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CONOR LEARNS TO STAND ON HIS OWN. GAME CHANGER.
Conor is apparently right on time, according to developmental stages when kids learn to stand. from six to 9 months, says Wondertime.go.com. According to Parenting.com, "It takes most babies about 1,000 hours of practice from the time they pull themselves upright to the time they can walk alone." So when I do the math, if Conor started practicing right now, 24 hours a day without sleeping, he will be walking in 40 days. But since child labor laws prevent such treatment, it'll still be sometime before Conor can walk. Whew!
To help a child prepare to walk, you can do the following;
1. Let the rascal walk in front of you while you hold his hands
2. Hold only one hand so he learns to feel what balancing is
3. when he can stand on his own, step away and call his name so he'll take a few steps on his own.
4. Arrange sturdy furniture that he can hold on to as he walks so he can do so without your help.
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THESE SHOES WERE MADE FOR WALKING
04/09/12 15:27 Filed in: child development
If you keep up with my blog, then you'll notice 3 months ago to the day, I saw Conor stand up for the first time. And I wondered how long until he would actually walk. Through a little research, I discovered it would take 1000 hours of practice before he would be ready to take his first steps on his own. As I visited my dad in Texas, he asked if Conor was walking yet. I told him, 'no'. He was watching Conor standing and swore he was on the cusp of the first steps. He asked where Conor's shoes were and I laughed and said he didn't really own any shoes yet. My dad bet that if Conor had a pair of walking shoes that he could walk. So off to Wal-Mart we went. And my dad bought Conor his first pair of "walking shoes." We came home and strapped him on Conor's feet hoping to see a miracle. Conor hated those things on his feet. But when the shoes were off, they became his favorite toy because of the shoe strings.
I did the math just now and realized that Conor has logged about 810 hours of practicing so far. And if my calculations are right, Conor has 18 more days before my #1 son takes a giant step and makes history. I'll keep y'all posted.