The first year is full of first impressions; however, the
most important one seems to be the fact that babies learn to walk.
The first step is a big mark
Even when you aren’t obsessed with the fact that your
children can walk, there must be times you question yourself about whether your
babies are ready to walk and when it happens. Normally, children often start
walking at around 9th-15th months old.
Every child can’t walk until he has experience a chain of stages
It takes a chain
of stages for children to walk.
This is a chain of stages that lead babies rapidly to the
walking: Children sit up at about 6 months old, then they learn to stand. The
next stage is standing with their hands holding on something. Many children
manage to stand at 10 months old. 70% the weight of the body is on the upper
part of the body, above hips. For that reason, legs need much of strength to
lift the body. The following stage is climbing: similar to the latter skill,
each child has his own way to arm himself the skill. Children can do it at
everywhere in the house, anywhere in which there’re stuff that is convenient
for them to do the climb; it could be a chair, stairs or tables.
Children who have just know how to walk have conspicuous characteristics
The last stage is learning to take a step while preserving
the balance. Unsteady walks, bestrides and spreading arms are characteristics
of children learning to walk. To stand up, children have to use many muscles.
But to walk, children need to release their hips and knees a little. The
challenge for babies is to find out the right way to get the leg muscles tight
up. 1–year-old children can discover very fast; it actually doesn’t take them
much time to manage the skill.
There’s a few parents who can speed up the process of learning to walk
If all the same age manages to walk and your children still
crawl, or if your children are 16 months old or older but still can’t walk, ask
doctors for advice or interventions.
Otherwise, don’t be so worried. Pushing toys, standing in a
go cart, towing… won’t help babies to walk sooner. On the other hand, as long
as children are fine, if they like playing toys, let them play.
The time children start practicing to walk can exhibit their characters
Many parents wonder if children start walking early, they
will be lively and have chances of sport achievements in the future. Although
the fact that your children start walking early or lately can’t exhibit their
futures, it can show that whether your children are adventurous or prefer to
wait and safety. Some children have the thought that they can do everything, so
they want to stand up and grab the thing they want. They aren’t afraid of
falling. Some children don’t want to walk until they are sure that they can do
so. The latter kind of children may become people with more caution and
reticence.
Walking can be affected by:
·
Size: children who are big often start walking late in comparison
to others who are smaller.
·
Recurrent ear infections: If children don’t walk after they reach
16 months old, doctors will ask for their medical histories. The ear infection
can reduce the balance and affect children’s walking practices.
·
Birth order: children who have older brothers/sisters can start
walking sooner as they want to catch up with and imitate the older ones.
