<font face="trebuchet ms"> WALKER, errr... my nephew is 4 and still walk on tip-toed on both feet.... he was in walker.... but didnt know how long is per session in it lah... my niece is 2 and she's okay lor... she was on walker on 10-15min as her caregiver - grandma likes to bring her out gai gai instead staying @ home.... so like Jas J said a SHORT time bah will not be harm.... but we still will not use walker on our kids as no space @ home for them to "zoom" keke.... so they have to depend on themselves lor.... my girl started to walk @ 13/14th mth as we encouraged her to walk .... even we had make our niece to walk on herself coz her parents simply said "didnt how to do it" and got worry when she cldnt walk @ 15th mth.... so words of encouragement is very impt.... </font>
<font face="arial black">saying No to baby</font>
<font face="trebuchet ms">(posted this in mar09 thread so just wanna shre with you all) try to use action words instead of NO... me used HANDS OFF when my girl touch danger things, things she shld not touch, kinda... when she cried, me wld tell her CLOSE YOUR MOUTH, then she wld stop, eventually... find it more effective than saying NO... my niece everything is NO.... coz sil said this to her only... and dont use the word PROPERLY, like sit properly, stand properly... how does the kid how proper is proper??! me learnt these thru here.... now my boy understands HAND OFF whenever we say to him... we-- hubby, my girl, n myself lah... but other family members still str say NO... sigh.... </font>
<font face="arial black">saying No to baby</font>
<font face="trebuchet ms">(posted this in mar09 thread so just wanna shre with you all) try to use action words instead of NO... me used HANDS OFF when my girl touch danger things, things she shld not touch, kinda... when she cried, me wld tell her CLOSE YOUR MOUTH, then she wld stop, eventually... find it more effective than saying NO... my niece everything is NO.... coz sil said this to her only... and dont use the word PROPERLY, like sit properly, stand properly... how does the kid how proper is proper??! me learnt these thru here.... now my boy understands HAND OFF whenever we say to him... we-- hubby, my girl, n myself lah... but other family members still str say NO... sigh.... </font>