Is 6 months old too early to encourage crawling?

Question

My daughter has been rolling over for over a month now, She is also now sitting on her own and moving smoothly into a crawling position from there. She is up on her knees and rocking so I have started sitting in front of her and encouraging her to go forward, but after a little bit she gets frustrated I think and gets upset. Should I not be encouraging her so soon?

Answer 1

You can encourage your child to crawl, there is nothing wrong with that. However, if she is not ready, that does not mean that something is wrong. As a matter of fact, I never crawled, and I turned out ok. So don't worry. Enjoy every stage of your daughter's life, they grow up so fast.

Answer 2

It's never wrong to encourage a child.

Don't over do it.

Clap and smile when she tries.  Distract her with a toy when she seems upset.

Answer 3

No, my niece was crawling at 5 months. I would move her toys just out of her reach to encourage her. It didn't take long to get the hang of it.  

Answer 4

not at all lots of babies start crawling at 5 months

Answer 5

It all really depends on your child.  give her time to play on the floor, if she wants to get goin she will.  I've had 5 kids of my own, and they all started at different ages.  bubu started at 4 1/2 months, and has been a force to reckon with since.  Encourage her, but dont get discouraged if she doesn't start.  She'll get moving in her own good time.