[blparent] Walkers/jumpers

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

Jan,

My mom, who has 16 years as a teacher an degree in early childhood ed
including child development, told me that neither will help a child walk
any sooner, and more disconcerting is that they can actually cause
damage to the spine since a child that young is still developing. This
includes the walkers as much as the jumpers.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
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Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 00:00:19 -0500
From: jan wright <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com>
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Subject: [blparent] walkers/ jumpers/ ????
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Hi All,
I have not thought about walkers or jumpers (they hang from the door
and your lo sits in it and jumps) for years. I would not have bought
such clunky things, but again, my sister found one for me. I thought
that I wouldn't use it, but, I don't know. As my little one seems to
like to jump lots, I am tempted.
But, I have some questions first.
1. we have the jumping thing, not the walker, but are there any
studies saying that this jumping thing is not good for a child's feet,
etc? And, weren't there studies saying that a walker actually "didn't"
help a child walk better )? (just in case my mother finds one at a
garage sale).
2. Because my sister got this jumping thing from a friend, I don't
have the documentation. so, at what age should a child be using it?
Should your child's knees be at a 90degree angle when sitting? What
are the other cautions, instructions, etc?. I'd look it up myself, but
I don't even know what that jumping thing is called. It hangs from a
door frame and has a bunjy cord in cased in plastic and then the seat.
thanks for any help.
Jan