Teaching a baby to walk is a hard job, and often parents suffer from backache before the results are seen. Therefore, at this time, infant walkers have become a favorite tool for parents.
For parents who are busy at work, a walker is indeed a good helper, which can reduce their burden and allow them to devote themselves to work better. Moreover, the baby moves in the walker, which effectively avoids the risk of falling and accidents. With the help of a walker, the baby can move freely, and the range of activities and vision are greatly broadened. He/she is exposed to more and more external things. While learning to walk, it is also beneficial to the development of intelligence.
However, walkers are not harmless. It will bring some adverse consequences to the baby's development.
Due to the structure of the walker, when the baby is standing in the car and moving around, he is protected from all sides. While he will not fall, he cannot experience the feeling of walking and it is difficult to master the skills of walking.
Facts have proved that the experience and lessons learned by oneself will be more beneficial to future sports and development, and more conducive to the baby's independent control of the shift of the center of gravity and the balance of the body. Some babies who are accustomed to using walkers can "walk as fast as flying" with the help of the walker. Once they leave the walker, they will have "difficulty walking" because although the walker makes it easier for him/her to walk, it also encourages him/her to walk faster. Car dependence.
In addition, the baby can stand and walk in the walker. If used for too long, it will easily bring excessive burden to the lower limbs, and even cause the bones to bend and deform, forming X-shaped legs. O-shaped legs.
So, if parents use a walker to strengthen their baby's walking skills, they must first learn how to use it correctly. The selection of a walker must be careful and scientific. Only a walker with a solid body, flexibility and lightness can truly ensure the comfort and safety of your baby.
At the same time, baby walkers can only be used as an auxiliary tool for learning to walk. Parents should strictly control the use time and should not exceed four hours a day.
For babies learning to walk, parents and babies should not be too lazy or too convenient. The most beneficial and profound learning method is for the baby to adapt to the walking process with the help of his parents.
What is more popular now is this kind of push-type walker, which is mainly used to give the baby something to stand on and move around slowly, which is more in line with the natural growth laws of human beings. I went to various toy stores and selected several walkers to make the following comparison (yes, I bought them if I had the money), for reference only.
Yingfen toddler stroller
Yingfen toddler stroller 1-3 years old baby toy baby walker children multi-functional learning walking gift 99 yuan Tmall selection to buy< /p>
A domestic brand that targets customers with low consumption levels, toys are updated very quickly, and prices are average. In terms of functionality, it is relatively rough compared to other big brands (personal feeling, please don’t criticize me). However, in the toy industry, especially for infant toys, safety is the first priority. Secondly, as long as they are fresh and have sound and light, they are acceptable. As long as the baby is given something to play with, he doesn't think too much about it.
Back to this car, the stand on the walker is more suitable for the height of the baby to push. The second thing that can be mentioned is the small parts that can be removed - the musical piano and the small phone. . For babies of toddler age, they are also in a sensitive period of arm development. At this time, children like to throw things, which is the earliest standard for the development of hand-eye coordination. Therefore, the small toys just meet his behavioral needs of throwing things around, and other small parts can satisfy the baby's short-term curiosity, but without many interesting sound effects, it is unlikely for long-term play.
As for the toddler function, the handle and height are reasonably designed. As for the speed adjustment function, you have to read the instructions to discover it. The front wheel has a hidden buckle that can jam the wheel. When pushing, it doesn't move at all and the possibility of overturning is relatively high.
Overall review: Cheap price, light weight, no speed adjustment, low playability
Aubei baby walker
Aubei Elephant baby walker Baby Stroller Aobei Baby Multifunctional Speed ??Adjustable Children's Walking Toy 169 Yuan Tmall Selected to Buy
Aobei Toys is a well-known domestic toy brand with a mid-range price. For this walker, From the appearance point of view, it is the best-looking car among so many cars. From the front, its panel is much simpler. It has an animal building block function. When you insert it into the hole, a short story will play. Press There will be animal sound effects. From the rear panel, there is still much to see. There is a shaped inlet that can slide out from the front proboscis, and there are 6 buttons that can play driving sound effects and Category 3 car sound effects respectively. As for the toddler function, the rear The adjustable speed of the wheels is a nice feature, but the handle is too narrow and not suitable for babies to grasp.
Overall review: The shape is very cute, the function is single, and the playability is low
The Fisher-Price baby walker
The Fisher-Price baby walker is a multi-functional lion toddler Stroller baby 6/7-18 months anti-rollover baby walker 156 yuan Tmall selection to buy
This is from Fisher-Price, except for the little hippopotamus, this walker is the most popular one from Fisher-Price A typical representative, the color and shape are eye-catching. In addition to the toddler stand, the lion panel is equipped with multiple toys that can train the baby's fine motor development. The nose and 3 buttons can emit voice sounds and lights.
Overall review: good appearance, light weight, simple functions, low playability
VTech baby walker
Wikipedia VTech VTech Walker stroller, adjustable speed toddler stroller, baby toy for 1 year old, two-speed variable speed, learning table with rich functions, value 18 reviews 1 original 2 good price 7 Go to buy View details
VTech The brand has been introduced before. The brand is very popular in European and American markets, so the price is relatively high-end. But I have to say that the toys of this company are really conscientious and substantial. Each toy comes with a bunch of toys. Functional voice, anti-collision and fall resistance.
This walker has an adjustable speed rear wheel, a detachable panel and a bunch of highly playable toys on the panel. There are a lot of shapes matching, recognizing animals, colors, numbers, piano keys, practicing colors, plucking, turning, flipping and other actions. It has two modes of music and learning, and the buttons have different voices, which is very rich. My favorite thing about Mom is the "hidden duck" toy. When I turn it over, it makes a magical voice saying "The little duck is here."
For toddlers, the speed-adjustable rear wheel is more sturdy and smooth than the long-nosed elephant design of Aubei. It has two gears, fast and slow, and just rotates. The surprise is that when the car is pushed, sound effects play to encourage the baby to move forward. As we all know, babies are very curious about the logic of cause and effect. Producing sound effects, sounds and lights from an action is really fun for them. ?
It is said that this walker sells millions of units in the European and American markets every year. I checked Meiya and found that it ranks first in sales with more than 8,000 reviews. 4.7 stars are rare on Meiya.
Overall comments: Many functions, strong practicality, and high price
Okay, you moms and netizens can go and buy it, I will go and eat dirt. Of these walkers, I kept the VTech walker for him to play with (the magical toy panel attracted him), and gave the rest away (my alias is Lei Feng).