There is growing concern, both in Australia and overseas, about the dangers associated with the use of baby walkers, and calls for them to be banned because they have been involved in a high number of injuries. Most of the injuries are suffered by children under 12 months of age and are to the head. The problem, however, is not so much with the baby walkers themselves.
Baby walkers make children mobile much earlier than normal.
In a baby walker they can be across a room in seconds. For this reason it is vital that children are closely supervised at all times when they are in baby walkers. Before you buy Before you decide to buy a baby walker, have a look at other products which could entertain baby but which don't have wheels, such as playstations. If you decide to buy a baby walker, look for safety features, such as braking mechanisms and wide bases. A new range of baby walkers has a mechanism to stop the baby walker falling when it reaches a change in level, like a step.