Would you recommend to use walker? I read the many dangers of using walker from kkh website. Between exesaucer and jumperoo, which one? or none at all. Just let baby walk on their own.

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I’ve also gathered from the KKH article that it is not advisable to put baby in a walker. It may cause your baby to walk later. Seems like walkers will hinder or slow down a baby’s development of balance and walking skills. It is also highlighted in the article that a walker may cause atypical walking pattern. The hips and knees are bent and baby will likely be on his/her toes while walking in the walker. This causes the baby to use different muscle groups for walking and this may become a habit that is difficult to correct in future. There is also a higher chance of baby injuring themselves as they are able to travel faster in a walker. Accidents can happen in a split second before a parent could react. Most of my friends chose not to use a walker and just let baby learn walking by themselves. What most of them did was to help baby onto his/her feet as often as possible, and slowly encouraging baby to take small steps while supported. But it is really a personal choice. Go with what you are comfortable with. A few of my friends use it sparingly. They wanted to let their child have some "autonomy" exploring the house, and would put their babies into the walker for just 5-10mins and following behind their babies just to be safe.

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8y ago

thanks :)