Refusing to walk

[Anonymous]

Ben has been pulling up, cruising around furniture, pushing his walker and standing alone for quite some time now. He has even taken a few steps on his own, and will also walk if you hold his hands.

However, any time I stand him up and try to get him to walk to me, he says “Nah (no)” and sits down! I can’t figure out if he is just being a stinker or if I should be worried. He doesn’t seem unsteady or in pain or overly awkward, so what could it be????

[Anonymous]

I definitely wouldn’t worry about it. He’s cruising and going with his walker. He’ll do it when he’s ready. Sarah was like that. She just didn’t want to walk holding anyone’s hand, but would go along the furniture. In the end, she was 14 months old when she started taking steps and it took off from there.

[Anonymous]

I don’t have much to offer. Cooper has been crusing now for about a month and is starting to try and stand alone, I am just hoping he takes his time so I am the opposite of you.

[hellbennt]

jonah walked at 15 months & now ari, too, at 15 almost 16 months…

ari actually refused to walk when we bought him ‘real’ shoes (as opposed to the soft kind he’s used to)

well, he’s walking with the shoes now…

all this to say: there’s time

hellbennt2007-11-08 20:00:11

[Anonymous]

Owen and Ben are so close in age and Owen is about the same stage. Owen although really wants to walk and keep up with Griffin. He stands up and walks 10-15 feet and then falls or trips on something and he gets mad and tries again.

I wouldn’t worry my sister’s girls didn’t walk until 17 mo. and my SIL’s girl walked at 10 mo. There is such a stretch there that you can’t put a kid on a timeline for walking. I would only be worried at this time if he wasn’t crawling or something– he acts interested, just going to do it on his time! That’s a boy thing!

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t worry about it since he’s attempting to do something. He’s cruising and that’s a good sign. He just needs more time (boys usually do) and he’ll be running in no time. I remember wanting for Ariella to walk so much. Now that she’s walking, she’s all over the place and nothing’s out of her reach.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t worry about it either. I think he’ll do it when he’s ready. Something you can do with him, is stand him up so his back is against a couch or something and then see if he’ll walk to you. Or you can do it with him leaning against you and walking to someone else. I think it helps them feel more secure until they get used to the idea of walking on their own. Just an idea.

[Anonymous]

Owen’s new thing is holding onto the back of my pantlegs while I try to walk…. It makes trying to do anything (cooking especially) even more challenging!

[Anonymous]

Oh, Erica…TELL ME ABOUT IT! It’s impossible to do the dishes or cook with Ariella now. She walks already but she loves to hang on my pants and whine for me to pick her up. I’m afraid to step back not to step on her. It’s VERY challenging to do anything lately.

[Anonymous]

Thanks everyone. I guess I worried for nothing.. guess who decided to start taking steps today. He’s been walking all over the place. I guess, you all were right; he just needed to do it at his own pace.

Now I’m in for it!!

[Anonymous]

Yay for Ben!!

Eliana didn’t walk until she was 14 months and Myles was 15 months!! Talk about worrying; I was really sweating it out!

I’m happy to hear that Ben is walking!! Now you can relax….until you find something else to worry about.

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