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ACTIVITY => Activity Time & Toddler Activity => Topic started by: Martini~ on May 09, 2015, 12:55:05 pm
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Ok Ladies, I am writing that as I need to let out my stupid fears, maybe need some reassurance or maybe you will tell me that's something IS wrong.
DS is 1 week shy of 15mo and is not yet walking. I mean, he can get up without help, can stand for a 30sek or longer without any support. If he is close to something and I am standing nearby and encourage him, he may come to me doing 5-6 steps. But in general he is rather crawling. I have never seem him talking these 2-3 steps by himself.
He started crawling after 10mo, sitting also came around 7mo. He hated tummy time and I think started to roll forth to back at 9m:).
I am reading that they start walking at 12-15mo. But if I ask anyone, their child started much earlier. Usually 11-13mo. And question about waking is a first one people ask me when we start talking about F. and when I say, well not yet, it seems like it is already much too late.
Should I worry...:(? ??? :-[ :-[
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My dd hit every milestone like that on the later side. Sat up at 8 mos, crawled at 12, walked at 17. I was told at the time that they don't even consider it "late" until 18 months, and even then they look at all the other milestones too. DD's language was explosive, she spoke clearly before she walked! I had a friend whose baby (born the same week) was RUNNING at 12 mos, but not speaking. DD was the opposite. It all came in good time. I think dd's cautious spirit (which exists still) made her take a "watch and assess" position with most everything.
Try not to worry. :-*
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Stan was 15.5 months before he took a step.
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My DS was fairly early, but I'd say that later walking is a good thing! I call that 12-18 month period 'the age of mobility and no sense' as they are able to get into far more mischief than you can prevent due to their language abilities.
As long as he seems ok to you I wouldn't worry. He can do those steps, he's just choosing not to put it all together yet, yk? Probably working on something else :)
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There is such a wide range of "normal" that I would not be worried about it now. My DD3 is almost 21 months and has been walking since 9 months and running by 12 yet she is just starting to really talk! She was too busy on the motor skills to bother with speech (plus grunting/shouting/pointing got her point across fine anyways :P)
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Totally normal Hun :-* I didn't walk til 18 months, my sister at 17 months. Although 18 months plus would be considered 'late' I've seen plenty of normal kids who took until 20 months or more to really get it. Try not to compare xxx
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My friends DD didn't start walking until she was 19mo. She basically just got up one day and started running! You really wouldn't know any different and many are surprised when she tells them she's only been walking a matter of a few months. But boy, that girl can talk! Her vocabulary is just amazing and could hold a perfectly reasonable conversation at 18mo. When I posted about my DD's issues about her lack of talking, the helpful replies I got were that they're either a walker or a talker ;) hth hun, try not to be worried... And make the most of it! All hell breaks loose when they start running about ::) xx
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Yes try not to worry too much honey, E didn't move at all and didn't learn how to roll until 18months, but she did get up and take a few steps around 14 months. I considered this to be early, given my late walking. I think if he's weight bearing for a little while it might just be a desire thing for him, wen he wants to walk he will. Hugs
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DD - 12 months, DS1 - 10 months, DS2 - 17 months! He didn't even crawl till 12.5 months. As he was my third I was quite grateful for the extra time without mobility! They're all so different. If he's stepped 5-6 steps it might just be he needs a bit more confidence but he'll be running around before you know it!
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My first and third both started walking around the 15/16 month mark. My second walked before a year. They're all on their own time table!
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My cautious girl didn't walk until 4 days before she turned 20 months. She had never taken a single step on her own before then, but I asked her to walk to me and she got up and did so! I now know it was her personality to make sure she was totally able and ready to it. Agree with pp's try not to worry....
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I think dd's cautious spirit (which exists still) made her take a "watch and assess" position with most everything.
This was/still is my DD. She also walked at 17 months. Often, I think people are just trying to make conversation asking things like are they walking yet, yk? It's just small talk even though it's hard not to take it personally or worry. He will walk in his own time. Then, you'll be running all over the place after him wondering why you were in such a rush for him to start. ;)
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DS1 didn't crawl until 10.5mo & while he took steps from standing at 13.5mo he really only started to walk at 14.5mo when he could push himself to standing from the middle of the room, one of the Mum's in our Mother's group made a comment about how he'd probably not be that physically able as he got older as he was slow as a baby, the irony is her son who walked at 8mo struggles with co-ordination & DS1 is a very co-ordinated sports person esp with his hands. DS2 was cruising furniture at 7mo, but didn't take free walking take steps until 13 months old & ran a week later.
