A mother asks the nurse to tell her what creeping is. She is expecting her baby to crawl any day and another mother says that her baby creeps. The nurse explains that creeping is when the baby:
a. moves on hands and knees with the abdomen off the floor
b. crawls using the elbows to scoot across the floor
c. draws the legs up, stretches out, and repeats the process
d. stands and walks on the toes with heels off the ground
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A Correct. Creeping is best described as when the baby moves on hands and knees with the abdomen off the floor.
B Incorrect. The baby crawls first by pulling self forward with the abdomen touching the floor, the creeps.
C Incorrect. Creeping is locomotion when the baby is up on hands and knees, not leg extensions.
D Incorrect. Creeping is locomotion when the baby is up on hands and knees, not standing and walking on the toes with heels off the ground.
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