plz help!!?

Question

i have 14 month old twins, they were born 2 month early and they are doing great.the boy is so active he crawled 4 month ago and he is not walking yet ,he can walk on the furniture and standup by his own but he doesnt like to make any step without holding his hand,he needs lill help to do it. sometimes he makes one or two steps then he goes back to crawling..what should i do ? how do i encourage him to do it..he runs when i hold on his hand but first i leave it he stops.plz let me know any tips to make him walk.
p.s i bought him a walker he did really good with it but now he is no longer using it ( he is bored of it).
thank u for ur answers plz i need helpfull ones.

Answer 1

You must first remember that Gestational your twins are only 12months old. My 14 month old was born 6 weeks early and refuses to walk while I'm holding his hand, but will run like the dickens when let loose. All children are diff. What he needs is to feel confident in himself. he'll get there. Promise. There is nothing wrong with him not walking yet. Try not acting like it's a big deal. He'll do it when you're not watching! :) And, believe it or not girls really do advance quicker. I have a 8 yr old girl, 3 yr boy and 14 mon boy, and they never did the same things on the same time table, and my daughter did every milestone before the boys. He'll catch up. Don't worry.

Answer 2

Like everyone's saying, he'll do it on his own. 14 months is really not old enough to be worrying about whether or not he's walking. Between my boyfriend and I we have 4, and the oldest is 4. The youngest started really walking about 4 months ago, and he just turned 2, so at about 20 months (he started before then, but didn't really rely on it until then. He preffered crawling). He'll probably revert back to crawling quite frequently even when he does start. And if he feels more secure holding your hand, great!! You're mommy, security and love is what you're there for.

Take it from a mom of 4 -- enjoy it! The sooner he walks, the sooner he runs, the sooner you have to chase him!! :) Don't rush him, there'll come a day when you miss him being a baby.

Answer 3

Let him be for now. You probably have a check-up with the doc at 15 months right? Ask then if you're still concerned, but babies do things in their own time. He can walk with support, so he's on the right track. When he's ready, he'll surprise you by walking across the room just to show you he was practicing when you weren't looking! It's just the way they are. For example, I figured I'd wean my son off his pacifier when he was about a year old, but he decided at 8 months that it was time. He put it down and never picked it up again. Pretty much the same thing with the bottles. He was ready long before I switched him to sippies because he never once looked back. He's walking like a champ, but is just now starting to act like he's "talking"...he was SO quiet until about a month ago. My landlord's daughter is very different, though. She's a month and 5 days younger than my son and she's making "vroom" noises for cars and "talking" but hasn't tried to walk. She'll get there. And so will your babies. Cherish the time while before the walk because I gotta tell you, even with his short, stubby little legs, I often have to RUN to keep up!

Answer 4

Hi There,
I am Mom of 5 yr old twins. My Boys were born 12 weeks early.

They are an adjusted age, Which means that your children are really 12 months old. Children typically walk between 12 and 18 months. All children are different.

Your Son seems to be doing everything that is normal for his age. I really don't think that their is much you can do. Just encourage him and when he's ready he will walk.

Answer 5

I have a preemie who was born 10 weeks early and at 17 months she hadn't even pulling up on the furniture. We bought her a toy Tuff Stuff shopping cart and put bricks in the basket part. That way when she pulled up on it, it wouldn't turn over with her. She started pulling up on it a few days after we bought it and within 2 weeks was pushing it around the house. She was walking on her own at 18 1/2 months. We even took her for walks around the block and she would push the cart until she got brave enough to walk on her own.

I have found with preemies that you just have to be very patient. Every time I take her in to the doctor with a new concern, she seems to straighten it out herself a few days later.

Answer 6

Sounds like he just doesn't want to walk on his own yet! My middle child didn't walk until he was 15 months old and he was not a preemie. I'd say he will take off when he is good and ready to take off. If not by 15 months then consult your doctor at his 15 month check up.

Answer 7

He'll be just fine! he just needs to build confidence! Sit in the floor with him and have another adult sit a few feet away from you stand him up and have the other person try to encourage him to walk to them or have the other person sit with him and you encourage him to walk to you start out at only a foot away and keep moving farther apart. When he sees you close by he knows he can get to you with a couple of steps and give him lots of praises even when he falls " he'll more than likely just sit down"just laugh and encourage him to get up

Answer 8

If you want him to walk without support the walker is the worst thing you could have done. But oh well, live and learn. Just give him some time.....if he doesn't walk on his own, consult his doc to see about putting him in physical therapy. Stop worrying so much! I have a special needs duaghter whoi is 3 and just now learned how to pull up to her knees and doesn't crawl, but rolls to get where she wants to go! All babies grow at their own pace. He will be just fine mom, you're doing fine!!

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Personally, I think it's better to let a child walk when he wants to, not to rush it. He will be more stable and not fall down so much. What's the hurry? Do you think he'll still be crawling when he goes to kindergarten?