I don't think many babies "take first steps" like as a parent you play with your kids, hold their hands and pretend to walk training them etc. It's not like its a line where babies just stop crawling, stand up and walk perfectly. There are multiple levels, babies walking while holding on to stuff, babies taking one step and falling, babies walking with their parents and so on. Walking is a continuous learning thing, on multiple fronts. It would be extremely hard to draw a line where you say "that was not the first step" and "this was a first step".
Like when was the first time your kid draw something. The first time they got a hold of a tool that could make a mark, before they even could control their arms and understood their connection to them? The first time they made a mark on a piece of paper? First time you could actually recognize what they tried to draw?
It's very hard to put a straight binary measurement on something continuous or "a spectrum", especially when it's not even one spectrum but multiple, kids have to learn how to balance and all that. Some kids can basically run if you just help them a tiny bit with their balance, some kids can balance perfectly well but don't even get the concept of walking.
Nah first steps are absolutely a thing. I have my daughter's on video.
But it's usually pull themselves up (e.g. a couch) and toddle around with the support. But then there is a clear first time where they walk a short distance without any support.
So where do you draw the line? The first time they took 1 step? First time they took 2 steps? 3? 4? 5? The first time the let go of their support, took a step then grabbed the support again? The first time they managed to walk on a slope without falling? It's continuous learning.
The guy you were responding to already answered your question. Now you’re just overcomplicating something that is a very simple concept to most people.
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u/Psyonicpanda 21h ago
If these really are his first steps, he’s walking surprisingly confidently