Safety Concerns of Baby Walkers

Seeing a baby running around in a baby walker even before he or she learns to walk is not an uncommon sight. So, is this good or not? Did you know that in a baby walker your child can scoot at a speed of approx one metre per second? At that speed you would not be able to prevent an accident if that is happening. Walkers cause major child injuries worldwide and as a result, many countries have banned them.

Just think of it that why in the first place are you exposing your baby to the mobility neither he or she requires nor is able to handle? Your baby is curious, happy to go whirling  but he is also unaware of the dangers that come with it. 

Baby Walkers don’t play any significant role in your child’s development ‘

This is factually incorrect to believe that walkers enable the babies to learn walking sooner. Babies must better be left to grow naturally- pulling up, creeping, and crawling on the floor. 

Baby Walkers expose your baby to various risks

Walkers may give your baby some independence but he or she can’t be left unattended if you seriously don’t want any trouble. While moving around unsupervised in walkers, babies can bump  into things coolers, pedestal fans, pots and furniture; Walkers enable your babies reach higher than normal and get into trouble – grabbing hot coffee cups, touch stove tops, kitchen knives or candles, accessing household poisons such as perfumes, medicines, cleaners etc. The worst would be the case in which  they slip down a flight of stairs and suffer severe injuries.  

Thus, to a large extent, baby walkers should be avoided, still in case you are hung on using one for your little  one, you must look out for : 

• walker designed with anti-fall features 
• walker with  auto-lock wheels 
• reading all safety guidelines and educating each and everyone in the family about baby walker’s  usage
• never leaving your baby unsupervised or alone in a walker. Ensure the baby is away from stairs, water bodies, doors and terraces, etc.
• not leaving the baby in the walker for more than half an hour 

To conclude,nothing beats to give your baby the walking practice yourself . Baby gets a practical feel of his or her  legs in motion and ground under the feet for better balance that way and there are least safety issues involved.