- Type:
- Industry News
- Date
- 2024-05-17
Age restrictions: For babies under one year old, we strongly recommend that they do not use walkers. This stage is a critical period for the baby's growth and development. In particular, the natural growth and development law of "crawling" has an extremely important impact on the baby's body balance and body muscle coordination. Crawling can help the baby exercise the muscles of the back, abdomen and limbs, promote the development of these parts, and also lay a solid foundation for the baby to learn to stand and walk in the future. If your baby uses a walker too early, this important developmental stage may be skipped, resulting in the baby's body balance and muscle coordination not being fully developed.
Time control: Even if the baby has met the age requirement for using a walker, parents still need to pay attention to controlling the time when the baby uses the walker. Since the baby's bones are not fully developed yet, the bones are soft and have relatively weak bearing capacity. Long-term use of a walker may have adverse effects on the baby's bone development, such as bone deformation or dysplasia. Therefore, parents should reasonably arrange the time for the baby to use the walker based on the baby's actual situation and physical condition to avoid excessive fatigue and long standing.
Posture supervision: When the baby is using a walker, parents need to closely monitor the baby's walking posture. Due to the special design of the walker, the baby may have some bad postures when using it, such as walking or standing on tiptoes. This posture will hinder the development of the baby's gluteal muscles, and in the long run may even lead to skeletal problems such as O-shaped legs. Therefore, parents need to always pay attention to their baby's walking posture. Once they find bad posture, they should correct it in time to help their baby develop correct walking habits.
Safety protection: Parents should always be vigilant when their baby uses a walker, and should not regard the walker as a "temporary babysitter". Although a walker can help your baby learn to walk, it cannot completely guarantee your baby's safety. Therefore, parents need to keep an eye on them at all times to ensure that their baby does not suffer any harm while using the walker. At the same time, parents also need to be careful not to use walkers on slopes or slippery surfaces to prevent their babies from falling or being injured due to uneven or slippery surfaces.
Cleaning and Hygiene: When using a walker, your baby will inevitably come into contact with various parts of the walker. Therefore, parents need to clean the walker regularly to ensure that the baby can use the walker in a clean and hygienic environment. In particular, places that babies can touch with their hands, such as the armrests and seats of walkers, need to be cleaned and disinfected frequently to prevent the growth and spread of bacteria. At the same time, parents also need to pay attention to check the hygienic condition of the walker. If there are stains or odors, they should be dealt with in time.
To sum up, parents need to pay attention to the above aspects when their babies use walkers to ensure their babies' safety and health. At the same time, parents also need to reasonably arrange the time and method for the baby to use the walker based on the actual situation and needs of the baby to help the baby grow healthily.