Stairs Advice

[Doodlesmum08]

My dd is 18 months old and we live in a bungalow. We don't visit other people's homes regularly, as they come to us. My dd has only ever experienced stairs a handful of times and I feel her stairs skills are probably way behind most other childrens her age. What can I do to help dd with this?

Take her to places with steps to practice? I mean the only way to get better at something is to do the thing, right? Sorry if I'm just stating the obvious.

I do try to do that, in playground environments etc. I'm a single mum with almost no local support at all, so my options are quite limited

It's fine. She's not mastering that skill because she doesn't need to. Climbing in playgrounds will be fine. She's not going to get to a set of stairs in later years and freak out!

You could do a kind of kiddy step reebok with her and a single step like you get to get kids onto toilet. But really I wouldn't worry.

Thank you. She can walk, run and climb atm, so I probably shouldn't worry

Can you get her some toy stairs?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Sellers-Kids'-Indoor-Climbers-Play-Structures/zgbs/kids/14520077031

Op is a single mother, not sure these are worth £££! Climbing on frames and piled up cushions does the same

@Doodlesmum08 as a single mum, you already have enough to think about. This really is a non issue. It sounds like you are doing a great job as it is, just keep giving her opportunities to use the stairs when you come across them.

Take her to playgrounds with steps, or soft play. No need to worry too much about it though

My local shopping centre has a set of stairs that my toddler used to love and climb. Our Sainsbury's also has a set of stairs to a cafe as does the M&S.

Are there any places you regularly go to where you can hang around for an extra few minutes to let her practice going up and down? When mine was younger he loved any opertunity to go up and down the stairs.

I'd just go to some shops that have stairs when it's quieter and practice there.

Absolute non issue I promise you.

Climbing is great practice for stairs.
There's loads of time for learning. My daughter was slow as climbing stairs. She's very short and was able to climb stairs with her dress size rather than her age. I think she could walk upstairs when she went into aged 12-18 month clothes basically when her legs were big enough to do the steps. She was 2.5!

I guess you give as much practice as you can. If you are somewhere with a lift or stairs take the stairs and let her climb a few steps. I imagine the skill of climbing will come naturally finding the right balance of fear might need your guidance. Letting her have confidence to explore stairs without overwhelming fear but also not so fearless that there's overconfidence and potentially a fall.

Thank you for everyone's feedback ,it's really reassuring. I'll just make use if any opportunities that we get

We also live in a bungalow and hadn't experienced stairs until my little one was about 15months old she was half way up them like lightening. As a pp said climbing is the best practice. Does she climb up onto the sofa etc? She'll be fine