Crawling Exercises For Your Baby | Reaching On All Fours To Build Baby Arm Strength
Before you can crawl, you need to be able to reach for toys in all fours. In this video, you'll learn ways to help your baby learn to crawl and a few crawling exercises for your baby to build arm strength and progress to crawling.
This post contains affiliate links, please see my disclaimer for more information.
Lauren is the owner of Dr. Lauren Baker In Home Pediatric Physical Therapy and provides paid 60-minute online parent consultations for individuals with additional questions internationally. For scheduling please click here.
This video will teach you:
How to support your baby in all fours
How to help them reach for a toy to progress toward crawling
What toys work well for this exercise
find what you’re looking for
0:28 what exercise we’re going to learn today
0:40 why reaching on all fours is important to learn before crawling
1:24 exercise #1: quadruped reaching with wooden activity cube toy
1:50 breakdown of what I am doing during the quadruped reaching exercise
3:45 what to do when a kiddo is struggling in all fours
4:10 exercise #2 reaching with small toys on all fours
6:27 how to work with dr. Lauren Baker, PT, DPT, ATC, MTC
transcription coming soon
subscribe to dr. lauren baker on youtube, so you know where you found this video & you can find it again (in case you need it for yourself or to share it with a friend who might benefit from it!).
Leave a comment if you have any questions, it’s my absolute favorite thing to share resources, connect you with what you’re looking for, and give general education.
I have a firm philosophy that everyone deserves a physical therapist best friend & if you don’t have one yet — we can be online besties!
links and additional information
LINKS IN VIDEO
Wooden Activity Center toy: https://amzn.to/3I5q1bc
🍼 Best Toys for Babies - https://kit.co/drlaurenbaker/best-toy...
Get a gorgeous NC landscape print like the one behind me - https://rachelcarterimages.com/buy-pr...
Macramé feather hanging - https://botanicalknotsstudio.com/
HAVE MORE QUESTIONS? book a 60 minute online consultation with dr. lauren baker, physical therapist
MY BOOKS ON AMAZON:
📚New in 2021 - The Ultimate Guide To Pediatric Physical Therapy Documentation
📚Amazon Best Selling Pediatric Exercise Handbook
📚The Boy and The Boomerang Children’s Book
for parents
PEDIATRIC ONLINE COURSES:
Get Your Munchkin Moving Gross Motor Online Course 6-15 months - $5 OFF with code: drlaurenbaker
for active women (moms & aunts!)
FITNESS:
💪 Free 30 minute home workouts
👋 Workout with me in The Girl Squad
FITNESS PODCAST:
🎙Decrease your resistance to fitness the podcast
MY FAVORITE THINGS:
🏋️♀️ Shop my home gym equipment
⚡ Must have injury prevention equipment
for physical therapists / student physical therapists
💻 Start Your Own Cash Based Mobile Pediatric Business with Simple Practice (EMR, Scheduling, Payment)
🧭 Learn How To Create An Online Course & Host It For Free For Life ($50/mo savings)
other fun things
LEARN WITH ME:
📘Read lots & lots of books using a kindle unlimited subscription here
CONNECT OFF YOUTUBE:
🖱️ My pediatric website / blog
👩⚕️Find a PT
DISCLAIMERS: The information provided on this site is intended for your general knowledge only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment for specific medical conditions. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat a health problem or disease without consulting with a qualified healthcare provider. Please consult your healthcare provider with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your condition. By watching this video you release Dr. Lauren Baker, PT, DPT, ATC, MTC and all related parties from any and all liability. *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The links listed above are 99% affiliate links (amazon or other programs), which means I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.
Music from intro courtesy of: Campfire by Scandinavianz https://soundcloud.com/scandinavianz Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_campfire Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/9Rfykh-YzCc