As a parent, it can be hard to decide when to put baby in walker. All children may vary, but here are some suggestions to consider!
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When To Put Baby In Walker
What Is The Best Age To Introduce Your Child To A Baby Walker?
Once a baby begins to hold up their head and squirm along the floor most parents start looking forward to the day their children will take their first steps.
The answer to that question is going to depend on what style of baby walker you are planning on getting for your child and who you ask.
What the Experts Say
Child care and medical experts actually advise against baby walkers due to the number of accidents related to the use of these children’s walking aids.
If you do plan on introducing your child to a baby walker, you might want to choose a baby walker for carpet as the carpeting can help cushion the falls from “walk behind” walkers and slow the wheels of all walkers.
What Age Is the Right Age?
There is no perfect or even right age to introduce your child to a baby walker. It would be best if your child is sitting up well and starting to crawl.
Baby walkers with extra activities will attract your child’s attention and keep them occupied until they are ready to attempt the walker.
The sit in type of walkers, while handy, really doesn’t do much to teach your child to take those first steps although they do present a fun way for your child to travel across the room.
In reality it is doubtful if any walker will help your child walk before they are ready.
What a walker does do is give your child something to hold onto so that they feel more secure when taking those first steps on their own.
Let your child be your guide as when they are ready to attempt using a walker.
Once they begin pulling themselves up and start holding onto the handle of the walker those first steps are sure to follow.
Always Supervise Your Child’s Use of the Walker
Whether you choose a walk behind walker or a sit walker you should never leave your child unattended when they are using the walker.
In fact, in order to keep your child safe, constant supervision is important.
You also would want to use baby gates to block off any steps so that your child can not fall down the step before you can reach them.
You also should encourage your child to try walking on their own, as this is actually best for your child and will help them to build confidence in their ability.
Baby Walkers to Consider
Safety 1st Dino Sounds ‘n Lights Discovery Baby Walker with Activity Tray
VTech Sit-to-Stand Learning WalkerCosco Simple Steps Walker, Monster Syd
