Have a look at something like heuristic play.<p>You take a safe floor surface. Yu scatter a bunch of differnet really world objects. The aim is to have sensory stuff there so you use hair brushes, different fabrics, baskets with differnet weaves, pine cones, safe mirrors, bells, washed chip (uk crisp) packets (that crinkle and are shiny) etc etc.<p>You then place your crawling infant on the floor and then only monitor for safety.<p>So, there&#x27;s some helicoptering (you want to make sure the child doesn&#x27;t choke or poke their eye out) but apart from that it&#x27;s not directive.<p>Crawling infants have a pattern of crawling where they explore their area in geadually increasing loops. They move away from the parent, explore a bit, and return, then move away and explore a bit more, then return. There&#x27;s an old (1980s &#x2F; 1990s) british tv show that had a timelapse of this.<p>Tiny kids are fascinating.