Adverse Effects Of Baby Walkers

Adverse effects of baby walkers

Seeing that the baby can sit alone in the local area, many mothers are anxious to buy a walker and want their baby to learn to walk, but forget the old Chinese saying "I want to run if I don't know how to walk", which means irony. People who are eager to lay the foundation. For impatient mothers, this sentence can be changed to "I want to leave before I can crawl". Although one word has been changed, the prompt meaning is the same. Dr. Tong Fang from the Growth and Development Laboratory of the Capital Institute of Pediatrics said that many mothers bought walkers for their babies when they were eight or nine months old. Of course you can learn to walk, but as for climbing, will it all be the same. This practice is harmful to young babies. You must know that walking is a weight-bearing exercise. When the joint muscles have not yet reached the weight-bearing requirements, starting early will affect the development of the child's lower limbs.

In addition, the seat cushion of the walker is relatively high, and the baby can only slide on the ground with the toes when sitting on it. Therefore, when moving forward, the toes are basically used, which can easily deform the foot joints, form toe valgus, or even flat feet. In addition, because babies have less calcium in their bones and their bones are softer, they are prone to "X" or "O" legs if they use walkers too early to walk, and sitting in a walker for a long time may restrict children's many autonomy The coordinated movements of the hands, eyes, and feet. Therefore, Dr. Tong recommends that babies over 11 months old can take a walker, and each time should not be too long. "Three turns, six sits, nine crawls", babies learn to crawl before one year old, which plays a vital role in the coordination of various parts of the body.