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Re: I can't find actual scientific studies on the web Vivien Send a noteboard - 26/04/2012 03:45:40 AM
I do find statements all over the place like this on parenting sites, though:

Crawling builds on all of the earlier skills of developmental movement. The diagonal movements of crawling and spiral turns show us the action of nerve fibers crossing over between the right brain and left brain. These connections linking the cerebral cortex are vital for language, reading, writing and math. Good communication between the brain hemispheres is essential to all problem solving and complex thinking such as sciences and creative work. Ability to see the whole and the part, and all their relationships, is developed through crawling.


You know you can find *all* kinds of statements on parenting sites... Of course you do, you're a parent. I did do some googling on this topic today and what I did learn is crawling is related to stomach vs. back sleeping. Apparently in US, it's considered unsafe for a baby to sleep on the stomach. However, being on the stomach is likely to lead to crawling. So, you have to weigh the possible risk of stomach sleeping vs. the risks of the baby not getting enough crawling in. And apparently some babies who always sleep on the backs never crawl at all.
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my mother spent over 20 years classroom teaching, is an Ed.D... - 21/04/2012 10:40:56 PM 1765 Views
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I double checked. I was confusing it with another event. I was about 2.5 *NM* - 22/04/2012 12:19:09 AM 841 Views
That sounds about right. *NM* - 22/04/2012 05:20:35 PM 685 Views
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Doesn't need to be an extended period of time, though. A few minutes is enough at the beginning. - 23/04/2012 12:42:23 PM 1622 Views
No problem, if you just want to flush money down a toilet. - 23/04/2012 02:29:57 PM 1291 Views
Re: No problem, if you just want to flush money down a toilet. - 23/04/2012 03:32:22 PM 1486 Views
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I'm really interested in the evidence for the crawling thing. - 25/04/2012 08:11:31 PM 1588 Views
I can't find actual scientific studies on the web - 25/04/2012 09:56:14 PM 1331 Views
Re: I can't find actual scientific studies on the web - 26/04/2012 03:45:40 AM 1773 Views
anyone who thinks an infant sleeping on its stomach is dangerous is behind the times. - 26/04/2012 01:51:59 PM 1600 Views
Yes, the SIDS indicia are all over the place. - 26/04/2012 02:29:15 PM 1398 Views
If there was a big ad campaign in the UK about this then no-one told my medical team. - 26/04/2012 07:40:48 PM 1433 Views
Hmmm. *shrug* I don't know. I trust this professor to have his facts straight. - 26/04/2012 08:01:53 PM 1474 Views
Possible answer is difference between Scottish and English health systems. - 26/04/2012 08:28:38 PM 1370 Views
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I hope you don't have it mixed up... - 26/04/2012 10:18:00 PM 1485 Views
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Re: Look, it's useless to discuss at this point but let's have the discussion again in 2 years. - 26/04/2012 01:39:25 PM 1325 Views
Yes, yes, of course. Everyone thinks they have the experience. - 26/04/2012 02:25:10 PM 1450 Views
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You won't once you have it. - 26/04/2012 04:07:14 PM 1501 Views
"Go The F**k to Sleep" - 25/04/2012 11:45:31 PM 1423 Views
Suspect that will hit close to home. - 26/04/2012 01:40:50 PM 1450 Views

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