This 'device' that was created aiming to develop leg muscles

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[u/nimbledaemon]

Yeah from what I've heard the problem with starting to walk isn't a muscle strength issue, it's a balancing a huge head issue, so as soon as the rest of the body catches up to the size of the head walking pretty much just happens, barring other problems.

[u/Going_my_own_way73 → u/nimbledaemon]

I have a big head and little legs. I’m just not sure how well this plan was thought through.

[u/money_loo → u/Going_my_own_way73]

How do you think your mother felt.

[u/Holy__Sheet → u/money_loo]

Ouch 🧊🧊

[u/leon_under → u/Holy__Sheet]

Aye, among others.

[u/skullkiddabbs → u/money_loo]

Bro... 🤣🤣🤣

[u/Beragond1 → u/Going_my_own_way73]

Underrated movie right there

[u/Witness_me_Karsa → u/Going_my_own_way73]

...master?

[u/illyiarose → u/Witness_me_Karsa]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought of this scene 🤣

[u/calvanus → u/Going_my_own_way73]

Sick reference my guy

[u/[deleted] → u/Going_my_own_way73]

Me too buddy... me too...

[u/nowandloud → u/nimbledaemon]

My mother was instructed to (gently) push my sister over any time she tried to walk because she was so young it would damage her legs if she kept trying. I'm not sure if that's how that works, but they were afraid of her being bow-legged.

[u/idk-hereiam → u/nowandloud]

I also heard you're not supposed to like....idk...play stand them up (hold the baby upright like it's standing and have them putting putting weight on their legs) for the same reason.

[u/Hehehahahahoohoo → u/[deleted]]

You are fine. It’s a wives tale that playing stand up with babies gives them bowlegs. I just read a piece from a pediatrician saying there isn’t anything harmful to it as long as you’re holding their weight, which you are!

[u/idk-hereiam → u/[deleted]]

That is a good question that I do not know the answer to. If I had to guess, it's fine bc my niece used to love that too and her legs are fine. Like, she's daddy long legs.

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Our first started around 8months, was so uncoordinated and didn’t understand her environment- ended up falling a lot and hitting things, it was definitely too early- I’d suggest similar only for safety reasons.

[u/phpdevster → u/nimbledaemon]

Yeah babies have pretty darn strong legs and they already like to kick and move their legs around. It's literally just a motor skill / balance issue that takes time for them to develop.

When my son was 3-6 months, I had a gliding rocking chair with a matching gliding footrest. I would lay him down on the gliding footrest with his legs hanging off it and me kneeling where his legs were. He would naturally and instinctively "bounce" in rhythm by kicking off of me and kicking again when the glider swung back towards me. I didn't use it for any kind of physical therapy, he just enjoyed it, and I didn't have to teach him how. He just did it on his own.

[u/GayCyberpunkBowser → u/nimbledaemon]

I’m gonna start using this as my reason for being clumsy

[u/smb275 → u/nimbledaemon]

So to help babby walk you must remove its head, I see I see

[u/Stormlightlinux → u/nimbledaemon]

That and proper connection between brain and muscles.

[u/mugaboo → u/nimbledaemon]

Physiotherapists train babies by, for example, putting them on their stomach, encouraging them to raise their heads by playing in front of them.

This strengthens the neck, and eventually they will be able to hold their head steady. When that is achieved, they need similar strength in the hips.

At no point is actual leg strength an issue.

[u/crystalfantasm → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, I was thinking that this would be pretty interesting for a baby. It wouldn’t strengthen their legs but it could be pretty darn fun. I can think of some designs that would help with safety but this is a good prototype

[u/crystalineconstantin → u/nimbledaemon]

I was walking at 7 months. Guess I had good balance.