Originally Posted by hwichlaz:
Neither thing is okay to skip. Not crawling will have a negative effect on learning to read later because she's not crossing that midline.
I'd do an ASQ and see if she's missing other skills.
My own son skipped crawling and walked very early.
He has always been an avid reader with exceptional reading skills.
I wonder if those kids that skip certain milestones that we consider necessary make up for it elsewhere?
I've had a few kiddos in care that skipped crawling but I have no idea if it impacted their future learning or not.
I know each stage is important and relevant to the next but there are always those exceptions.
@Ariana~ I would do the ASQ for sure but I'd recommend the parent discuss this with their pediatrician and go from there. Maybe you can share some of your observations for the parent to bring with to the Dr's.