What do you think about this physical developmental stage in 1 year old?
I have a dcg who turned 1 in January. She is a bum scooter, which is fine - I've had a few of those, they skipped crawling but just up and walked one day. What I haven't ever had before is a kid who refused to bear weight on her legs and couldn't roll over or sit herself up by the time she was one! This girl can sit very well (bum scoots everywhere), but if she ever tips over she just lays there like a turtle flipped on her back and cries. I've left her for a few minutes before just to see if she will roll over and sit up, but she doesn't. Her parents have told me that they never really did the tummy time because she would always cry. I've been doing tummy time and having her practice going backwards down the stairs, I think it is important that kids know how to do stairs by the time they get mobile (she's already fallen down the stairs at home, trying to butt scoot down). I try to get her to put some weight on her legs occasionally, but she just pulls them up! Being able to roll over and sit yourself up seems like a pretty important skill to me....any ideas on how to help her to 'get' this concept?