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What inspires a baby to walk?

An interesting study was carried out in 2021 into what motivates babies to walk. According to most studies, babies walk because they want to reach a destination: a person, a place or an object. But is this actually true? Here we look at this new study, and the conclusion it came to.

Learning to walk in the home

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Should they be walking now? Things to think about if your child still prefers crawling or shuffling

Even when you know all children develop at their own pace, it can be hard to resist the temptation to compare your baby’s progress with other children. If your friends’ children all seem to be walking, but your little one still likes to crawl you might begin to wonder if you should be worried – so here are a few things to think about.

A broad range of ‘typical’

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Barefoot is brilliant... but why? And more importantly... how?

When we learn to walk, we’re (often) barefoot or in socks. In many countries around the world going barefoot throughout much of childhood, and beyond, is expected. In many other countries, including in the UK, it seems that once children can walk in shoes they almost never come off – and certainly not outside. We want parents to feel confident to let their toddlers, children and themselves run free with bare feet just a little more often. Here’s why.

Going barefoot has lots of advantages – for the feet and the rest of your toddler’s body!

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