“When does baby start crawling?” is perhaps one of the questions most often asked by parents. When we talk about crawling, we are actually referring to (1) crawling on hands and knees, or (2) crawling with hands and feet (just like bear walking), or (3) “Commando” crawling means using forearms, or (4) “Bum shuffling” which means moving forward by using feet and buttocks. So, at what age does baby start crawling?

Under normal circumstances, about 50% of infants can crawl at 7 months, some can do so at 10 months and most of the infants would have mastered it at 11 months. Infants crawl when they have learned and fully mastered the skills needed to crawl. These skills are not only neurological skills, but they also need a certain amount of physical strength. Hence, it can be a very personal learning process and subject to the family support that an infant is exposed to. Can your baby crawl now? If he or she can crawl in whichever styles that we mentioned above, even better if he or she can do it fast, then don’t miss this Baby Crawling Contest 2009 organized by Mummycare!

Contest Details

This Contest will be held on 22 November 2009, Sunday morning at Crown Square Imperial hall. The event is organized by Mummycare & Kidycare with support from Crown Square Management, and jointly sponsored by Bumble Bee Quality Baby Products, Mamypoko Disposable Diapers, Combi and Daihua Toys Importer-Exporter. The fastest baby to reach the finishing point of the well-designed “Fun & Crawl Explorer Lane” and shut out all the tempting objects, he or she will be the Champion of the day – a winner who can bring home the Grand Prize which costs more than Rm800 in total!

The Grand Prize for Champion includes:

Mamypoko Hamper worth Rm350,
Bumble Bee Hamper worth Rm250,
Rm200 Cash Voucher and a Grand Trophy.

The “Fun & Crawl Explorer Lane” will be carefully designed and built by Mummycare, cushioned by soft floor mat to prevent babies from possible injury during their crawl. There will be scattered yet safe obstacles and tempting objects on the lane. Whether or not the baby can resist all temptation and finally reach at the finishing point, it all depends on the baby’s self-disciplined and parent’s leadership during the Contest.

Who can join?

To join, your baby’s age should be between 7 and 12 months, and he or she should not be able to stand or walk. Just spend Rm30 in a single receipt at Mummycare or Kiddycare within the registration period (from now till 15 November 09), then you will be eligible to register your baby for this Contest. If, during the Contest itself, your baby happens to stand up or start walking in the “Fun & Crawl Explore Lane”, the baby’s participation will then be disqualified.

What are the other prizes?

In addition to the Grand Prize for Champion, there are also prizes like First Runner-up, Second Runner-up, Third Runner-up , Fourth Runner-up, 6th till 10th Places and 30 Consolation Prizes. Total prizes and hampers worth more than Rm3000 of cash value to be won. Apart from winning as the Fastest Crawler (Champion), the judging panel will vote a “Stylo Baby of the Year” too. Which baby has the most unforgettable, most humorous, liveliest and cutest crawling style or a real super eye-catcher? That baby could be our “Stylo Baby of the Year”. The Stylo Baby of the Year will get a total value of more than Rm100 worth of Cash Voucher and prizes.

Mummycare spokeperson indicates that the main objective of this Baby Crawling Contest is to provide a fun-filled platform for parents and babies to join together as a family, in order to foster parent-baby’s bonding relationship and to help injecting fun and healthier aspects to the baby’s development. No matter who wins or who loses, it is important to inculcate the idea of family togetherness such that all participated family can bring home a happy and sweet memory of a family fun time, and that will be the ultimate aim for organizing this Contest.

Due to space constraint, there is a limit to the number of participants taking it. Do register early to avoid disappointment as the prizes are too attractive to be missed. You may register at Mummycare (Crown Square 082-338100, Saberkas 082-237271) or Kiddycare Crown Square (082-33840) from now onwards.

“爬吧！宝宝！”第二届Mummycare宝宝爬爬乐竞赛

七坐八爬，相信大部分的父母都听过吧？其实每个宝宝的成长过程都是独一无二的，并非每个宝宝都会依据这个定律何时学坐学爬，有些会比较快，有些宝宝则比较迟才可以掌握爬行的能力。刚开始学爬时，通常宝宝会出现手脚不协调、原地打转或越爬越后退的情况。有些宝宝会像大熊般用手和脚掌，翘起小屁股同时双脚伸直的爬行。有些宝宝也会出现匍匐前进的姿势，即是肚子贴地，双手不断推动想办法前进的模样，有点像是突击队的士兵。更可爱的就是屁股完全不离地，只靠双脚和移动屁股的推动来爬行。只有等到宝宝手脚的肌肉力量足够了，加上掌握前进的概念后，宝宝才会肚子离地，手脚并用的快速爬行。那么您的宝宝会爬了吗？如果他现在已经可以到处满场“爬”了的话，在他学会站或行走之前，赶快帮他报名参加由Mummycare主办的第二届宝宝爬爬乐竞赛吧！

竞赛细节

此项宝宝爬爬乐竞赛订于11月22日早上假皇冠广场的天阁礼堂举行。这是由Mummycare 主办，皇冠广场联办，且由Bumble Bee 高品质婴儿产品，MamyPoko 超强吸收纸尿片，来自日本的Combi品牌婴儿产品以及大华玩具出入口商联合赞助的一项竞赛。第一个能以最快的速度排除所有诱因，爬到主办当局所精心设计的安全玩乐爬行道终点的宝宝，就是捧走总值超过Rm800 丰富大奖的赢家！

冠军大奖包括：

Rm350　MamyPoko超强吸收纸尿片礼篮，
Rm250　Bumble Bee 婴儿产品礼篮，
Rm200 现金礼券，以及冠军奖杯一个。

这个安全玩乐爬行道将由Mummycare亲自布置，爬行道上将铺上安全的软垫，确保宝宝在爬行的过程中不会有损伤。爬行道上也会摆上一些各式各样安全的“诱因”作为障碍，能不能“排除万迷”到达终点，那就要靠宝宝当时的定力和父母的号召力了。

谁能参加？

只要您的宝宝年龄在比赛当天是介于7个月至12个月之间，并且还不能自行站立或者行走，在报名期间（即日起至11月15日截止）于Mummycare 或Kiddycare 以单张收据消费满30令吉，即可为您的宝宝报名参加此项竞赛。如果宝宝在比赛当天能够站立或开始步行，则当违规论。

其他奖项是什么？

除此之外，主办当局了也准备了亚军、季军、殿军、第五名、第六至第十名以及30份安慰奖的丰富奖项。总奖金礼篮总值超过Rm3000等待您来赢取。这个竞赛除了选出爬得最快的宝宝之外，也会选出一位爬得“最有型有款”的宝宝，谁爬得最经典、最可爱、最搞笑、最活泼、最引人注目的？他就有可能是获得评审们的青睐而成为本“年度最有型宝宝”了。年度最有型宝宝将可获得总值100令吉的现金礼券和礼物。

Mummycare 的发言人表示，办这个宝宝爬爬乐竞赛，旨在让宝宝与父母能同时参与其中，从而促进亲子关系以及宝宝身心的健康发展。所以不论结果如何，只要能够合家参与，让宝宝从容自在的发挥他的潜能，让所有的参赛家庭都留下快乐美好的回忆，就是主办商的最终目的。

参赛名额有限，由于奖品丰富，相信肯定会吸引不少的参赛者报名。为免向隅，有兴趣参加的父母请从速报名。报名地点包括皇冠广场的Mummycare与Kiddycare专卖店，以及青统大厦的Mummycare婴儿用品专卖店。联络电话: 082-338100, 338400 (皇冠广场) 及 082-237271 （青统）。