thread: Activities to encourage 16 month old to walk?

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  1. #1
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    Jun 2005
    USA
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    Her development sounds perfectly normal. She sounds like she's doing really well with her standing and cruising... she will most certainly continue to trend in the right direction

    I completely agree with the comments already made not to worry. You haven't done anything 'wrong' and she is developing perfectly

    Just to add though, do you have a push trolley thing? Many children like to use those when they first start walking, like mobile cruising

  2. #2
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    Apr 2008
    Melbourne
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    I'm sure DD1 was manipulating us by not walking - seriously, she was living a duplicitous life at 15 months! One where she would walk at Childcare and the other where she would only crawl at home!! Everyone had seen her walk but us She is the sort of kid who won't do something unless she is is pretty confident she can actually do it - quite cautious and risk averse.

    We eventually tricked her into walking at home by having us sit opposite each other, with our leg straddled apart and got her walking from one to the other gradually letting her go and walking by herself. Once she had done it for us then she continued to do it. It was pretty funny though!