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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why wouldn't crawling be a milestone?  If drinking out of a cup or scooting or lifting one's head are all "milestones," why wouldn't crawling be?  Let me gues:  because your DD didn't crawl or didn't crawl on time?  Oh, well, in that case, you're right, crawling couldn't possibly be a milestone because then you'd have to admit that your child was behind in hitting her milestones.  Obviously, kids can be advanced or delayed in milestones but you don't like to admit that about your OWN kid, do you OP?  Rather, you'll just change the entire form of evaluation and take that milestone out of consideration altogether.   :roll:[/quote]

OP here and since I have a lot of time on my hands let me give you piece of my mind...

When my child was not rolling over and crawling I came here (because my pediatrician was dismissive to my concerns) and a lot of people said not to worry that crawling was not a "real" milestone. Rolling over OTOH was. I did some research and learned that there are two schools of thought in child development while one states that crawling is not important, not listed as a milestone another school of thought says it is and lists its implications.

When I came back to DCUM on this issue I was mocked by mothers of children who never crawled and "grew up just fine". Still I was convinced that crawling was an important milestone and I was sure I wanted to pursue treatment for my child. I switched pediatricians and after several weeks of intense investigation we found out about this 2 unrelated conditions that were contributing to my child's delays. This pediatrician agreed with pursuing treatment and we found a PT from our school of thought. This wonderful professional has been working with us since DC was 7 months old and now we're about to be dismissed for reaching all our goals.

To answer your question, my child is just now learning to crawl at 15 months old and still has a lot of difficulty. We got to make her twist from side to side today for the first time and we were all so happy for her accomplishment. It might seem like not a big deal for a lot of people but for us it's big.

Re the neurological condition we're still working on it. DD is still very sensitive to touch and tactile stimulation but working on the different shapes and textures has showed us that little by little she's overcoming her fear. And we're proud of her. We want her to grow happy. That's all we want.[/quote]

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