@hellosweetie, @showersoverflowers that's what everyone said about crawling too lol but I found an exercise and I tried it a couple times and she immediately started crawling everywhere. Just hoping there's a trick for walking too :/ lol

There not much we can do, tbh...You can try and encourage it by giving her lots of free space and calling her to you while she is standing, but it won't happen til she is ready lol my girl pulled up to a stand by herself and started cruising at 6.5 months, so she was SUPER early, but she didn't start taking a step without holding til about 9 months, and even then she doesn't walk all the time, only a bit here and there throughout the day...she was getting really good and then at 11 months she got an ear infection and stopped trusting her balance and wouldn't walk anymore...her birthday is in 6 days and she is only now starting to realize she can trust herself again, although it is slow coming...she'll walk a few steps a few times a day whereas she WAS walking clear across the room before ear infection....my best advice is just let it happen when she is ready lol cuz they are stubborn or nervous or both lol

wrap a ruler in fabric and have her hold onto it like it's a handle. She'll feel more secure and begin to take those first independent steps. However, she may just need more time to strengthen her muscles. work with her on squatting. Have her squat and reach up for snacks or toys. do not give them if she stands.. This encourages core strength which helps tremendously with beginning walkers

@santistevanmommie, lol I try and she just squats down and starts crawling. Or she falls. One of the two hahaha 😂

Haha but you could try letting go of her hand as she walks and see what she does

@santistevanmommie, hahaha okay thanks!

Honestly I didn't do much of anything. One day Caleigha just decided she didn't need to hold on to anything anymore.