How long does your baby have to walk normally? Not 6 months and 9 months, a lot later than you think
After the baby is born, parents are very concerned about the "first time" on the child's growth path, such as the first smile, the first time to speak, and the first time to walk. Every growth and progress of children is worthy of parental pride and pride. Most babies learn to walk when they are 8 months old and can't walk more smoothly until they are about 15 months old. However, not all babies develop the same, some babies learn to walk a little later, and many parents begin to worry about whether their children's intelligence is a problem.
The best month for babies to learn to walk
Generally speaking, most babies start around the age of 1, some anxious babies want to stand up and explore the world less than 9 months old, and some loose babies do not have the interest to learn to walk until 16 months. It is normal whether your baby starts to walk at 9 months or starts at 16 months.
The time it takes for children to learn to walk varies from person to person and is not fixed. If your baby learns to walk a little late, parents should not worry too much, let alone hold the child when the baby is not ready, hold the child, and force them to learn to walk.
We may wish to let the child climb more, and when the baby is fully prepared, he will naturally begin to take the first step in life. If your baby can't walk for more than 18 months, it's time to take your child to the doctor.
Being able to walk early does not mean that the intellect is high
Many people believe that children walk early and talk early on because children have a high IQ and are smart, but unfortunately there is no scientific basis to prove it.
Pediatrics, a well-known foreign maternal and infant journal, recruited 119 male babies and 103 female babies and spent 20 years studying the relationship between exercise and intelligence after birth. The study found that the children began to learn to sit at about 6 months and learned to walk and talk between 8 and 20 months, but this had nothing to do with their future intelligence and academic performance. In other words, whether the child learns to speak and walk sooner or later, it will not affect the child's intelligence and coordination ability after school.
Children will walk early, in addition to showing off, there are many harms
1. Deformation of lower limbs
Many parents want their children to walk early and often force their children to learn to walk. However, there are more collagen components and relatively less calcium in the bones of infants and young children, which means that the support of the bones of the lower limbs of infants is insufficient. Let the child learn to walk too early, and the bones of the lower limbs are easily deformed under heavy pressure, resulting in the baby's O-shaped legs and X-shaped legs.
2. Vision development
Newborn babies have poor vision, basically in high myopia vision, the visual range is only about 20 centimeters. By the time you are 5 months old, your baby's visual range increases from 20 centimeters to 200 centimeters, and he initially has the ability to distinguish colors and visual focus.
Therefore, anxious parents force their children to learn to walk in advance, which is equivalent to allowing the baby's immature vision to adjust the light and focus for a long time, which can easily lead to the baby's visual fatigue.
3. Unsteady walking
Many children learn to walk under the compulsion of their parents, which shortens the time to climb, resulting in insufficient physical coordination and balance of the baby. Coupled with the lack of strength in the core muscles and legs, children often stumble when walking, and they are prone to falling.