Three months of fatherhood have done much to redirect some of C-Rock's ill-informed ideas about parenting. Teaching our son to walk earlier than humanly possible, however, is not one of them. He enlists Chip in a strict regiment of "walking training". Fueling C-Rock's fire is the "evidence" that the daily exertion is "working". Indeed, when C-Rock supports Chip under the arms and holds him over a hard surface, the little milk monster begins to march.
The stepping reflex is an inborn tendency for infants to alternate stretching out one leg and then the other when held up-right over almost any surface. It is one of a set of primitive reflexes that has allowed human newborns to survive since our dawn. Sure, there is no seeming survival advantage the ability to mimic walking only when fully supported, but the stepping reflex is actually meant to allow a newborn to sort of shimmy up mama in order to get to the good stuff. While it is very cute to watch, it is nothing unique to our son.
Have I imparted this knowledge on C-Rock? Of course. Many times. Has it caused him a moment's hesitation in his mission? No sir!!
