Hi,

Just wondering if anyone can help me out with this one? My partner and i are having a disagreement regarding me holding our 5 month old baby by the waist and letting him stand on my lap holding the majority of his own body weight. ( i am not encouraging him to walk or anything like that) I think that this is fine as it is only for a few seconds at a time and i feel that it is strengthening his muscles. My partner thinks that this will give him back problems in the future. He has asked me to get information to prove to him that it will not hurt him if i let him hold his own weight. Can anyone direct me to some info that says its ok and that he will be fine? How else does a baby learn if they are just left to lie on the floor?

Thanks