*In order to teach your child to walk, of course your child has to first learn how to crawl. Let your baby explore and spend more time laying down on the floor a top a colourful playmat. There is one big factor that can lead to laziness and I believe that carrying your baby around a lot can cause slow development, so I urge you not to get to comfortable with carrying your child around. It also gives them the idea that they need to be carried all the time, and will cry if they are not being carried around, so please try to limit yourself from doing this.
*When you lay your child down on the floor lay down in front of them with both of you facing the floor. If your child has yet to move try this. When your baby is watching you laying down push the top half of your body upward with your arms stretched out twist your head around as though you are looking around for something. Slowy bring your legs in so that your are on hands and knees and then take your whole body back so that you are sitting on your calves. Confusing? I know. But if you understand this and if you have a lot of spare time then do this as often as you can, and eventually your baby will try to do what you are doing.
*While they are laying down, it's a good idea to call to them from different positions so that they have to learn to push up with their arms and look around for you, which should eventually encourage them to turn their whole body around to face you. It won't happen straight away as good things take time.
*This is a good way to teach your child to crawl. Your child learns from what you do. If your child watches you constantly as you move around the room then that is the time to try this step. Crawling around the room in front of your child will encourage them to try it as well.
*If your child is crawling around freely without assistance, this is the time to stand them up and hold both their hands firmly with yours and walk them around the house. They will soon let you know when they have finished. Try to let them do the walking themselves without you pushing them along, but with you still holding their hands.
*To get up from a crawling position you can teach them to go toward something they can lift themselves up on. This is the one I used.
*You can also try a harder one once your child is progressing and that is to get them to stand with bum in the air and with hands and feet touching the ground. Then get them to push themselves up to a standing position.
Those are all the tips I have for teaching your child to walk.
