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When is a baby considered to have started walking?

I've heard friends say their baby started walking and the babies are all doing differently, either they are cruising, Takes steps with assistance (toy or person), Takes a step or steps without any assistance, or Can take many steps to get from one place to another.

So, which one is it? When do you consider a baby to be walking?

Public Comments

1. Taking steps without any help or support. Probaly about 7 or more steps

2. I consider a baby to be "walking" at the point when they are spending almost as much time walking as what they spend crawling. They may still be falling every now and then...or may still prefer to walk from furniture to furniture...but they are noticeably spending a lot of their time on their feet and will stand up (even if they do it by pulling up on the furniture) on their own without a parent picking them up to "help" them stand. That is just my opinion and not based on any "professional" advice or information.

3. When they can take steps (at least 5) with out any support. If they need support from either another person or object they are cruising. Once they are able to take a few steps unsupported on a regular basis, it wont be long until they are a confident walker, opting to walk instead of crawl or cruise.

4. A baby is walking when he can take multiple steps without any aid. It is just like crawling, just because he can move with assistance doesn't mean that he is crawling.

5. I don't know what the right answer is, but I've always thought babies are considered to be walking when they start holding on to people's hands and taking steps that way. They may have assistance but it's still walking. My daughter is taking steps around furniture but I don't really consider that walking because it's not consistent and she only takes a few at a time.

6. I consider walking when they can take at least 5 steps without any aid. My daughter was cruising along furniture at 7 months, I did not consider that walking, at 9.5 months she was taking steps without any aid (from holding a chair taking 8 steps to me etc) That is when I considered her walking. Good luck

7. Taking many steps without assistants. I wouldn't consider taking 1-2 steps "walking".