IV. CRAWLING — DOCTOR LAKE

“Crawling increases independence. The beginning of language accompanies crawling, a further tool in overcoming helplessness. Crawling also frees the head for scanning, encouraging an organization of space that leads to sitting.”[17]

—Stanley Keleman, Emotional Anatomy

Shelley Lake, Cross Crawl, 2020, Digital Scene Simulation, 90 Frame Animated GIF — Shelley Lake, *Cross Crawl,* 2020, Digital Scene Simulation, 90 Frame Animated GIF

It takes a few months for a newborn to lift its head. It is the beginning of a process that changes the underlying structure of the developing infant spine. With each passing month, the growing child begins to establish independence first by raising its head, then creeping, and eventually crawling.

[17] Stanley Keleman, Emotional Anatomy: The Structure of Experience, 1989, 22.