Young children are not concerned with final products. Preschoolers love the process, the doing. Early mobility lessons are about moving through space while having fun. Mobility specialists use a variety of tools with preschoolers to get them used to moving in space and get them ready for cane travel. Even pre-toddlers can benefit from independent movement by using a walker.
Physical therapists have reservations about walkers, so talk to a therapist before trying one.
As an early mobility tool, however, walkers are great because they allow blind children to move through and explore space at a very young age. Toddlers can walk behind objects, like toy shopping carts. These become bumpers as they are pushed about the house or down a sidewalk. Some mobility specialists put hula hoops around students and let them careen about the china shop. Pushing large balls works too.