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What age did your kids start to walk?
My little'un is 14 months now - doesn't seem the least bit interested! She does 'cruise' though.
Girls often seem a little late in walking compared to boy and if she's cruising, she's not far off! I've heard of some not walking until they were 2ish.
Ours took a few steps just before he was one, fell over and headbutted a wooden chest, got scared but was back on form a few weeks later. He now (at 19 months old) runs around like a lunatic!
Describe "cruise" in more detail - does she "bum shuffle" around - in which case bum shufflers are often later to transfer to walking but when they do it is something of an overnight event.
If you feel that things are distinctly not right, not weight bearing, no attempts to etc, then off to see health professional for referral onto an appropriate service. Safe to assume all other developmental milestones been achieved properly?
Friends' kids took until nearer 2.
"Cruising" to me means standing and moving about while holding onto stuff.
It will happen - it can take a long time from learning to stand and balance etc before they have the nerve to go. It will just happen one day.
(Father to twins of 11 months, both standing and crossing arms over to grab things and cruise around, but not yet walking).
They're all different (and all bloody awkward!). My six year old never crawled, he used to kind of 'roll' - it was bizarre. My five year old used to shuffle on his bum, think he was about 18 - 19 months when he finally walked. They'll do it when they're ready, trouble is, we tend to compare our kids' progress / developmental milestones with other kids, and often end up worrying - my advice would be not to get too stressed about it, they'll get there in the end.
I never thought my son would walk - he was too lazy, and if he couldn't reach the thing he wanted he'd just play with whatever was nearer 🙂 Needless to say, when he was ready he took to it!
My Boy bum shuffled until he was 19 months, my girl was walking at 13 months (she crawled). I put it down to the wood flooring we had down when my boy was born, so it was easy to shuffle and the carpet we had down when my girl was born which is harder to shuffle on.
They'll do it when they're ready, trouble is, we tend to compare our kids' progress / developmental milestones with other kids, and often end up worrying - my advice would be not to get too stressed about it, they'll get there in the end.
About as "spot on" as you can get IMO.
Relax, she will walk when she wants to.
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Thump was 16 months when he walked; Thud under 12. Exposure to toddlers is a big influence. Until then, enjoy the peace!
I'm 45 and still have to move round the house clutching onto the furniture for support and to make up for poor balance. This is usually after lots of alcohol.
I have similar problems ont he bike but don't seem to need alcohol to cause it 🙁
she'll be fine but if you're really worried talk to your health visitor/GP.
My niece went staight from crawling to walking. Wasnt in the least interested in the falling over and getting led by the hands bit.
14 months is fine nothing to worry about, they'll suddenly just do it. Encourage them by standing them in a space holding someone and get somebody else to beckon them over, just a few feet apart bit more than the adults arms length.
I didn't walk til I was 23 months apparently. My sister fetched and carried for me, and I thought this was ok so no need to change.
I went on to become one of the fittest strongest fastest kids in school, so it was never a developmental issue.
+1 for the 'in her own time' comments.
I went on to become one of the fittest strongest fastest kids in school
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mine at about 18. most of her mates were 14-18 months too although you got the odd smartarse ahead of the curve. When grading your child i think you've also got to account for the tendency for other proud parents to embellish progress of their little ones.
16 or even 18 months is the NHS decreed average i think with a margin of 4 months either way. Therefore health visitor wont be interested until 18+4 months.
[i]mine at about 18[/i]
wow, that is late!
Whats your little un's growth percentile like in their red book ?
If its tracking the average then nowt to worry about.
Our first was getting on for 18 months IIRC, second was was bit earlier but didnt crawl at all. Enjoy this while it lasts, although it is funny when they start. Both ours were at Nursery & probably took first steps there, but the staff are tactful enough not to tell you unless you ask as its a special moment.
for their first child most parents seem to get very hung up on this and is worn as a badge of honour if their child is walking early.
For the 2nd you don't give a sh%t and it happens when it happens, we all get there in the end.
Haha, one of my siblings learned to walk early on, then refused to do it anymore and enjoyed dragging themself round with their arms - a visiting health worker had a mild panic over the 3 year old that dragged their legs around until they stood up and walked out of the room lol.
