How To Use Baby Walker Toys For Encouraging Your Baby To Walk

Baby walker toys are probably some of the very best gadgets you can buy to encourage your child to walk.

Here are a few things you can try to encourage your child to master walking.

But first, do the following…

Confirm that she can and will bear weight on her legs. Do this by supporting her under her armpits in a standing position. Feel if she tries to support herself.

 

Great if you feel she tries to stand up. If there is no indication that she wants to support herself, she is still not ready to master this skill… regardless of how much stimulation you may give right now.

Over the years, there is one thing I have tried quite a few times to encourage babies to walk. And without exception, this works very well.

The good news is also that I have not seen a baby who does not like to use this trick. All babies apparently like to do it.

Here it is.

We're going to use a baby walker. In fact, any of the great baby walker toys will do just fine.

But before we go ahead, let me make sure we're talking about the same thing.

What exactly is a baby walker?

Looking at baby walker toys you'll notice that they come in 2 types:

• a push type walker where the walker does not support your baby's weight at all. Stated differently, your baby carries the full weight of his body

• the sit-in type walker where your baby is seated in the walker. Almost all weight bearing is done by the walker and your baby merely tip-toes forwards and backwards to move about on a level surface. Babies spending lots of time in baby walker toys, are often slow to learn to walk... particularly since they're given very little time to practise bearing their own weight. You can also read more about some dangers often associated with this type of walker, by clicking here.

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How To Use A Baby Walker Toy For Encouraging Your Baby To Walk

Get a sturdy push type baby walker like the one show here and fill it with wooden blocks to add a bit of weight in front.

The extra weight adds stability, prevents the wagon from accidentally falling over, and creates just that little bit of extra rolling resistance... making is slower to move when pushed.

This is exactly what you want right now, especially with a baby just learning to walk. You want a sturdy object onto which your baby can hold and which will move slowly when pushed.

Let your baby hold onto. With a little bit of exercise he will eventually start pushing the wagon around.

I suggest you start off by letting him push it around on an even carpet. This makes it a little bit more difficult to push. And should your baby fall, there is little chance of injuries.

Once he is more comfortable pushing the wagon around, let him do the same on a smooth floor.

If you find that the wooden blocks do not add enough weight, you can even add something heavier, like a brick.