Tips to get little one walking

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My little girl has just turned 1 and we're keen to help her start walking, crawling and sitting herself up from being led down... so does anyone have any tips?

She'll stand if we put her on her feet and she's being held (under arms, hands or waist) but doesn't like it for more than a minute or so. She's never crawled, but does slowly scoot backwards when on her tummy and can't get herself into a sitting position if on her back.

Just to confirm totally know all babies are different and we're not worried at all, just keen to encourage her

Also we're enjoying the 'stays put' phase whilst it lasts

To encourage crawling we've put things out of reach, put her in the position etc. but she's having none of it!

Push along walker

Honestly, I wouldn't. Just leave her to it. Get her a push along walker kind of toy if you want as kids tend to like them in general. But otherwise, just leave her be.

Thanks, I thought that would be good too.. Bought one for her birthday, looking at it now. She hates being stood at it but loves sitting and playing with the buttons

My little one loved putting his toys in our laundry bin. I think it helped with his balance as he had to stand to do it and he eventually took some steps when getting toys to put in it

Lots of floor time. I left dc2 on a mat on the floor all the time as had my hands full with dc1, and dc2 ended up doing everything much quicker….

Just leave her be, and don't force her to stand until she is ready as you can cause damage when she's not able to bear her own weight. She clearly doesn't like it as you say she's upset within a minute, so don't push her. Honestly, all kids are different and it sounds like you're already doing more than enough. She will walk when she's ready

When they walk it's a whole new level of stress and worry! Leave her be and soak up the non-walking time that remains 🤣

They walk when they are ready, no point trying to rush it. My ds didn't walk until 18 months and honestly who cares. He's nearly 6 now and always the first to run into school each day.

Honestly it's mad when they start moving. Definitely enjoy the staying put stage!! She might have just focused her growing energies into other areas of development?

Can she roll front to back and back to front?

Do you go to baby groups of playgroups where your little one sees other babies/toddlers/children being mobile?

Is there anything like Tumble Tots near you?

Could you get a Pikler style climbing frame like this one www.sawdustandrainbows.com/? She could use it to pull herself up and support building up her muscles for standing and cruising.

Same here, difference of about 4months sooner for DC2!
I do wonder whether DC2 would have started crawling/ walking at the age they did if they weren't a younger sibling.

Thanks everyone for the tips and your experiences we're really not pushing her, she doesn't get upset more bored and wants to sit and play - obviously wouldn't do anything to put her in distress! You can see the frustration that she wants to reach things when sitting etc hence wanting to see if there was anything more we could do to support her.

We have a mirror behind the sofa and she loves standing against the back cushion and looking at herself, so I'd say she's ok weight bearing? Any other standing though, she's bored!

Sounds like we'll stay as we are then, popping cushions for her to (maybe one day!) pull herself up on etc.

She's all good with her other milestones etc so really not panicking about anything!

And yes we've nieces and nephews so know how much it changes when they become mobile, eeek!

My son didn't crawl really until 1 and then walked around 17 months. We really tried to encourage him but at the end of the day I think they just do it when they're ready!