Pfft - my brother and I didn't bother with anything other than the butt-shuffle for 2 years - as my mother reminds us regularly. Hasn't seemed to make any difference to either of us.
Any of yours do the "wounded soldier" half crawl half drag thing? Most amusing at the time!
I went on to become one of the fittest strongest fastest kids in school
I did! I cleaned up in sports days etc. Didn't last, mind, I evolved into a mediocre cyclist 🙂
Apparently, my wife refused to walk when she was little. The doctors were all concerned, but her mum just said 'no, she's just stubborn' 🙂
I guarantee that no one ever looks at someone in the street and says "wow that person there is really good at walking, I expect they started really early!"
Relax - they all do it eventually...
my brothers lad on his 1st birthday could pull him self up and try two or three steps , two weeks later theres no stopping him , the differene in two weeks amazing .
Oh if only mine was still sitting contentedly on the floor and not making a dash down the garden...or the alley way when ever my back is turned. Like the above says the speed they go from the shuffle to a full sprint is a matter of weeks.....and then your in trouble!
Jnr W2K is almost walking at 12 months. He'll go for a 2/3 foot gap but more than that and he'll drop and crawl. I love the "Wiley Coyote" moment when he's mid gap, realises he can't make it and just drops to the floor. 😀
My little lady is 9 months old and doesn't crawl or bum shuffle when you are watching but as soon as you turn your back she is into something over the other side of the room. I think she can teleport.
As has already been said enjoy it while it lasts. Once they're mobile it's game over and you can't take your eyes off em 🙂
I think she can teleport.
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Ours are at the sprinting crawls stage - every opportunity they get they are trying to get out of the door, open the oven, pull cables out of laptops etc. Spent last night putting latches on all the kitchen cupboard doors - that appeared to perplex Izzi this morning 🙂
My son started crawling 2 weeks ago (just over 8 months) and has started trying to stand up, one of his little friends has not even attempted (just over 12 months) Kids develop a different stages don't get hung up on it. I am dreading when he is walking!!!! He's bad enough crawling.
My only concerns are that my daughter is healthy and happy. Everything else she can do in her own time.
realises he can't make it and just drops to the floor
Bail!
It's quite fun watching her eye up certain situations, exactly the same as I would on a bike.. "Hmm, that looks tricky.. it's a bit exposed and the run out isn't great..."
We are too lazy to put latches on the doors.. we've been training her instead and removing breakables and unsafe things from the bottom cupboards...
Cheers guys - reassured me all is well. Everything is fine in the little red book, so no concerns there.
She flies around on her hands and knees (indeed emptying everything - she is currently obsessed with water bottles and pretends to take a drink then goes 'aaahhh!' - nuts).
He other trick is to walk on her knees with hands on her hips - right little madam!
Sounds perfectly normal 🙂
Our kid's first game was to pretend to talk on the phone - something we taught her as she was always playing with phones. Well for a while she was pretending to talk on TV remotes and anything remotely phone shaped, then it was ANY object. Dolls, toys, anything. Then, because we'd been pretending to pass the phone to her mid conversation, she'd come over and clamp her doll etc to YOUR ear then you'd have to have an imaginary phone conversation into a doll's arse 🙂
because she's shit? bin her off and get a new one i say.
We are too lazy to put latches on the doors.. we've been training her instead and removing breakables and unsafe things from the bottom cupboards...
For us, the latches are because the kitchen is tile floored and they use the shaker-style handles to pull themselves up, the doors swing open and they get flung back. I have caught them a couple of times just before they have brained themselves and I shudder to think how much it would hurt. (I am happy for them to fall on our wood floors and carpets, I just think that tile laid onto a concrete base is a bit on the hard side).
Our 2nd was over 2 years old before she started taking her first steps, I was a late walker too aparently.
Or 1st started at 14 months, so you can imagine how worried we were getting 😉
We learnt a big lesson after that, stop comparing and enjoy.
They are all different and do things at different times.
I suspect it's sheer indolence.
