Babywalkers delay infant development
Babywalkers are associated with significant delay in achieving normal
locomotor milestones. In a cross sectional study of 190 normal healthy
infants, Garrett and colleagues (p 1494) found that crawling, standing
alone, and walking alone occurred later in infants using babywalkers.
Strong associations were also found between the amount of babywalker
use and the extent of developmental delay. They suggest that the use of
babywalkers should be discouraged.
(Credit: DR ARTHUR TUCKER/SPL)
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