The baby must meet three conditions to use the walker: the head support is sufficient, can sit up independently and lumbar vertebrae can be straight, they can hold the object to walk. But if your baby is not mature enough to use a walker, then it may backfire and be more harmful to your baby! What are the unknown disadvantages of using a walker? Some parents often put their babies in the walker and then go about their business. It is this “carelessness” that can easily lead to danger! Use the walker to run around, it is easy to bump in places that mom and dad can not see, once you hit the chair, coffee table and other obstacles, it is easy to “fall over”, if the baby’s head first on the ground is easy to have a fatal risk. And the baby’s range of activities to expand, they have access to dangerous goods, so the baby’s risk factor also increased a lot! Not conducive to growth and development Baby 9 months to start walking, this stage of the baby’s bones contain more gum, less calcium, soft bones, is an important stage of physical growth and development. If you use the walker too early, due to the speed of the walker sliding too fast, the baby had to stomp both legs to force forward, for a long time, easy to make the leg bones become bent to form loopy legs. And some babies in the fast sliding walker, easy to feel very nervous, which is not conducive to the baby’s intellectual development and the formation of character. The muscles of infants are developed from the center to the periphery, if the muscles are not fully developed when riding a walker, then the lack of back support may lead to spinal curvature. If used for a long time, it may also affect the development of the leg muscles. Because babies always walk on tiptoe in a walker, the muscles of the feet are not used evenly, and the small muscles between the toes are easily overused. And when he struggles to glide forward, the thigh muscles are severely compressed and the baby is prone to develop figure-eight feet. What can I do to help my baby learn to walk? Start with crawling The baby’s motor development has a certain regularity, the baby will sit around 6 months, followed by crawling, and finally standing and walking. The process of crawling is essential. Crawling can exercise your baby’s body coordination, through the exercise of crawling, your baby’s leg strength is strengthened and his balance is improved, which lays a solid foundation for him to walk independently, so when your baby can crawl and wants to stand, it is the best time to learn to walk. Mom may want to often use toys for induction and let your baby practice crawling on the floor or a hard mat. Practice letting go and standing Before learning to walk babies need to learn to stand and use the strength of their waist and legs to learn to support their bodies. Some babies are reluctant to let go of their hands and stand because they are afraid, so parents may want to hand their babies some toys that they can’t hold with one hand, such as balls and small boxes, so that they can unconsciously let go of their hands and stand alone. When training your baby to stand up, your mother can let your baby stand alone for a while by holding the railing. At first, you can stand with one hand or against the wall behind you, and gradually make your baby stand alone. It is important to know that the baby cannot stand very steadily yet, so the mother must be there to protect her baby and extend the time appropriately. What can I do to help my baby learn to walk? Hold and walk training When babies learn to stand alone, they are often able to hold on to things and walk. At this time, the mother can strike while the iron is hot, in front of his favorite toys to tease him, so that he can learn to move and move his body. Pushing a chair or stroller is also a good way for babies to walk! On a flat surface, the mother’s hands hold the baby’s hands step by step backward, so that the baby practice walking, later available small wooden sticks or thick rope instead of hands, gradually strengthen the baby’s ability to support walking. Squatting in front of the baby When the baby is standing on the edge of the bed or sofa, the mother can squat not far from the baby and use toys to attract him or use words to encourage the baby, so that he can bravely walk over by himself, and then lengthen the distance when he is approaching. Mom can also try squatting down face to face with dad, stretching out her hands together to form a rectangle of safety, and let baby walk back and forth independently within this distance, and slowly and continuously lengthen the distance. Use the toddler belt When babies start to learn to walk, you can use the toddler belt to train them to walk properly. The function of the toddler belt is equivalent to the hands of the mother and father, when using it, adults do not have to bend down to support the baby walking, and the baby can take the initiative to master the balance and step skills with the help of the toddler belt. Although the toddler belt is good, but its use and toddler car, can not be too hasty, must wait until the baby’s leg muscle development is relatively mature (recommended 12 months or more) before you can use Oh! Otherwise, when the baby’s ability to stand alone does not have the time to use the walker belt, easy to develop to walk forward or backward leaning posture.