13 months & only taking a few steps

Brooke - posted on 05/03/2011

babies do things in their own ime my daughter didnt walk til she was 15mths and i was so worried because all my friends babies were a younger ages but there is no stopping her now. trust me he will do it when hes ready just be there to show him hes doin a good job. good luck

Anna - posted on 05/02/2011

My son is now 17 months and is walking. But he took his first step at 13 months right before new years day and he only started walking at 15 months. A friend of mine has a daughter who only started walking at 2 1/2. so its ok

Christina - posted on 05/02/2011

do you have any friends with children who are walking? or a mall with a play place for small children? my son became more inclined to walk when he wanted to keep up with other children

Lesley - posted on 05/02/2011

my son in 14 months (and a couple of days) and he just started walking a week ago by himself, i think every baby is different. I did the same thing I tried to encourage him to walk and he just didn't want to but now that's all he does...

Michelle - posted on 05/02/2011

One day the switch will turn on, and he will just start going. There is nothing you can do that you aren't already doing. That kind of thing is spontaneous, and he is still within a perfectly normal timeframe for walking. My daughter did not start walking until 13 months, and it just happened one day and she never looked back. Every child is different, and patience is important. He will realize walking is better than crawling soon enough.

Keera - posted on 05/02/2011

Laurie - He took his very 1st step around 10 months. Then a little over 11 months he was taking 4-5 steps. About 2 days ago he took 8 steps =]

Elizabeth - Yeah he is my 1st but I've been helping care & raise other kids since I 2 (I'm not 19). I know that sounds weird but I was making bottles & feeding them & by the time I was 4 I could pick up babies from the crib & carrying them around. The reason I'm asking this is because I know he can walk & he has proved it time & time again..but it seems like when "all eyes are on him" he sits down & crawls. So I'm trying to possible tips or tricks to get him get him to walk a little more.

Elizabeth - posted on 05/01/2011

please take no offense by what I am about to say but when I read the post description...my first thought was ..this can only be a 1st child



I remember I wanted my first to walk so badly ..I was just excited to see every new thing she did. When my 2nd was born I was much more calm...it would be okay with me if she took until 18 months to walk on her own ..which didn't happen lol



The reason being..when they start walking..you now have a small cyclone..not a child lol



enjoy your child not walking because soon you will be running after him.

Laurie - posted on 05/01/2011

How long has he been doing the couple of steps? If that is fairly recently then I would say just give it time. Those first few steps are the tricky part. Once that happens it will be a matter of days or weeks before he discovers that walking is so much faster and easier than crawling.

Keli - posted on 05/01/2011

he is just insecure he will walk when ready,my niece is 14 months and does the same thing.we know she can walk she just chooses not too.