She has her walker already since she's 9months old,she's doing fine with it,sometimes she runs around it..coz i bought the kind of walker that is attached to a stationery activity station,she could move 360 degrees around it and i could see stepping her toes..could she really just walk by herself in time w/o me practicing her everyday..as of now,she's like a ballet dancer when i am practicing her (tip toes yet)..thanks for your answers.
2006-08-04 12:34:50 · 24 answers · asked by momof3 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
At ten months old she is just learning to walk. No need to push her too fast and far.
2006-08-04 12:37:50 · answer #1 · answered by peppermint_paddy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many years ago there was a study done that children that crawled longer were better readers. Schools throughout the greater Chicago area had pre-schoolers and kindergartners crawling around the rooms on a regular basis. Now how true that really is I don't know, but for the length of time that this occured (3 to 4 years) there were no new cases of dyslexia reported in the Chicgo School System.
My older daughter crawled for the longest time and she seems to be able to read the best of all our children. Let your daughter crawl for as ever long as she wants.
Don't push her into walking. Walking brings a new set of rules. By that I mean baby proofing your home. Live with her as an infant for a while yet. Once they begin to grow up you lose that sense of needing. Trust me.
My baby girl is 24 years old, earned a degree in floral managment, and bought her own flower shop recently. So now you know how old I am.
2006-08-12 06:02:22 · answer #2 · answered by mikeae 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I also have a 10 month old daughter. She started walking 3 weeks ago. But really, it all came out of nowhere. We thought for sure she would be a late walker because she always curled her toes in and walked on her tip toes when we tried to get her to walk. But as soon as she learned how to pull herself up and walk along the furniture, she just picked up really quickly. You'll be surprised at how fast she will pick it up. You might even find her walking tomorrow! It definitely can't hurt to help her practice walking, in fact it will probably help her pick it up sooner, but either way she will learn it on her own. Every baby is different, so don't worry about when she starts. My nephew didn't start walking until he was 15 months.
Enjoy that baby! You're gonna have a hard time keeping up with her pretty soon... :)
2006-08-04 16:54:29 · answer #3 · answered by Ruthie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walker's are supposedly bad. It has been written in my parenting mag that walkers don't teach balance and they do teach a kid to lean way forward. Also they are considered bad b/c what babies really need is floor time where they can experiment.
Also in my parent mags - Walking on toes and being pigeoned toed is normal for babies. Don't put hard shoes on her, babies need to feel the ground to be able to learn to walk.
I think it's good to encourage her to walk by holding her hands but it probably isn't necessary. If she is given the room to try to walk she eventually will. My 8 month old son loves to be walked. He demands it and delights in it.
2006-08-04 12:41:00 · answer #4 · answered by reddragonsong 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your daughter is practicing by herself to get ready to walk. You don't need to push her into it!
Children will learn at their own pace. They will crawl when they want. Walk when they want. Potty train when they're ready.
Don't rush these things with your baby! They grow up fast enough without pushing them to do more, faster or sooner than is necessary.
She'll be walking out the door to college sooner than you think. Enjoy the crawling!
2006-08-04 12:59:22 · answer #5 · answered by grahamma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is all fine as long as she is having fun, just don't push her, they walk when they are ready which is anywhere from 9 months -18 months with an average at 13 months. My daughter didnt walk till 15 months but when she did, she did it well since she was older.
Good Luck :-)
2006-08-04 12:40:19 · answer #6 · answered by Thewraith98 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe in walkers myself,,,,I never had my daughter in one, and she was walking on her own at 10 months!! Really she was.....I think it has all to do with Independence....even as an infant, she always wanted to be "propted up" so she could see what was going on. Take your daughter out of the walker, let her explore her surroundings...you'll be surprised how quickly you see a change
2006-08-04 14:39:27 · answer #7 · answered by smt1967 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't need to schedule a practice or anything. Just let her crawl around and pull herself up by the furniture. If you haven't already, make sure things are babyproofed. She'll start walking in no time.
2006-08-04 12:38:15 · answer #8 · answered by R. A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't force her to walk before shes ready, and they all walk on their toes at first. Let her master her environment on all fours for now soon she will crawl to furniture , pull her self up and stand . From there its just a matter or time before she takes her first steps on her own
2006-08-04 15:54:02 · answer #9 · answered by grandma Z 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I work at a daycare and I know from experience that its always great to practice walking with little kids, but sometimes if you push them too hard the just won't. Don't push her too hard, but push her. If she is making it seem like she is interested in walking try walking with her everyday. If she seems less and less interested, slow it DOWN! Good luck
2006-08-04 12:53:43 · answer #10 · answered by just_ask_then_listen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let her enjoy her time crawling---she will walk when she is ready. You don;t need to encourage her, she will know when its time. And do not use a walker, they are dangerous and will not help at all. She needs to explore on her knees not fall on her head with those horrible walkers.
2006-08-04 12:40:04 · answer #11 · answered by Sandy B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