Skill spotlight
Most babies won't figure out how to use their legs alternatively on a riding toy until their second year. But as they move themselves forward and backward with boot feet at once, they build gross motor skill and improve their balance.
Sometimes it's hard to know when to introduce certain toys, because it's hard to know how skills a baby needs to be to use them. But even a baby who isn't yet walking can use a riding toy, as long as her legs are long enough to reach the ground. At first you may have to push her a bit so she understands what this game is all about. But soon she'll be pushing herself along (although, as with crawling, she may go backward at first) and squealing delightedly as she rolls from room to room.
Source : Dr Masi, W. S & Dr Leiderman, R. C (2004), Baby Play: 100 Fun-Filled Activities for you & your baby to enjoy, Weldon Owen Publishing Singapore
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