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Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
Anyone else's 1 yr. old not walking?
DS is not even trying to walk on his own. DH and I will try to get him to walk from one of us to the other but he immediately flops down on his knees and crawls. It's like he has absolutely no interest in walking. Is there something else I can do to help him try walking? I think every single person that was at his party on Saturday wanted to know if he was walking yet... and they were all shocked that he's not even attempting it...
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Re: Anyone else's 1 yr. old not walking?
DS isn't. He pulls up and sometimes lets go to stand on his own, but he doesn't have the balance yet. I'm not concerned or in a hurry for him to walk AT ALL. I like that he can't yet!
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DS was starting to cruise at 12 months but didn't start walking until shortly after 15 months.
DD did not crawl until about 14 months (she scooted on tush before that) and did not walk until just before 17 months. She runs now. Don't worry. The drs. start to worry at 18 months. No big deal. Oh and sometimes people don't know what to say so they say, this, not meaning to freak you out!
Ditto this! I said when he was ten months old that I was in NO HURRY for him to walk. It is so cute how he crawls around like crazy on our hardwood floors (::slap! slap! slap!::) and once this time is gone it will never be back!!
He does have little push toys that he walks around the house pushing everywhere, and he loves those. Do you have something like that where he can stand up to push it to practice? DS loves his and looks so proud of himself. If you tell him to "walk like a big boy" he will go get his push toy, pull up on it, and take off.
DS didn't even take his first step until 15 months, and still isn't "walking" yet. He can walk, but doesn't use it as his main means of getting somewhere. He just started taking several unassisted steps a couple of weeks ago, and he's 17 months.
No worries until 18 months!
Almost walking. He took 10 steps between us yesterday but has not let go to walk on his own yet. I think we're getting close though.
Don't worry
Not walking unless you hold her hands.
Not talking, just babbling.
I am super-duper fed up with everyone who keeps asking "how come she is not talking/walking/sleeping?" Seriously, I want to cut my wrists if I hear it one more...
T has taken a few steps and loves to push her Wheely Bug and other push toys all over, but walking by herself? Nope. No big deal. She'll walk holding our hands and just started using one hand to hold on, but I'm not going to rush her at all.
What really gets under my skin is the constant comparison with a little girl that is a week older than her at daycare. She's moving to the Toddler room and the director and assistant director keep making comments about it. I'm getting to the point that I want to say "She may be walking, but she's on four bottles a day, mostly baby food and doesn't speak at all. I think my bottle-weaned, all table-food-fed, happily babbling and signing daughter is JUST FINE."