No need to freak out, parents!
if their child isn't walking by 18 months. But if your little one is wiggling around and crawling at this stage, Dr. Moorjani advises that moms and dads shouldn't worry too much.but also general gross motor skills, which involve the large muscles in our bodies," she explained."We look at when babies can they hold their head up, when can they sit up by themselves, and when can they pull themselves up to stand and kind of cruise with one hand on the couch.
While Dr. Moorjani mentioned that she would have taken her little girl to the pediatrician if she wasn't walking by 18 months, as per her own advice, she also knows that sometimes, it's just a matter of child's personality. "It's important to consider the confidence of your baby," she explained."Some babies really want to be confident walking. They are a little nervous about letting go and taking those steps on their own, and some kids are just going to think, 'Well I want to do it perfectly,'" she explained."All babies are different, and there's no correlation of walking sooner rather than later for healthy children.
Another tip that moms and dads should be aware of? Baby walkers are a big no-no."It's very counterintuitive because it's literally called a walker, but they really don't help babies develop the muscles that they need to start walking," explained Dr. Moorjani."There are a lot of injuries that come with using a baby walker, and they're not that helpful. So I tell a lot of families to just leave that off of your registry.
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