Willa Walker - Turquoise- A tool for helping toddlers learn to walk

Very awesome product! Such a simple but great idea. My son had some issues walking and was afraid to let go of my hands and stand up tall this helped a great deal. His physical therapist was very impressed with this product as well.

One of the greatest things we have bought off of amazon. Incredibly made and very smart! I love ours and hope this makes people understand how great it is. We have a seven month and he is up already with the help of this

Does not work....money wasted

My grandson loves this!

Please do not purchase this item. While the inventor certainly had good intentions with this clever idea....it is a BAD idea for child development. The process of learning to walk (which we have been doing for millions of year) is a process necessary for development (body and brain). They are working on developing their vestibular and proprioceptive systems when they are learning to walk. A child needs to fall and get up, on her own. It's essential for the little ones in order to develop core strength, balance, a feeling for gravity. Having two hands held up in the air to maintain balance is not only unnatural, but not good for her. Please do not buy this product for your little one. It's a nice idea, and I am sure the developer was trying to help... but it will hamper your little ones development. (And don't buy those infant walkers either or infant activity centers that keep kids unnaturally upright either. They are also getting in the way of your child's growth. I am seeing so many kids with developmental issues today, and I suspect much of it has to do with all these modern gadgets.

As a child development specialist, this invention is absolutely awful to help a child walk. Hands should not be up in the air, they should be able to catch themselves when they fall. Arms should also be down for balance. This would actually delay walking because children aren't learning to balance or stabilize themselves.

I think this is genius! Wish I'd had this for my 4 children, & 7 grandchildren. As for the comment about it being bad for the child. Wrong. Normally, you're leaning over while the child is holding either one or both of your hands. They're reaching up anyway, and you're reaching down, & bending over if you are a full sized adult, causing stress on your back. The child's balance would actually be better holding on to two rings instead of one finger. This offers so many advantages. You can keep 2 children busy at once. You can walk one child and still have your other hand free to carry a younger child, groceries, open doors, walk the dog, including being able to catch the child if they falter. I would not use it to train a child to walk earlier than they are ready, only as a tool to help them support themselves when the time is right. As soon as these are back in stock, I'm going to order one for a dear friend who just had a baby.

This can easily be made with a large dowel, 2 large curtain rings and 2 lengths of ribbon sewn in place to secure pieces together. Maximum $5.00 in cost to make for 1......pennies in multiples