When your newborn moves his arms and legs purposefully rather than randomly, that is when his brain learns how to control movement, hence leading to much more growth and development.

Of course, the environment in which your baby crawls in would affect him greatly.

According to the experts, an ideal floor environment is a floor that is:

• Safe
• Clean
• Warm
• Smooth
• Pliable
• Flat

Not sure if you can provide your child this exact kind of crawling environment? Try using an infant crawling track, designed to provide your child the ideal floor environment and train your baby to move purposefully through crawling!

How does it work?

The crawling track should be wide enough for your baby to crawl through, but also narrow enough so that he will be able to push off the sides with his feet, hence making movement easier. Since the track is straight, your baby’s arms and legs will be given a purpose; that is, to walk forward without circling left and right. Circling movements can frustrate your baby, as he won’t be able to predict nor control where he’s going.

If you find that your baby is having a hard time crawling and you would like to lend a little bit of assistance, you can use the help of gravity by inclining a section of his crawling track. The slightest movement of arms and legs creates forward movement, developing forward crawling much more rapidly than usual.

What is it made of?

Modern crawling tracks are made of a new material: Naugahyde. This, when pulled tightly across a hard surface like plywood, and glued or stapled down, is a material that provides insulation and enough pliability to facilitate your baby’s movements.

The track is made of plywood or hardwood, foam rubber, and naugahyde, resulting in a well-insulated, pliable surface. Moreover, the track surface is easily cleaned and stays cleaner because of the protective side. The sides would protect your baby from being accidentally bumped by the adults or the older children in the house – making the crawling track safe and clean! Finally, when put together, the track will be smooth because of the naugahyde stretched over the plywood, and flat.

As an added bonus, the crawling track is extremely portable, since a section of it is made short so that it can be easily carried and moved around. That means that you can take your baby’s ideal floor environment wherever you go!

But remember; don’t wait till the last minute to get a crawling track. Once your baby is born, dad may find himself too busy to run to the basement or seek out carpenters. So welcome your newborn with one, and give him the gift of an ideal floor and an incredible work-out environment!

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