hi when my little girl was 10 - 12 months we started standing her up and holding her hands and she would stand on her legs. we got her a toy cart that allowed her to pull herself up and then push it around she had a few falls and got a few bumps and bruses but thats all part of the learning process. the main thing is to realize that they may not want to walk yet and its not a awful thing if they are a little behind other kids when they are rady ull know

My answer is DONT! Crawling is a very very important part of brain development and actually encourages the link between the right and left sides of the brain. Let bubs crawl for as long as natural for the baby. We walk for a long long time in our life what difference does a month or 2 make in the overall picture.

Hi there don't be stressing too much - they all walk when they are ready. The "trolley" type push toys encourage them to get up and moving. My daughter was 18mnths and she could read when she was 3!! So it all works out in the end. Anyway make the most of it - she'll be into everything before you know it!!

The link for most children between crawling and walking is "cruising" ie holding onto things while they practise walking on two legs. Make sure the house is safe at grabbing height! Toys like walkers (baby zimmer frames LOL!) and other toys that can be pressed down on heavily without collapsing (DD1 was given a dolls pram for her birthday and we had to hide a brick in it as it was too lightweight for cruising). And most importantly, it's a great way to give the important adults in your life back ages and dislocated fingers (only partly joking!)!!!

But I wouldnt stress about it. I encouraged DD1 to move from cruising to walking and she walked at... 13 months (the average), and I decided to let DD2 work it out largely by herself (busy mummy) and she walked at.... 13 months too! They get there in their own sweet time, and you will probably only affect the outcome by a few weeks (and once they're walking, there are a host of new issues for you to deal with!)!

playpen with toys only at the top. taught both my kids to walk by the time they were 10 months.

walking around the couch by holding on is usually the first signs from then they want to reach if you have more than one couch then after a week move the couch a bit further away so they have to take a step without holding on. eventually they'll realize they don't have to hold on anymore and will try to walk to you

hold their hands and walk them around the room or get then toys they can push along and homd on to to help teach them balance

xoxo