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16 Month Old Not Standing Unsupprted
My 16 month old is still not standing unsupprted, has never crawled & is not walking. She is however able to cruise very well in her baby walker, also she is very interested in walking when you hold her hands. I took to the clinic but was told that she is ok only that she is a late walker, am still not at peace with that as all the other babies some of them younger than her are walkinh & running about. Please help
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"There are many factors that influence the age at which babies begin to crawl and walk. First is the temperament of the baby. Babies with easier, more laid-back temperaments tend to be later in motor-development skills, such as sitting up, crawling, and walking, but earlier in social skills, such as engaging behaviors like making eye-to-eye contact with people. Mellow babies are more content looking and playing rather than getting up and going. These babies approach changes in motor milestones more cautiously. Late crawlers and walkers tend to be less accident-prone.
"Babies with more impulsive motor-driven temperaments, on the other hand, often race through motor milestones and crawl and walk before parents can get their cameras ready. There's absolutely no advantage to early motor developments, since these babies tend to be more accident-prone.
"Concerning motor development, progression is more important than timing. If each month your infant has been getting more and more of her body off the ground -- such as going from crawling to standing to cruising (walking while holding onto furniture) -- this is a normal progression regardless of the timing.
"Your baby's doctor will focus not only on her motor development, but on the development of all her other skills, such as hand, language, and social skills. In preparation for her next checkup, make a list of what all of her motor and language skills were at 12 months and how they have progressed over the past few months. This will be valuable information to help both you and your doctor decide whether you should worry, or if your baby is just on her own normal developmental timetable."