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Posted on 4th Jun 2010 @ 2:06 AM

As a new parent, it is necessary to help your baby learning to walk. But many parents have no ideal about how to do with this. So here are 10 suggestion for you to help your baby learning walk.

Starting from the crawl
Crawling can exercise the tension and strength of leg muscles for baby, it is benifit for toddlers to learn walk. Let your baby on the floor or a firm mattress (too soft ground  is not conducive to the plane of baby practice) crawling often, toys for induction can be used.
Do some crunches
To exercise your baby's strength, you can also do sit-ups exercise with your baby. Let your baby sit, and you can took his hands to do the following actions: sit - stand - sit down - lie down. So repeated this several times. Note, do not use too power to pull your baby's hands in order to avoid to lead the dislocation caused by improper.
Stretching legs
Hands on your baby's armpit, hold up baby, let him kick bouncing action in order to baby exercise leg extension capacity.
Playing with toys, climbing on the ground
Stand is the first step of walking. Put  the baby's favorite toy on the sofa or the coffee table with your baby about the same height, leaning to encourage him to stand up and grab toys. You can put toys on the sofa or get in the hands, encourage the baby to climb.
Standing practice to let go
Baby will fear to walk without the help of you firstly. So the parents gave the baby toys which he / she can not hold with a single hand, such as balls, dolls. The baby will open hands and stand alone unwittingly. Toys can also be placed on the other side, tantalize your baby turn the body then stand alone.
Walk training with your help
Let your baby walking in the environment without help. Such as let him / her learn to hand with walls, sofa, coffee table, small bed, rails, toddler stroller, the venue and light stools. Parents can also be in the baby behind, grab the baby's arm, led him away to move forward, and slowly transition to hold the baby's arm to walk his own. Also use the whistle in order to mobilize the baby's interest. Do not to pull or bring your baby's forearm to help his walk, that will lead to dislocated baby easily.
Squatting in front of baby
When the baby will be left leaning, parents can be squatting in front of your baby, or use toys with open arms to encourage the baby came. At th first walk with a step or two, then a little increase in distance. Or the parents were standing then make your baby walk back and forth in the middle.
Hold less and go with himself/herself
Do not hold your baby tightly, or put him stay on one place. You should give your baby the opportunity to encourage him to walk around freely. Clean up debris and accident-prone items, give your baby a safe space.
Comfort + encouraging
The fall is inevitable when baby learning to walk. So parents should not over-stretched. The over-stretched will aggravate fear of the baby to learning walk. When the baby toddler falls, the baby should be given comfort and encouragement from parents. That will give your baby a feel of secure.
Nutrient reserves
Feed your baby with calcium-rich food which will ensure the normal development of baby bones.