Is It Good Idea To Give A Walker As A Baby Christmas Gift?

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More than half of all babies between the ages of 6 and 13 months use baby walkers. Babies almost all over the world love them, and so do their parents because walkers promote walking, provide exercise and can keep an otherwise fussy baby entertained even for hours. They are necessary for baby's movement development. Babies in walkers are supported as they learn to use their legs and feet. Typically they are plastic based, wheeled frame, and fabric seat that have leg holes to allow the child to scoot along the floor, it gives a baby a quick way to get around before he can walk.

Thanks to nowadays designing some of the models really have fantastic environment. You can see baby walkers equipped with nice and lovely gadgets. Bright and interesting toys added all around and overhead will entertain your little one while sitting in it, a well designed spinning seat will help baby explore them all! A bobbing elephant, swinging monkey, spinning lizard and more that baby will just "go wild" for! Baby spins a drum to activate lights and music.

Walkers can keep a child away from certain dangers or let him follow you around ...
... the house—but they also raise concerns about safety and a child's normal development. They are considered to be the most unsafe baby gadgets. Keeping to the following suggestions and safety precautions parents can easily avoid any of the harmful situations which can occur because of the oversight and neglect.

While choosing
1. Do not buy a second-hand walker; as a lot of them would no longer pass the safety regulations, such a walker can save your money making your baby more unsafe.
2. Select a model with a wheelbase that's longer and wider than the frame of the walker to ensure stability. It has to be sturdy.
3. Make sure the folding mechanism works well
4. Don't buy walk-behind models. We consider walk-behind units dangerous because a baby could push the walker down stairs.
5. When you're shopping, take your baby with you to make sure that the height is just enough and his or her feet can touch the ground on the seat's lowest setting.
6. Look for small toys or parts that can break off or screws that can loosen. Toys and parts should be firmly attached.
7. Buy a walker that you would enjoy. If you enjoy playing with it, there is a great chance that you are going to spend time with your baby teaching him how to play with all of the fun gadgets attached to the walker.

There are some special safety tips for using a baby walker at home.

1. If you have stairs inside your house do get safety gate and install it correctly. Be sure that the gate or the door is close.
2. You should not leave your child unattended in the baby walker; always keep them within your reach.
3. Get rid of all the rugs and carpets so that your toddler could stroll around smooth surfaces only
4. Never lift or carry the baby walker when your child is in it.
5. Do not allow him or her to use the baby walker near hot oven or hot surfaces.
6. Be sure that there are no dangling appliance cords near the walking area.
7. Keep away the Baby walker from swimming pools, toilets, and from things that are used to hold water.

In spite of many warnings many parents and children are really happy with baby walkers. Now you have to weigh all the pros and cons and make your final decision. Decide if you can follow all the given safety suggestions in order to give your child a nice opportunity to develop with such a baby Christmas gift.

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