At what age can a baby learn to walk? New moms must know!

Some young people who have just become parents are usually anxious and hope that their children can learn to walk earlier. This idea is understandable, but they must follow scientific laws. Usually, children will learn to walk when they are about two years old, but each child is different, some early and some late, which is also very normal.

1. Some young parents are eager to raise their children and always want their children to learn to walk as early as possible. They let their babies learn to walk when they are 7 to 8 months old. Generally speaking, letting a baby walk too early is very detrimental to his physical growth and development. Appropriate training should be provided to infants in a timely manner according to the laws of their development and growth.

2. Under normal circumstances, a 6-month-old baby can turn over on his own, sit for a while, and take steps with the help of an adult under his armpits; at 7 months, the baby starts to crawl; at 8 months, the baby can crawl more flexibly; at 9 to 10 months, the baby can gradually stand up and walk unsteadily with the help of something; at 1 year old, the baby can walk independently. The development of motor function in some children may be slightly earlier or later than the above rules.

3. For the healthy growth of the baby, do not learn to walk too early. The physiological characteristics of infancy are that there is more gelatin and less calcium in the bones, the bones are soft and easily deformed, especially the lower limb muscles and the small muscle groups that maintain the arch of the foot are not fully developed. If children are allowed to learn to walk too early, the weight of their body will inevitably increase the burden on the spine and lower limbs. Over time, this can easily cause deformation of the spine and lower limbs, resulting in hunchbacks, "X-shaped legs" and "0"-shaped legs, affecting the beauty of their body shape and easily leading to flat feet.

4. Whether a child is smart or not has nothing to do with how early or late he or she starts walking. Many children can indeed walk at eight or nine months old, but from a health point of view, this is not very good for the child's growth. Walking too early will affect the child's bone development. Therefore, it is best for children to learn to walk after they are one year old. For fatter children, it is more appropriate to learn to walk after one year and one month.