Birth Season of Babies Influences First Walk
I t sure was true for us. Babies born in the winter learn to crawl sooner than summer time babies, according to a new study. Our son, born in June, didn't learn to crawl until he was a year old, and didn't walk till he was almost 17 months. I panicked about the walking. People said, "Enjoy it," but I just wanted him to be like the other babies -- now running and jumping and climbing, while our son just tried to slide along the dirty floors in restaurants and anywhere we put him down. Then, one night (I was sleeping), my husband was reading the paper and looked up and thought, oh, there's Phillip, walking across the floor to me. Say what ??? Like most kids who start walking at a later age, there was no falling down or bumping into things for him. Once he walked, he walked. T he season of a baby’s birth influences its motor development during its first year of life, a new study by University of Haifa researcher's shows, according to newswise.com. B...