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If he can walk, he’s ready for it. Get ready to childprood about 2 feet higher. One of my friend’s daughter walked at 9 months. My son began to walk (wobbly) at 10 months. Enjoy! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hi! My son, who just turned 8 mo. old, took his first wobbly steps this > weekend!!! We were so shocked, 8 mo. seems so young! I was just wondering > if, physically or mentally, he is ready to walk??? He looks so little when > he stands up . Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
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steve, you disgust me – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi! My son, who just turned 8 mo. old, took his first wobbly steps this > weekend!!! We were so shocked, 8 mo. seems so young! I was just wondering > if, physically or mentally, he is ready to walk??? He looks so little when > he stands up . Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks >Why? If we say he’s too young do you plan on hobbling him or tying him >down, or what?? You remind me of the idiot parents whose child starts to >read at home and they take books away from them!! >Steve
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> Hi! My son, who just turned 8 mo. old, took his first wobbly steps this > weekend!!! We were so shocked, 8 mo. seems so young! I was just wondering > if, physically or mentally, he is ready to walk??? He looks so little when > he stands up . Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
If he’s doing it…he’s ready. My ‘little’ babies (7#12oz) walked really early…my heavier babies (10#) couldn’t even get their round tummies off the floor, let alone walk by the time the smaller kids had started trailing along the furniture. Interestingly enough…those that walked early are more sedate now (if you can use that term with kids) and the late walkers seemingly ‘never’ walk…run, skip, hop, bounce, tippy toe….but not walk. Lol. — Maureen Single Mom to Sarah 13, Michael 11, Matthew 7, Rebecca 5 and Adam 3 — Every morning I get miles of smiles — Full time student/Small Business owner http://www.pacificbytes.com/SS/
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Both of my twins were early walkers, my son at 8 months on the nose and his sister, being highly competitive walked two weeks later. Neither seemed to be effected physically by the early walking, mom on the other hand was ready to pull her hair out. Eight month olds do not have an understanding of NO and so everything was baby proofed by either being removed (a very bare living room) or taped or baby gated. Thank goodness they are 5 now. Shirley – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hi! My son, who just turned 8 mo. old, took his first wobbly steps this > weekend!!! We were so shocked, 8 mo. seems so young! I was just wondering > if, physically or mentally, he is ready to walk??? He looks so little when > he stands up . Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
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> Hi! My son, who just turned 8 mo. old, took his first wobbly steps this > weekend!!! We were so shocked, 8 mo. seems so young! I was just wondering > if, physically or mentally, he is ready to walk??? He looks so little when > he stands up . Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
Heck…if he’s moving, he’s ready, at least as far as he’s concerned. Just do him a favor and don’t make him wear those stupid little hard leather shoes. Everything I’ve read says those things don’t let their feet develop nicely, and they also remove much of the tactile feedback he needs to learn to walk on various surfaces in the house. Our doctor suggested no shoes at all, unless the kid’s outdoors. Once he’s dependably mobile, maybe another few weeks, I’d teach him to take out the garbage. Why waste such early talent? :-) Doug
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DS was walking at 9 months and loved every minute. Myself, OTH, didn’t walk till almost 1.5 years….. They do it when they are ready! Enjoy!! Sarah Mom to Kalen (8) and Victoria (4 months) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hi! My son, who just turned 8 mo. old, took his first wobbly steps this > weekend!!! We were so shocked, 8 mo. seems so young! I was just wondering > if, physically or mentally, he is ready to walk??? He looks so little when > he stands up . Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
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I walked at 9 months, my first child walked on her first birthday, second child mastered the skill at 11 months, and my third waited until his testicles were in line at 14.5 months (born with one undecended testicle, started walking the day after his corrective surgery) Every child is different, an 8 month old will require more diligent supervision than a 12 or 13 month old. (not that a 12 or 13 month old doesn’t need supervision – I just meant that a smaller child is more fragile and wobbly) You can’t hold them back when they are ready to walk … even if YOU aren’t ready! YOu will have to re-babyproof your house now that she’s upright, there will be a whole new mess of stuff that she can reach. Good luck and enjoy these precious moments. Krystal "Life isn’t measured by how many breaths we take but by how many moments that take our breath away" Eat the "treat" in my address to e-mail me.
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> Hi! My son, who just turned 8 mo. old, took his first wobbly steps this > weekend!!! We were so shocked, 8 mo. seems so young! I was just wondering > if, physically or mentally, he is ready to walk??? He looks so little when > he stands up . Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
Why? If we say he’s too young do you plan on hobbling him or tying him down, or what?? You remind me of the idiot parents whose child starts to read at home and they take books away from them!! Steve
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> Why? If we say he’s too young do you plan on hobbling him or tying him > down, or what?? You remind me of the idiot parents whose child starts to > read at home and they take books away from them!! > Steve
Now this is CLASSIC Steve. You crack me up. AJP
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He seems to think he is (ready to walk)! The parenting books I’ve read all say that they don’t do something physically, on their own, unless they are ready for it. Now whether we (the parents) are ready for it, or not, is another story!! Besides providing a safe environment for him to practice walking, the only other suggestion is to by yourself a pair of running shoes! 
P > Hi! My son, who just turned 8 mo. old, took his first wobbly steps this > weekend!!! We were so shocked, 8 mo. seems so young! I was just wondering > if, physically or mentally, he is ready to walk??? He looks so little when > he stands up . Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
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Our son, Noah, climbed up to the coffee table at 6 months, walked along it at 7 months, wobbled across the floor (faling as he went) at 8 months, and was GONE at 9 months. Get ready, it’s about to become a bumpy ride!!!! Have fun keeping up!!!! LOL AJPDLA
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi! My son, who just turned 8 mo. old, took his first wobbly steps this > weekend!!! We were so shocked, 8 mo. seems so young! I was just wondering > if, physically or mentally, he is ready to walk??? He looks so little when > he stands up . Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
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I’ve always been told, "If they weren’t ready, they wouldn’t be doing it." So, sit back, and relax while you can. Once he gets good at walking, there’s no rest for you!! :-) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hi! My son, who just turned 8 mo. old, took his first wobbly steps this > weekend!!! We were so shocked, 8 mo. seems so young! I was just wondering > if, physically or mentally, he is ready to walk??? He looks so little when > he stands up . Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
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>Hi! My son, who just turned 8 mo. old, took his first wobbly steps this >weekend!!! We were so shocked, 8 mo. seems so young! I was just wondering >if, physically or mentally, he is ready to walk??? He looks so little when >he stands up . Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
In a word, yes. It sure is scary when they become mobile this early but it isn’t really that unusual. I don’t know if your son crawled yet–I have heard that most early walkers skip the crawling. My son didn’t; he crawled at 4 months and walked at 7 months. My daughter left us alone until 7 months when she crawled and then she walked at 9 months. The biggest problem we faced was a child who didn’t really understand NO but was capable of doing lots of things that required NO. We ended up making use of gates to lock down certain areas. It was much easier to baby proof in stages. With my daughter, we never really did do the kitchen (we also had a 100+ lb part lab part great dane so the kitchen was gated for him, too. Of course, he could actually step over the gate but he never did My son wasn’t really that interested in getting into things–he just wanted to MOVE. My daughter was (and still is more capable of making trouble. Georgia (whose kids are now 7.5 and 11.5 years old and can well remember that totally shocked feeling)
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Hi! My son, who just turned 8 mo. old, took his first wobbly steps this weekend!!! We were so shocked, 8 mo. seems so young! I was just wondering if, physically or mentally, he is ready to walk??? He looks so little when he stands up . Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
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