Sunday, December 18, 2011

Baby Walkers, undecided, need HELP.?

No way, don't do it. It's not good for them. I have read all the reasons you shouldn't use them and I've seen them, personally. I know someone who uses it with her kids and on didn't try to walk or crawl with out it until he was a year and they have trouble walking because they walk on their tippy toes--- that's how they're feet and legs developed because of the walker. Even at 3 one of her kids walks on tip toes a little. At 12 months my daughter had mastered crawling and her son was barely doing the tummy crawl and she started walking and he didn't start to try it out until he was 13 months. She puts big clunky shoes on them to keep their feet flat but that's also bad for the development for their feet. I don't think she ever put 2 and 2 together to see that the walker had done that to their feet. Children should wear soft sold shoes that aren't tight or anything. We used a little activity center that she could sit in and play with the toys on it. We used it sparingly and the best part about it is that the chair comes off the base with all the toys and she can use it to pull up on and play with as a toddler.

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