She yells and screams unless someone is holding her by the hands and she can walk on her tippy toes. I have tried putting her in the walker but she yells - I guess she feels restrained?? I have also bought the walk behind push walker but at newly 7 months she has no balance and no coordination. So what can I do to help her figure this walking thing out. Obviously I can not spend my entire day "helping" her walk and holding her hands as she does it. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
oh ya.. she is already pulling herself up on everything and anything and can walk a few steps around coffee table and couch. thanks.
You have dona all that you can do...when she is ready she will get it, no point in rushing the process :)
~My daughter walked, ran and jumped at 8 mos...something a lil' strange about seeing kids that small walking around!
My older daughter refused to crawl because she only wanted to walk, so I know how you feel! She was so infuriated at not being able to walk. We kept telling her, hey, you're only 6 months old, relax a little! But no dice. She did enjoy her Exersaucer because she could stand up and jump in it, and when she figured out how her walker worked and that she could "run" around the house and follow us everywhere, she loved that too. She loved pulling up and cruising, so we just tried to make everything baby-safe (hard to do when they are soooo young and relatively uncoordinated). But other than that, she just had to use her frustration to motivate her to walk. ;) She learned to walk at 9 months - it was so cute and funny, because she would push herself up to standing, and then was afraid to take a step because she knew she would fall down. So she would just stand there and scream. Then screaming would make her fall down, and she'd absolutely LOSE IT and throw a huge tantrum. We have videos. She is now 8 years old and extremely coordinated, so thankfully it was a short-lived phase. Enjoy it while it lasts! :)
My only suggestion is to let her do it herself. Put her in the walker and if she screams and yells then so-be-it. My daughter was pulling herself up and walking around the couch (holding on to it)at 6 months. she was fully walking by 9 1/2 months. Giving in and picking her up when she screams when she is in the walker just shows her that she in in charge and you will give in and give her what she wants. If she wants to walk she will figure it out on her own. Hang in there it will get better.
Allow her to work on her crusing ... if she really wants to be mobile she will either crawl to her destination or she will cruise there.
My daughter went through a L. of this. She was around 8 months for her first Christmas and my SIL got her the fisher-price stroller that she LOVED. It really helped her to walk and she was able to hold onto it and push it by herself. The stroller was great because it was small and had a wide base and big wheels. It is one of those things that I cannot bring myself to get rid of, so I will keep it forever and hopefully one day my grand-daughter can play with it. Here is the link for it. I think walmart has it cheaper though or you might be able to find it on craigslist.
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jspproductId=3027470...
Get like a kid sized stroller or grocery cart, or push toy.
She can then, if she can, stand and hold it in front of her and 'walk' by pushing it forward and she will have it for balance.
My kids, did that with push toys.
Oh sorry, you tried that.
And this is a phase.
Growing pains.
And no, they do not have 'coordination' yet to do it, well.
They are still trying to get coordination.
Just look online and use search words "push toys" and many will come up.
My son did that really early too =) He was pulling himself up on the couch before he was crawling. Do you have a little pac-n-play she can walk around in? Something low enough for her to hold on but high enough as to where she can't flip out?
How about a doorway jumpy? Our daughter loved it.. We would play music and she would squeal and laugh while jumping. Wore her out.. Hee, hee.
FYI, Our daughter walked unassisted at 6 months.. There was no holing back.. She was ok with a walker, but the jumper was her favorite.
Maybe get her a actual walker? I got one for my daughter and she loved it. Didn't hurt her at all. Just watch your heels around her! lol I got ran over I don't know how many times! OUCH!
crawling is important for brain development. I wouldn't restrain her, but I wouldn't encourage her either. When she wants to get up, I would put a favorite toy down on the ground.
Sorry I do not have any suggestions but I just could not help but smile at the thought of a 7-month old trying to walk; it is too cute ;-)
