Time from walking with push toy to independent walking?

kj002f

My 15.5 month old twins (about 13 months corrected) spend most of their day walking (often more like running) around the house pushing their push toys.  They don't have much interest in walking with my help, but they do cruise around on furniture quite a bit too.  They're just beginning to test the waters with letting go of things and balancing for a few seconds on their own.  

I know all kids are different, but if your LO used push toys to learn to walk how long did it take for them to learn to do it on their own?

 Thanks! 

jlsimon56

My 15mo. has been using a push toy since her bday but cannot stand or walk on her own yet.  So, 3 months and counting....

heymommy

I'd take way the walkers for a few days and see what happens.

nikki2246

My daughter used that walked starting at 8 months to walk around. She also started crusing at that time. Then she stopped walking with it around 10 months but right before she started to walk on her own she became crazy with her walker toy....that is how I knew she was about to walk on her own.

CLL1001

heymommy:

I'd take way the walkers for a few days and see what happens.

I wouldn't do this if I were you...Your LO's will walk independently when they are ready. DD used the push toy (and anything else that she could push across the floor lol) for a few months before she started walking on her own. I can't remember exactly how long it was but it seemed like forever. I've also read that there is such a huge gap of time when it's normal for LO's to start walking (like 9-18mos) and you said their adjusted age is 13 months so I wouldn't worry too much yet.

septmom11

My almost 14month old started walking with the push toy around 11 months.  She cruises like a champ, will walk holding one of my hands but has only taken a few steps on her own.  Most days she has no interest in standing up or walking unassisted.  I know she can do it ( has taken 5 unassisted steps) but is just not ready. 

DawnJM25

Pedi told us to get rid of the push toys, and as soon as we did, LO started walking.

kj002f

Interesting - the range of advice even from pediatricians never ceases to amaze me.  Ours was ecstatic with how much ours were using their push toys.  We're going on vacation next week, without the push toys, so we'll see what happens.

Thanks for all the responses.  I'm not actually worried about their walking, they've made great progress lately, I'm more just curious about what to expect.  The logistics of getting from point A to B in non-stroller situations with two non-walking twins can be challenging, though it has been good for my biceps. 

 

jllmb79

My LO was an early walker. She got her first push toy at about 7 1/2 months and started taking a few steps with it.  She started two stepping it on her own about 8 1/2 months and was walking by 9 months.

genekelly

I think it took ~3 mo for my son.  He was pushing the toy around 9 mo but showed no interest in taking our fingers and walking.  He was cruising all over the place too.  He started independently walking just after 1 yr.  He took a few independent steps starting around 11 mo but still used crawling or push toys to get himself around.

laurakaz13

My DD was a bit speedy with her physical milestones.  She was cruising at 7 months, walking with push toys at about 8 months and full out walking at 10.5 months. 

huskymama725

Cruising/using walker at 10 months, walking a few steps without at 12 months, and really walking unassisted at 13. Now, at 14 months she is running!

fancynewbeesly

And my daughter never ever used the push walkers. She can't stand them. We have about 4 or 5 of them that were gifts, and they are just dust collectors. She never used them at all. 

MrsWindyCity

Kimbus22:

DS started walking with push toys around 9 months and walking on his own at 11 months.

This was pretty much DS too. He didn't really use push toys often, though (or he would push something not actually intended as a push toy lol). He was cruising on furniture around 8/9 months.