what other ways can I encourage my baby to stand

[Nataliieexo]

he is 13 months and has only been crawling since he was 11.5 months old and only started pulling up last week.

He won't use the push along walker whenever I put him in front of it with his hands on it he pushes himself back I've tried walking along with him with my hands over his but he doesn't like it.

What else can I do to encourage standing up/walking I let him stand in front of me and wait for him to let go he will stand for a few seconds then fall down.

 

[_Meep_]

Keep doing what you are doing to encourage and help him along, but remember that he will learn this skill on his own timescale.

He sounds like he is doing really well and progressing normally through the stages of development towards independent movement. Usually, crawling comes first, followed by pulling to stand, and cruising a little later.

Then, he will learn to walk alone.

Mine crawled at 8 months, pulled up at about 9.5 and cruised shortly after. She didn't learn to balance standing up and didn't take any independent steps until she was 10.5 months. Only about a month ago did she manage to stand up alone from the floor and was only able to manage two or three steps at a time until about two weeks ago when she started to walk much more. She's nearly 13 months now. She's still in the drunken zombie stage, but she is definitely walking.

My point is that it takes a lot of time, but he will do it when he is ready. He is already on his way, and it sounds like you are doing all the right things to guide him. At 13 months he is by no means unusual in not quite being able to stand alone yet, so sit back and enjoy the ride.

 

[MindUtopia]

Just give him lots of time on the floor and let him crawl and explore and try not to interfere too much or push him if he's not ready. That's really all you need to do. He'll get there when he's ready. My daughter crawled and pulled up to cruise but 8 months, but she wouldn't walk with one of those walkers until probably around 13 months and she didn't take her first independent steps until 15 months. They just do it when they're ready and the best thing you can do is just give him lots of time on the floor and freedom to explore and try not to make it stressful or push him to stand or walk if he's not doing it on his own. It can sometimes even discourage them from trying if they're pushed to do it or it seems scary because they aren't ready. Actually babies who crawl for longer (so go an extended time between crawling and standing/walking) do better on developmental tests at school age, they think because they spend more time exploring their environment with their hands which is key for brain development before they're up and running, so it's not a bad thing that he's taking his time.

 

[minties]

Mine both walked at 11 months and both hated walkers. They feel flimsy. Neither needed one to learn to walk.

I think it's just something that takes time to learn, it sounds like your LO is doing everything perfectly.

 

[sheebee]

I would just give lots of unrestricted floor time and try not to encourage anything. You LO will get there when he is ready, in the mean time enjoy him exploring and figuring it out for himself - I find it a special thing, watching our LOs learn and grow at exactly the right time for them, observing is such a joy.

 

[minties]

Also if he has only just started pulling up last week it may be way too soon to expect any sort of walking. He needs time to feel confident with his body and build up to walking/standing alone/using a walker etc. My son was pulling up at 6 months but took 5 more months for those first steps. My daughter pulled to stand at 9 months and took a good 9 weeks to walk.

 

[Cattia]

As the others have said, lots of floor time, that will help develop core strength and is much better for them than assisted walking. Mdaughter crawled at 9 months but didn't walk until 16 months.

 

[calm]

Only one of my 10 month old twins cruises, the other hasn't stood up yet. He looks like he might start to, they have loads of floor time, so hoping this will help. I personally find it hard to let go and let them do things in their own time, I'm such a worry box/control freak lol But I'm getting there I burn milestones charts in my spare time as a stress reliever

 

[_Meep_]

^ This. I totally let milestones rule my life too and was seriously stressed and upset when my daughter wasn't walking as she approached 12 months. I tried to push her into it a bit, but it got me nowhere. Then all of a sudden, she could just do it.

As long as a baby is making progress, even if it seems to be slow, and s/he isn't falling behind in more than one area, then I think that's the main thing.

The fact that your son isn't yet standing today doesn't mean he won't tomorrow, or next week. They change in the blink of an eye.