my daughter completed 17 months...she stands independently n walks independently between person to person...that means she knows how to walk independently...but my worry is y she herself never attempts to walk nor she walks between furniture...at such time she prefers crawling...is this normal??

1 Answer

Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 6 m old boy4 years ago

A. there is no need to worry if the child has started walking and gradually it will take over crawling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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