We also have tiled floors, but the handles are high enough so she couldn't reach them on all fours.. she now likes to go through them and empty the pans and stuff out - fair enough I suppose, we're happy to deal with that 🙂
When was the last time you met an adult who could only crawl and communicated in burbles (Kicking out time at the pub excepted)? We all learn to wlak etc in the end it's only a matter of time.
I for my part walked quite early but refused to get out of the pushcahir that my younger sister was keen to vacate to walk - result a four year old in a buggy straining to stay together whilst his 18 month year old sister totteretd along in front.
Dont worry about it. With my first little lad i was so pround when he walked his first few steps at 8mths (He crawled mega early as well). I thought i would have some kinda olympion on my hands. He got ill for a few weeks after that so he didnt start stomping about properly till 9mths though.
We didnt bother with my little girl 'as much' and she was walking by 9mths, Neither spent much time on the holding on phase.
The reason i say dont worry is friends who had kids who didnt walk for ages and were always a little jealous/worried, soon found their little uns caught up mega quick. Parents seem to worry that their kid is not developing quickly enough if they are slow at walking. Any kids that were months/years behind soon caught up and in a lot of cases went past my kids. They walk when they can, just live with it and have fun trying
Girls often seem a little late in walking compared to boy
Where did you get that from?!!
I know one girl who walked at 7months (Nightmare!) and a pair of twins who were nearly 2 before they walked.
They're all different, just accept it and let them do it in their own time. FWIW mine never crawled or even turned over before walking.
if the doctors/health visitors haven't any abnormalities in his joints/bones then he's probably just decided that walking is obviously a mugs game and how much longer will i have to wait for dad to buy me a ****ing mountain bike
My first was a lazy so-and-so but walked just before his first birthday, the second (my daughter) wasn't going to be left out of things and crawled at 6 months and walked at 9 months - nightmare!
I wouldn't worry too much. Our little boy is just coming up to a year and 'only' started to crawl about 3 weeks ago. A month ago we were worried he wasn't crawling now we're wondering how to slow him down! 😆 🙄
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LOL
I blame the Tories..
Where did you get that from?!!
From knowing lots of babies both boys and girls - as an average, girls seem to take a bit longer to walk and talk.
No I haven't spent millions on proper scientific research - just observed and listen to childcare experts.
From knowing lots of babies both boys and girls - as an average, girls seem to take a bit longer to walk and talk.
I know lots of babies too and my 'research' contradicts yours. So there.
Proper research show it's the same - neither learn to walk earlier than the other sex.
we have a bum shuffler. but its more yogic flying than shuffling. guarenteed to get a laugh in all public places.
she's 18months and just cruising. she cant crawl and cant really sit up or stand up so she's quite frustrated/grumpy/****ing livid at times.
the eldest was 14months when she disappeared up the sweetie isle in tescos on her own. she didnt bother with crawling or shuffling.
I think 2.5yrs is very late.
Talk to your healthcare advisor if worried?
I'm sure everything is a-OK and everyone's comments on here are the right reassuring type. In the interest of balance - and far from wanting to concern you - not all kids just get up and walk one day. Our first born struggled to sit upright. We thought nothing of it, but the nursery mentioned it. Anyone, cutting a long story - and many consultants and doctors later - short, it transpired he had a rare illness, one symptom being poor muscle tone.
He's 3 1/2 now and although he can walk in a fashion, it is in a falling-over-with-style kind of way. He still cannot stand unaided. The moral? If you are genuinely concerned, get it checked out. If you're not happy with the "it's nothing" response, insist on getting a second opinion. We assumed it was nothing and were wrong.
Trust me when the wee one starts walking that's it, we couldn't undersatand why my eldest son couldn't crawl at 9 months, he just rolled from pot plant to pot plant eating the soil, then he started crawling and 2 weeks later he was walking at 10 months,and just turned 10 he trains twice a week now for his football team, trained with Liverpool and Ireland last summer, played in front of 14,000 at half time at an International, plays GAA for local team, school football, GAA and cross country teams,you see where I'm going, don't worry, they all do it when the time comes, and then all they'll need is detol for the knees and maybe a crash helmet............we only want the best for them after all