But also both my DH & my sister were 21months plus when they started to walk & DH was a state level middle distance runner in his youth & my Sister is still running cross country runs 10km+ in her early 40's, so certainly late walking didn't impact them.
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DS was 17mo - another cautious one here ;D
He had very few falls, whereas all the kids that walked earlier were constantly covered in bruises!
DS has always been able to chatter for Britain so it's obvious where he put his developmental energy ;)
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My dd and ds both walked at around 17/18 months and are absolutely fine :).
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A question to everyone whose kids started walking a bit later - did you find certain activities or exercises to be helpful?
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A question to everyone whose kids started walking a bit later - did you find certain activities or exercises to be helpful?
Not that DS1 was really late at 14.5months before he was properly walking rather than a few steps, but I honestly think his amazing (for his age) hand eye co-ordination when it comes to catching & throwing a ball come from the fact that when he wasn't even crawling at 10 mo he would happily sit & roll a ball back & forward for ages.
I do think that while some children may be slower to walk, they often are gaining other skills that earlier walkers may not be to the same degree.
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Yup= late late late- was about 15 or 16 months... but like some previous posters LOs was a talker. The physios i worked with didn't even want to enter into a discussion on the topic until he was 18 months old! Until then it's all normal normal normal. Hamish was and is a very cautious guy- no way he was going to try this walking thing and risk falling over. And as his language was in first he could ask for what he wanted- rather than having to walk to get it. At the time it seems like they will never get it- but basically if they are leading in the right direction (as in pulling to stand, crawling, furniture walking, almost walking) then they'll get there.
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Often, I think people are just trying to make conversation asking things like are they walking yet, yk? It's just small talk even though it's hard not to take it personally or worry.
This^^^ It's kind of like the 'how is he sleeping question' when they're infants. So silly, really, because each and every one is so different, but it's just what people ask to make small talk. It is hard though, to let it roll off your back sometimes. But, all the replies here should reassure you, he's developing perfectly normal! My three were 13, 16, and 12mo respectively.
I do have to say though, that hearing the 'walker or talker' thing wasn't really helpful for me, unfortunately. My G was late in both, not doing either til 16-18mo and he didn't say much until he was two. But, at 3.5 you'd never know and a lot of people compliment him on his clarity and vocabulary when speaking. He just took his time. I wasn't too worried, although I did have moments of uncertainty, because he had good gross motor skills and a good understanding of communication (he used sign language and I could tell he understood everything I was saying). So, I knew he was working on those skills and they would come in time. Just as F is doing now. :)
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Thank you so much!!! All of you.
Katie it's funny as that what's I thought - DS is not a talker however his language skills definitely jumped last months but still I don't get what he is saying:P. But he is a climber:P. Would like and unfortunately is skilled enough to climb over anything which is even 2/3 of his size...😏
And... He just started walking:). On 4 days before his 15mo. Still prefers crawling but walks!!!
Once again ladies thank you for reassurance!
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Hooray!! There won't be anything stopping him now!
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Haha Katy, that's what I start to be afraid of:).
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So glad I found this post x dd is almost 17 months old and won't even take a step on her own, she has been pretty late at everything tbh rolling over, sitting up etc, she can walk around the furniture and she can stand for a few seconds unaided but that's it if I try to encourage her to walk to me she just shakes her head and then gets down and crawls lol......yet her speech is really good she can say a few words now... All the other kids walked by 13 months so this is kind of new to me and it's frustrating me, we have just been away for a week and it's hard work when your toddler doesn't walk as she wanted to be out of the pram and crawling around on dirty floors 😳
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your toddler doesn't walk as she wanted to be out of the pram and crawling around on dirty floors
^^^^ this was us just until a week ago honey so I know what you mean:)
Ladies here are great with support and they really answered each and every my doubt. So keeping fingers crossed for you and your DD so she runs the world soon!