https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 19 May 2026 10:07:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-lo-to-go-down-stairs-age-and-method#post-187620 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 05:58:26 +0000 yin 187620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Recently at 13 months my DH tried to lure my LO down the stairs. I was scared that he would fall, and we just watched him slowly go down backwards all on his own. Very scary but glad that he figured out how to go down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-lo-to-go-down-stairs-age-and-method#post-187335 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:46:02 +0000 Andrea 187335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD didn't really go down the stairs until she knew that she could walk down the stairs by herself, at about 20 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-lo-to-go-down-stairs-age-and-method#post-187326 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:32:01 +0000 Boogs 187326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO just figured it out himself. We have a step that leads to the backyard and we let him practice himself to see what worked best for him. He eventually decided to go down backwards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-lo-to-go-down-stairs-age-and-method#post-187261 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:58:41 +0000 Honeybee 187261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD learned right at about 1 year old; she slides down on her butt. At around 20 months, she was able to walk down the stairs, front-facing, holding my hand. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-lo-to-go-down-stairs-age-and-method#post-185568 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:50:49 +0000 Lozza 185568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I much prefer the going-down-backwards method... if he is going down on his butt it's a little too easy for him to just stand up and lean over.<br /> We started probably a month after he was able to go UP the stairs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-lo-to-go-down-stairs-age-and-method#post-185519 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:17:05 +0000 Mrs. Pen 185519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>with the boy I nanny we started as soon as he was crawling/climbing things. He could climb up the steps great but try to go down headfirst. From day one we taught him to turn around and scoot one leg down at a time. He learned really quickly and thankfully has never had a head-first tumble. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-lo-to-go-down-stairs-age-and-method#post-185514 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:14:11 +0000 s1lly 185514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At what age did you teach your LO to go down stairs. Did you use the slide down each step with your butt or climb backwards method? </p>