Walkers are illegal in Canada but...

[aliss]

He ended up 20 feet away on the other side of the room

Turns out on a hardwood floor, with a strong enough baby, they can still jump away on those damn things, even with the wheels removed!

 

[Shwhattam+1]

What type of a 'walker' is this? My LO has an exersaucer and Jumperoo and I can't imagine it going anywhere.

 

[aliss]

It's this exersaucer from Baby Einstein!

https://www.hobbiestoys.net/baby-exersaucer/images/baby-einstein-musical.jpg

 

[lanaross]

okay I knew I was right - my MIL bought Isabella a walker when she's over there and I thought I read somewhere that these are dangerous. But then everybody has convinced me otherwise. Why are the illegal in Canada?

 

[CocoaOne]

Something to do with babies falling down stairs in them?

You'd have to be stupid to allow a baby to be in one upstairs with access to stairs though, surely. Crazy rule

 

[aliss]

okay I knew I was right - my MIL bought Isabella a walker when she's over there and I thought I read somewhere that these are dangerous. But then everybody has convinced me otherwise. Why are the illegal in Canada?

Yes, they are not only banned but illegal to possess and distribute!

https://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/child-enfant/equip/walk-marche-eng.php

My gym's daycare still has one, but I won't rat them out, cause he loves it and it's the only place he can use one, LOL

 

[Eve]

Oh wow, I knew banned but I didn't think they were illegal! I mean, yes, more dangerous than an exersaucer but holy... it's called watch your kids!

I bet you were surprised to see LO go like that lol...

 

[PepsiChic]

you do know why warning labels were put on things right?

like "do not iron clothes whilest on body" ?

because someone actually DID that, everytime a new warning label is added to a product its because some idiot did that very thing.

so its no surprise to me that walkers are considered dangerous, and yes its common sense to watch your baby while in it. but obviously people dont!

kind of like why bumbo seats say do not put on elevated surface, yet people stilly put them up on tables and babys still fall out of them when your not looking.

 

[future_numan]

I also have the same "jumperoo" and can't beleive your LO can move it around. I find it myself heavy to move..must be a strong lil' one

 

[Eve]

I tell ya, the world is full of stupid people! lol...

 

[sophie c]

i cant beleive theyre banned in canada, my LO loved hers, i cant beleive some fool let there child near a stairway xx

 

[brownlieB]

you do know why warning labels were put on things right?

like "do not iron clothes whilest on body" ?

because someone actually DID that, everytime a new warning label is added to a product its because some idiot did that very thing.

I love it when I see things like that, it's the first thing I think, Oh dear someone actually had to of done that to have it in the warning sticker.

My husband calls it natural selection lol. (Not with babys though, I mean adults that do things like put their hand in the oven to check it's on or something silly like that)

 

[Thistledown]

Know this is an older thread, but just had to comment!

I actually went down the stairs in a walker as an infant (no harm done, was very lucky - they were wooden stairs ending in a concrete floor!). It was complete accident. One parent thought I was asleep in a different part of the house, came up from the basement for a minute, and didn't close the door behind them. In the meantime I'd woken up, and the other parent had put me in the walker.

I think they were banned because too many people used them like swings or playpens - put the baby in them and then try to do something else while the child is happy/busy. Only takes a split second answering the phone or trying to grab something from the fridge, someone opens a gate or door, and whoops!

 

[Tegans Mama]

Also walkers are very very bad for a child foot and hip development. They teach them to walk on the ends of their toes with their knees and hips bent which is not good for them.

 

[OmarsMum]

Omar's rainforest jumperoo used to move with him at 9 months, it was one of the reasons we had to stop using it, all the frame used to move with him & we had to supervise him everytime he used it.

 

[smokey]

Know this is an older thread, but just had to comment!

I actually went down the stairs in a walker as an infant (no harm done, was very lucky - they were wooden stairs ending in a concrete floor!). It was complete accident. One parent thought I was asleep in a different part of the house, came up from the basement for a minute, and didn't close the door behind them. In the meantime I'd woken up, and the other parent had put me in the walker.

I think they were banned because too many people used them like swings or playpens - put the baby in them and then try to do something else while the child is happy/busy. Only takes a split second answering the phone or trying to grab something from the fridge, someone opens a gate or door, and whoops!

But babies can take a tumble down staires if not watched weither they are in walkers or not, is crawling going to be banned as well?

 

[CocoaOne]

Maybe it's because you have basements in Canada? Hardly anyone has one here, and walkers are usually used downstairs anyway, so there are no stairs for LO to fall down?

My LO never tries to walk in hers (lazy so-and-so), so I only use it if I need to pop her somewhere safe for whatever reason. Or I put her in it while I'm showering and shut the bathroom door so she can't get on to the landing/stairs

 

[smokey]

Also walkers are very very bad for a child foot and hip development. They teach them to walk on the ends of their toes with their knees and hips bent which is not good for them.

Not in every case, my walker was thought to be one of my main atributes to not only walking with SB but walking at 8 months.

 

[RJsMum]

I think making them illegal to own is a bit extreme...how do they even police that?? Is it like TV licensing where they have some sort of contraption that's a walker-radar?

 

[Tegans Mama]

Also walkers are very very bad for a child foot and hip development. They teach them to walk on the ends of their toes with their knees and hips bent which is not good for them.

Not in every case, my walker was thought to be one of my main atributes to not only walking with SB but walking at 8 months.

Then your case is quite rare and you were very lucky! 75% of children with SB can walk to some extent. Medical research has proven recently that walkers can hinder development of hip and knee joints and cause children to theoretically have to learn to walk twice. Physiotherapists are VERY set against them now and even go as far as asking WHY you have one if you have a child with a physical disability (i.e SB)