How old can a baby sit in a walker?

If the baby sits in a walker, mothers will be more relaxed and at ease. If the child is held in the arms for a long time, parents will definitely feel very tired. However, if the child sits in a walker, mothers can do things by themselves, and the child can also exercise walking ability while sitting in the walker, so that the child will step into the state of walking step by step. It also takes time for the baby to sit in a walker. How old is the baby to sit in a walker?

First, the walker fixes the baby inside, depriving the baby of the opportunity to exercise gross motor skills. Gross motor exercises include crawling, standing, bending, walking, etc., which can enhance the coordination of movements of various parts of the body. If a baby is in the crawling stage, he will not get crawling training; if he is in the standing and walking stage, he will not be able to stand alone and will be late in walking. Because learning to walk requires strength, and when a child sitting in a walker needs to move, he can use the wheels to slide effortlessly, lacking real independent exercise.

Second, the seat of the walker is high, and the baby can only slide by touching the ground with his toes, so when moving forward, he basically uses his toes to exert force, which can easily deform the foot joints and turn the heels outward, leading to flat feet. In addition, because babies' bones contain less calcium, more gelatin, and are softer, using walkers too early and too much can easily cause them to develop "X" or "O" shaped legs.

Third, learning to crawl before the baby is one year old plays a vital role in the coordination of movements of various parts of the body. If a baby stays in a walker all day, he or she will miss the crawling and learning period before the age of one and will be prone to sensory integration disorder, which manifests as hyperactivity, willfulness, bad temper, difficulty in communicating with others, etc. He or she will also suffer from inattention and skipping lines when reading.

Fourth, a baby sitting in a walker can move 1 meter per second. The child's head accounts for a large proportion of the body and is exposed outside the body frame, lacking safety protection. Once the baby falls down the stairs or topples over due to uneven ground, the head can easily be injured.

If you let your child sit in a walker, you must wait until the child is a little older, because the child's bones are not fully developed when he is very young. It is easy to cause serious damage to the child's bones in this situation. When the child sits in a walker, you must make sure that the child can stand, which is usually after nine months.