Being a parent disabused me of the idea of "first words" or "first steps".
It's not like they suddenly figure out how to walk or talk. You start with something that doesn't resemble words or steps much at all, and gradually improves until they're properly walking and talking.
Yeah. First words are even harder to tell. For me, first steps are when a kid is standing up shaking on their legs hanging on to some support and when they let go, if they shuffle a couple steps before falling down instead of their knees immediately giving out where they stand.
Eh, first words are tough I agree, but you can absolutely see the first steps. There is a first time they take more than a step without holding on to something.
Sure, but even then there's stepping while lightly holding something, letting go of something and taking a step or two before falling, standing up from the ground and taking a couple of steps, and then finally being able to walk an indeterminate distance before falling down and crying like they just lost their hand.
Sure, but I think most people say "baby's first steps", and mean the phase where they 'let go of something and take a step or two' (although some babies walk by standing up from sitting and stepping... one of my kids walked that way, never did the 'let go from what i am holding' step). The first time they take more than one step is the moment.
But yes, that doesn't mean they suddenly start fully walking at that point.
Some kids really do walk like this with their first steps. Child developmental milestones vary so much between individuals. Some babies can only take two steps the first time, and some will get up and walk across the room. (I work with tons of kids this age and study infant development)
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u/fuckingsignupprompt 21h ago
Yeah, that's not a first walk. That's like an alien's idea of a human first walk.