Sunday, June 22, 2014

when should my infant start walking?




Matt


My baby girl is 12 months old and shows no interest in walking. She has hit every other milestone early but refuses to walk. she started crawling at six months and pulling up at seven. She will walk around furniture if she can hold onto it, but will not stand without holding on to something. I was just wondering when typical babies start walking because two babies that we know are b oth two weeks younger but already are walking. She can walk if she is pushing one of her toys that has wheels. is there anything we need to do as parents to help her or just let her figure it out on her own. When we try to get hr to walk to us she lifts her feet or crawls. Yes this is our first child......


Answer
Congratulations on having a beautiful..and healthy baby girl! 18 months is the "developmental cutoff" by which a child should start walking. That means crawling, scooting, or just wiggling until then is perfectly fine! You don't even need to "teach" walking-just love her up and make her feel special exactly the way she is. Stay away from walkers, too-they can provide her with more mobility than she's ready for and allow her to get to places (the tops of staircases, for example) that might be dangerous. You should know there's some evidence to support that late crawlers (kids who crawl until 18 months) are better readers later on in school. Something to do with motor skills being really developed. Anyway, don't worry. She's just fine!!!

What types of toys that can keep your 3 y.o girl busy?




efm


Mine is play-doh/ clay.


Answer
The Corn Popper is a classic toy which has been around for years! Toddlers love to push along this toy, and watch the little balls inside the clear plastic dome go pop. This is an excellent toy to develop walking skills, as well as provide good entertainment. It's a great deal for the price. Simple and sturdy wins the day!

Snap Lock Beads: These snap lock beads come in many different bright colors. Kids love to snap these beads together and make long chains out of the shapes. A great way to learn colors and develop hand eye co-ordination!

Shape Sorter: The classic shape sorter from Fisher Price is an all time favorite. Affordable and fun, this provides a lot of stimulation for infants as they learn how to insert the proper shapes into the lid of the container.

Chatter Telephone: This adorable white telephone with the smiling face is one toy that most of us remember from our childhood days! The Chatter Telephone still provides the same entertainment to our kids.

Rock-A-Stack: This fun rocking toy from Fisher Price is another winner. It consists of many colorful rings which have to be placed on the plastic pole, in order of size. Babies and infants have a great time with this wonderful toy as they learn colors, and sizes as well as develop their hand eye co-ordination skills.




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