Thinks he can walk - but he can't! It's dangerous!
The last two days my 9.5month old has decided he can walk - but he can't.
He pulls himself up onto something (like the couch or coffee table) and turns around and just starts walking across the room. He takes about 4 or 5 steps before he crashes. For some reason he all of a sudden thinks he can walk. I thought after a few good stacks (which he has had) his bravado would disappear but NO! Now I have to watch him like a hawk for fear he is just going to start walking.
Has your bub done this???? Any suggestions??
It's great that he has taken a few steps Very exciting! But wowa, is this how all babies start walking or is bubs a kamakazee kid?
Sounds like my DS. We have hard tile floors and it stresses me out too! This is just him learning - at this rate he'll probably get the hang of it really quickly. He's determined and brave and relishes a challenge - all excellent qualities!
Nope, this is how most babies seem to learn stuff. Just wait until he decides that he can run on the couch and climb the bookcase (which is where my 13 month old is at)...
I think with any physical skill that a child (or anyone really) learns there is a period of getting it badly wrong before it becomes natural, which is why gymnasts use foam pits and crash mats when learning new techniques. Unfortunately babies have no built in sense of danger, or perhaps fortunately, otherwise they'd never get off their bums to take a step. Just make the space as safe as possible, he'll soon get the hang of it.
ETA: Marcellus - I agree that it's a lovely way to think of your DS' exploratory nature, I'm just inclined to think of mine as a complete nutter. LOL.
A 9 month old boy I used to babysit did the same...would MADLY push his little pushcar thing down the hall,screaming and laughing, going faster and faster and faster...then he would go so fast that the car would shoot off all on it's own and down he would go.
Wasn't hurt and didnt cry for long - just the shock of the fall I think.
Thinks he can walk - but he can't! It's dangerous!
Very exciting! But wowa, is this how all babies start walking or is bubs a kamakazee kid?
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