Milestone: Walking

Choose one of the milestones that we have examined. Give a timeline of the developmental milestone, and include an example from real life for each.

My Milestone is Walking:

~8 Months~
Babies will start trying to pull themselves up to a stand while holding onto furniture or their guardians hands/fingers. Once they can do that, they may be able to take steps when held in a walking position, or even scoop up a toy from a standing position.
Ex. Baby Tommy at my mom's daycare use to pull himself up on our coffee table to peak and see whats going on around him at a higher standpoint.

~9-10 Months~
Babies will begin to figure out how to bend his knees and how to sit after standing.
Ex. My mom puts car keys between Tommy's feet when hes in a standing position and then try and bend down to pick them up without falling.

~11 Months~
Babies will have mastered standing solo, stooping, and squatting. They may even walk while gripping your hand. Most children make those early strides on tiptoe with their feet turned outward.
Ex. My sisters and I sit about five feet across from eachother and we take turns holding a cell phone and letting Tommy try and walk those 5 feet to try and get the phone. He only makes a few steps though before falling down. (Babies walk on tiptoe because they can actually feel themselves doing the action in walking.)

~13 Months~
3/4ths of toddlers are walking on their own.
Ex. Parents start buying their children little tennis shoes for their sensitive feet as the complete the task of learning to walk.

~14 Months~
A toddler should be able to stand alone. They can squat down and then stand back up again, and depending on the toddler they might even work on walking backwards but it really challenges their skill.
Ex. Lock all cabinets, drawers, etc. so your toddler doesnt discover whats in there before you notice!