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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mom needs to call the pediatrician and ask how s/he recommends "teaching babies to roll over." [/quote]

+1--if ped said you need to teach them, s/he should have explained HOW!

My charge has been a bit "late" in doing everything--rolling over, crawling, standing up, walking. However, he was noticeably developing new skills every week or even every day, and once he really started doing something he got very good at it faster than other babies I've known, so we've never truly worried that he was delayed.

I was very tempted at times to help him but figured that if he wasn't doing something yet, it might be because he wasn't quite strong enough, and forcing the issue could strain or injure his neck, back, knees, ankles, etc. I trust in evolution! Babies do stuff when they're ready, and taking an extra few weeks will not make a difference a few months from now.

Anyhoo, my charge would roll about 3/4 of the way from back to tummy, get his arm stuck under him, get pissed off, wiggle his whole body a bit then drop his face onto the floor and scream. :(  I thought his "problem" was the stuck arm. But Mom watched a bunch of videos of babies rolling over and said that the "successful" babies [u]lifted their heads[/u]. Then their arms would sort of pop right out.

After she told me this, I would sometimes shake a toy or rattle slightly above his forehead right when he rolled over, trying to get him to look up before he got frustrated and started crying. I don't think it made much difference  :roll:  but it was fun to cheer him on.

He REALLY hated tummy-time, though. He'd only tolerate it for about 5 seconds unless I draped him over my legs or a big pillow...even with that it took WEEKS to work up to 1 or 2 minutes!

If they've already rolled over a few times, they could suddenly start doing it 20 times a day tomorrow or 2 months from now. Unless they're very frustrated with not being to reach for toys & stuff, or they're applying for a job where not being able to roll over is a deal-breaker, I don't know if rushing them is really going to accomplish anything.  :P [/quote]

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