- crawl
- creep
- shuffle
- inch
- roll
- slide
- slither
Babies and toddlers are encouraged to explore the above movement skills before attempting to walk. Research-support information attest to the significance of wiring the brain to the movement skills so that the required brain growth is possible.
Brain growth? Yes. The brain needs to be constantly "fired" and "stimulated" so as to prepare itself for higher level thinking skills to function.