I call this a theory, because as any mom knows, what works for one kid doesn't work for them all. But a friend of mine last week suggested that we give Harper something to hold onto while she stands. (For those of you who don't know, Harper has a fear of standing without touching something. Even if she's barely leaning on something with one leg she's ok, but otherwise she won't stand alone.) So Friday, Chris grabbed two sharpie markers and held onto each end in each hand while Harper held onto the others. Then he let go. Lo and behold, Harper kept standing...just like that! I wasn't convinced that it would work, since she's always got something in her hands anyway, but for some reason this was different to her. Now she's standing on her own for a good minute or two before sitting down. Her new confidence is helping her learn to walk, too. She only holds onto one of my hands now while she walks across the room. She's had the strength for a while, I'm just glad she's starting to conquer her fear. Hope this helps someone someday, it sure helped us!
Hahaha--by the looks of the picture I thought your theory was going to be about plopping your baby in a foot of snow and how that would help them to feel secure and balanced in order to stand on their own. But I do like the holding-onto-something theory--may have to try it.
ReplyDeleteLOL, I don't know Liz, but I was thinking the same thing! :)
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