Putting a baby in a walker is like giving a teenager a Ferrari -- definitely not recommended.
That's why, as of April 2007, Canada has banned the sale, importation and advertising of all baby walkers. It's against the law to even sell a used baby walker at a garage sale or flea market.
Baby walkers have resulted in serious injuries. Falls down stairs in baby walkers are the greatest cause of head injuries for children under the age of two, according to studies done for Health Canada.
Most injuries are caused by falls when the baby walker tips and the baby is thrown downstairs or crashes into furniture, heaters or ovens. There is also an increased risk of your baby being burnt by previously inaccessible objects, such as candles and hot cups of tea. Thirdly, it allows her to reach household poisons, such as perfume, mouthwash or alcohol, left at a previously safe level.
Despite the Canadian ban, injuries from baby walkers are still a risk for Canadian children since some are available as hand-me-downs. But, remember, studies indicate that walkers do not help babies learn to walk and can actually lead to delays in child development, so there's really no benefit to using a baby walker.
If you have a baby walker, Health Canada strongly suggests that you discard it. Make sure you remove the wheels so that it will not place an infant at risk if someone else retreives it.
Conclusion: Walkers won't help your baby learn to walk and in fact, using one too much may even delay her development slightly. A baby needs to roll, crawl, sit and to play on the floor, in order to reach her developmental milestones.
Understood baby?? NO walker for you! :p
Walker dolu2 kala
Walker canggih..bleh lompat
Walker bleh 'ride'
Walker boleh 'rock'+ mama bleh pegang
Walker boleh 'drive'. hahah!
However,mama will consider this.. :P
Walker kena tolak
2 comments:
mmm...boleh je nak pakai walker.but make sure kita selalu jaga mana dia pergi. at the same time, kita dpt bagi dia bergerak dgn bebas. tapi dia tak akan pakai lama..esp masa dia dah nak mula bangun berdiri n jalan.
time ni la yg dia merengek2 nak keluar dari walker...yg terakhir tu not bad..good choice..at least tak macam standard walker...yg terkurung tu...
nanti bila nak ajar zara berjalan pun nak pakai yang gambar last tu. zaman dulu tade benda alah tu memang semua orang pun pakai walker. tapi orang2 tua kata kalau pakai walker nanti baby jalan kengkang. tatau la betul ke tak.
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