What Other Parents Are Reading Choosing Safe Baby Products: The
Dangers of Walkers Walkers are devices that use a wheeled frame
and suspended seat to allow babies to propel themselves using
their feet. There are many reasons to avoid them. The American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) strongly discourages the use of
walkers because of the risk of serious injuries. Why you should
avoid walkers: - It is estimated that more children are injured
in baby walkers than in any other infant product. - Babies in
walkers can fall over objects and can roll into hot stoves,
pools, and heaters. - Most kids younger than 15 months who
sustain injuries from infant walkers are injured when falling
down stairs. - Gates at the top of stairs do not prevent falls
and even the best adult supervision doesn't guarantee that these
falls won't happen. - Research shows that walkers do not provide
any advantage to a child's development. Walkers do not teach
infants to walk or enable them to walk sooner than they would
without one. Walkers als