My eight month old niece already knows how to stand on her own and can walk when being guided. Her parents does not prefer to let her use a walker. Is there a safe alternative on teaching a toddler to walk?

We bought a walker for my son but he used it for only 2-3 times. For one, they said it can cause "sakang" in babies and also we had a small space because we had a lot of baby stuff around the living room. What we did is we would let him walk while he's holding on to the bed frame or the couch. He would just go around it until he learned to walk on his own. They call it "gabay" and it eas very useful for me. I guess patience is really needed and you would feel panicky most of the time while doing this. Relax!