For the most part Claudia gets by with the walker that we purchased for her around age two. On the verge of turning seven we are looking into the next walker. It has taken us a long time to decide mostly because the perfect walker does not exist. I feel like we are having to choose between two different frames of thought. One: do we push her with a walker that takes a lot of effort to use but is more realistic to transfer in and out of, or Two: do we chose a walker that she can use more easily because it offers her a lot of support. I have to say that after this two-week trial of the KIDWALK, my mind is made up.
Claudia has been doing treadmill walking for about two years now. We have a set-up where we put her walker on top of a frame so that she can hold onto her walker while the treadmill moves and she walks. At best she is able to walk for 10-minute stretches of time before she fatigues. Today we adjusted the set-up and used the KIDWALK on the frame over the treadmill. She walked for 51 minutes! Enough said.
