustrated though, because she can go backwards and a little forward, but she gets so mad, should I let her whine it out and try so she learns or move her or pick her up? What did you do?

Answer 1

Maybe let her be with another baby and she'll see it can be done.

Answer 2

I let my son whine a little, but he would get so mad that he would really cry, not just whine.  If he started crying, I would pick him up.  No problems here - he started out w/an inchworm type of crawl and now (9.5 months), he is a speed crawler, lol

Answer 3

if she's learning to crawl, let her whine a little bit, she'll figure it out. Do you mean that 'drag outself acros the floor army-style" or do you mean hands-and-knees"?  There's a difference.  Either way, she'll have to learn to do it herself so spoiling her will not help

Answer 4

i think you do need to let them try on their own and whine a little while and then encourage and get down on the floor with them.

Answer 5

yes, it is normal and a way to teach herself.

Answer 6

no pick her up when she whines, she obviously isnt happy. it never done my daughter any harm when i picked her up, she crawled at 6mos and walked independently at 10mos.

Answer 7

i was told to put them on their tummy's so that the leg muscles will develop. i let my little guy on the floor and he soon figured out how to roll all over. it was so cute because he would always end up under the coffee table and then he would get really frustrated.

i just remembered the pillow mirror that he loved too

Answer 8

Yes.  We did that with my 9 year old and now he's a track star!

Answer 9

That is a good way to get your baby to start crawling. Try putting things that they love near them. When teaching my son to crawl I put things with in reach and then gradually moved them out of his reach and he wanted them so bad that he figured out how to get them.

Your baby will be frustrated, but she will get over it. It will not be the first time she will get these feelings in life, lol.  

Answer 10

i did both . when my son whined from trying to crawl , i would let him . if he got really upset i would pick him and let him know what a good job he was doing (also let him know while he was trying) and det him back down and gt on the floor with him . i tried to make a game of it . like putting a stuffed animal in front or a mirror . he loved baby in the mirror . and it gave him something to try and crawl to . goodluck . before long your little one will mobile ... and into everything...lol  

Answer 11

The best way for her to learn is to let her whine it out, but a little assistance helps as well, it's all about how u do it. For example, when she gets frustrated, show her the motions by putting her legs into position so she gets that point. Then she'll see what she has to do.

I used to teach my kids to talk by first saying the word and emphasizing it for them to see and then saying the word with my lips on their cheeks so they can get the motion. U will their reaction as you do so as my kids used to feel my face as they try the words themselves. No i'm not blind and no my kids didn't have any learning disabilities but doing this helped them a whole lot.

My oldest son started walking ON HIS OWN at the age of 7 months and my daughter started talking full sentences at the age of 14 months.  

Answer 12

I would put my son on the floor for about 5 minute intervals. Otherwise he too would work himself into such a fit. I would pick him up for a bit, and then put him back down. He learned to crawl just before he was 6 months old! So it seems that the frustration helped! Good luck!

Answer 13

Neither.  I would get down with her and encourge her along. Make her laugh.  Put a toy just out of her reach in order to encourage her to move forward.

Answer 14

Try a little of both, let her do it herself for awhile but don't let her stay frustrated for too long. Watch her and let her do her thing, then help her after you think it's been long enough.