There are a few mental problems that can cause chronic rocking back and forth. One of the main ones is autism. Also sometimes severe stress, like a nervous breakdown. Rocking back and forth without any other symptoms (like stress or depression) is probably not a real medical condition.
Can be...I am crazy.
I believe that it might be because when you are a baby your mom and dad hold you and rock you back and forth when you cried. I don't believe that all people rock back and forth when they cry though.
to make sure that they do not tip over
No, not necessarily. Rocking back and forth alone is not an indication of autism, neurotypical people can rock back and forth too! It can be a characteristic of autism known as 'stimming' which is repetitive self-stimulation, it's a means of controlling sensory input to reduce sensitivity to surrounding sensory input.
If the behavior concerns you it should be evaluated by a medical professional. There could be several underlying causes.
To and fro is another phrase that means back and forth. Back and forth can also refer to a quick dialogue between two people, and another word for that kind of back and forth is repartee.
Can be...I am crazy.
I believe that it might be because when you are a baby your mom and dad hold you and rock you back and forth when you cried. I don't believe that all people rock back and forth when they cry though.
Pace.
it people talking back and forth with one another!
it goes back and forth on a string and amuses people
to make sure that they do not tip over
No, "to and fro" and "back and forth" are synonymous phrases that mean moving in a continuous and alternating manner between two points. Both phrases describe the same back-and-forth motion.
That he can find no medical reason for her illness, and he should look for an"unnatural reason."
They don't have one
Run back and forth.
The Lyons Den - 2012 Back Back Forth and Forth 1-3 was released on: USA: 9 March 2012