baby walker , also: baby push walker

Objects on display include baby walkers, beds, and wall paintings.

"Baby walkers are known to increase the risk of injuries in infancy.

Baby walkers were known as early as the 1440s in Europe.

In Canada, the sale of baby walkers was banned on April 7, 2004.

Baby walkers and playpens are now commonly used for this purpose, or a child harness in older children.

The use of baby walkers should be discouraged."

"Baby walkers, more than any other product, allow kids to get in harm's way in the blink of an eye."

Canada is the first country in the world to ban the sale, importation and advertisement of baby walkers.

All other age groups had their 'tools' for life - such as baby walkers, roller skates and computers.

This ban extends to modified and second hand baby walkers, including those sold at a yard sale or flea markets.

C1 Baby walkers: The question of safety.

Owners of baby walkers may be fined up to $100,000 or sentenced to up to six months in jail.

Modern baby walkers have a base made of hard plastic sitting on top of wheels and a suspended fabric seat with two leg holes.

The design of modern parent-assisted baby walkers is similar to leading strings in that the child is suspended upright while learning to walk.

"This study provides additional evidence that baby walkers are associated with delay in achieving normal locomotor milestones," the authors wrote.

She has voted against safety standards for baby walkers, crib slats, bunk beds and baby bath seats.

They expressed particular concern about her reluctance to push for federal oversight of faulty baby walkers, baby bathtubs and bunk beds.

Parent-assisted baby walkers were developed as an alternative to traditional baby walkers.

Daniel and Lois Fermaglich, pediatricians, say that the trouble with baby walkers is that they crash.

These types of baby walkers differ greatly from traditional baby walkers as they require full parent assistance while in use.

It is said that the use of baby walkers or devices that help to hold the baby upright are said to delay the process of walking.

DOCTORS and consumer advocates have long sought to ban baby walkers because they cause more injuries than any other children's product.

Parent-assisted baby walkers offer a safer method for teaching a child to walk over traditional baby walkers that can be unattended while in use.

In fact, CPSC, American Academy of Pediatrics and other organizations have issued warnings to discourage parents from using baby walkers.

They pointed to three instances in which Miss Gall chose not to regulate defective products - bath seats, bunk beds and baby walkers - preferring that the manufacturers fix them voluntarily.