Hey Lindsay, I have 4 kids, 17 and 13 (boys) and 10 and 5 (girls). My 13 year old did not start walking until he was 18 mths. I just knew something was wrong. I took him to the Dr. and he just said that my son was lazy and will walk when he is ready. My advice to you is do not worry. He will walk in do time. When he starts, It will be hard to get him to sit down! :-)
My son did not walk until the day before he turned 18 mos. His doctor was not worried because he had strong leg muscles. It acctually was better that he did wait to walk. He fell alot less and was running withing a month. He had many less accidents than some kids that walk sooner. He is now 2 1/2 and you would never know that he was a late walker. I am sure he will be walking before you know it then you better watch out because then the fun really starts.
My son didn't walk until he was around 18 months. He didn't even really crawl until he was about 1 year old. He's always been a bigger boy, so I think that had a lot to do with it. Each child develops on their own schedule though. My son knew that we would come pick him up if he cried, so that probably didn't help either. But you'd never know he was a late walker now -- he's running and jumping as much as the other kids his age.
I didn't start walking until 16 months and I walk just fine now!
I just went through a similar problem with my now 18 month old. She wasn't walking and her doctor got concerned so he had us do an evaluation with early intervention. The lady came out did an evaluation of my daughter and at the time she said it was okay that she was not walking since babies typically tend to start walking between the ages of 9-15 months (at the time she was 13 months) and we were instructed to call her back if she was not walking at 15 months. By 15 months she still wasn't walking but we were out of town and by the time we came home she had started taking little steps on her own and within a few weeks of that she was walking like a champ! I honestly wouldn't be concerned since he is able to walk while holding on to stuff. If you are concerned though, mention it to your pediatrician. It is "normal" for kids to not walk until up to 18 months. Some babies just like to do things in their own time!
Hi Lindsay,
I am sure you have already received a ton of replies saying it is absolutely normal. I have an almost 4 year old who took her first step at 13mths and then was running by 15mths. My second one was about 15 1/2 months before she decided to take her first step. My cousin told me the later kids start to walk the smarter they are. :-) Don't you just love wives tales. So not to worry. I thought for sure my 2nd one would be walking at 12mths, but no she enjoyed crawling around too much I guess. I also realized I was picking her up much more than my 1st. I have a friend who said their kid didn't walk until she was 18mths old. That kid must be really smart! Carolyn
I would talk to your ped. My son did not walk until he was 16 1/2 months old. I had concerns as well. I talked with his ped. and they were not concerned. They said that some kids are just late walkers. I did get his feet checked by a bone specialist that his ped. referred me to. It was really just to make me feel better. My sons feet rolled in a little. The specialist said that was normal developement. I would try not to worry but would talk to his dr to be on the safe side. If he is walking now holding onto things, I think it may just be a confidence level.Im sure it's a huge deal for him to "let go". He will let go when he is ready :)
Good luck :)
My daughter did not walk until she was 16 months. She could crawl, climb and stand with support and cruise with support, but the walking came later. When she did finally walk, she walked like a monkey for months. Arms all out and teetered like she would fall at any second. She is 6 now and walks like a champ:)!!! Don't worry, He will do it in his own time. Also I have heard that children who crawl longer are more coordinated than those who walk early. Crawling takes a lot of coordination. Hope that helps.
Kristie
girl I can tell you about a late bloomer. The biggest of my twin boys didnt start walking until he was 18 months! And to add to it, he was about 33 lbs, so I (115 lbs) was toting around a 33 lbs baby who I had seen walk a time or two but he just chose not to do it alot. He also walked on his knees & crawled. ??? Don't get it, but he likes to do things his way & in his time. He is very "his own little person".
Your baby will walk, just let him do it when he chooses. All babies walk at some point, although it does seem like you'll be toting them to get their highschool diploma-lol From what i have been told you really shouldn't worry until they are 18 mos & not walking. My son started exactly on the day he turned 18 mos, like he knew he had to walk or else I'd be taking him to the dr-lol
Hope this helps!
My 1st Q is, what does the pediatrician say??????????????? My boys were walking at 9 and 10 months ; 15 mo is somewhat late. Only thing I can think of, is he carried alot?? This can make him not NEED to walk. Do you sit on the floor away from him, and coax him to you, with love and happiness? That may help. Is he progressing normally in other arenas? I am a bit concerned, and would love to hear from you...
my son was 17 1/2 months before he walked alone. Don't worry yet. My dr. said if he wasn't walking by 18 months then they'd start investigating as to why, but he's fine. He spoke pretty early so he was mostly concentrating on that instead of the physical aspects. He's 2 1/2 now and he's doing fine. It's too early to worry.
My 4yr old walked at 15 months after crawling since he was 8 months old. The ped was just starting to get worried because he felt 15 months was the beginning of "slight delay" in upward mobility. They tested my son to make sure he had matching motor function on both sides, no other physical delays, etc. When all was said and done, the ped had to chalk it up to him just not wanting to walk. When he did decide to, he flat took off. He'd been cruising around the furniture for a few months and would walk while pushing something but just never let go of anything. Plus, he was like a bullet on his knees and I think he knew he could get somewhere faster on his knees than on his feet.