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canonical: https://aderettherapy.com.au/resources/how-late-can-walking-be-and-still-be-normal/
title: How late can walking be and still be normal?
slug: how-late-can-walking-be-and-still-be-normal
date: 2026-07-13
type: podcast
status: published
image: 2026-07-13.jpg
image_alt: Aderet Therapy Weekly podcast cover: silhouette of a child on a ride-on toy in a blurred playroom, 13 July 2026
summary: Your baby is a year old and not walking. How late can walking be and still be normal? Plain numbers on bum shuffling and corrected age for prems.
keywords: late walking, bum shuffling, gross motor milestones, corrected age, premature babies, baby development, gross motor skills, paediatric physiotherapy, paediatric physiotherapy Campbelltown, NDIS
podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7eAqmOhJ4u7S1Sl7P30Fxx
---
Your baby is a year old and not walking. Someone at playgroup has a walker. So how late can walking be and still be normal?

This episode gives real numbers. Babies who get around by bum shuffling, scooting along on their bottom, often walk later than average, sometimes closer to fifteen to eighteen months rather than around the first birthday, and that is still inside the normal range. The children who have been followed up generally turned out to move perfectly well.

Because there is no single right way to become mobile. Bum shuffling in particular worries a lot of parents and really does not need to. What matters is that your baby is progressing and is starting to take weight through their legs.

The second half of the episode is for parents whose baby arrived early. Corrected age is a fairer ruler: take your baby's age since birth and subtract how many weeks or months early they arrived. A six month old who came three months early has a corrected age of three months, and three months is the development you would gently expect.

The calm when to check list: not attempting to pull up to stand or take weight through the legs in any way by around the first birthday; not cruising furniture or attempting to step by eighteen months; only ever using one side of the body; or losing a skill they used to have. None of those mean something is wrong. They mean it is worth a look.

**Topics covered:** when do babies walk, late walking, bum shuffling, bottom shuffling, commando crawl, baby not crawling, skipping crawling, premature baby development, corrected age, adjusted age, paediatric physiotherapy, gross motor milestones, Campbelltown, Macarthur, NSW.

## Read more from Aderet Therapy

- [Is bum shuffling bad?](https://aderettherapy.com.au/resources/bum-shuffling-bad/)
- [When should I be concerned about my baby developing properly?](https://aderettherapy.com.au/resources/baby-developing-properly/)

## Sources behind this episode

Raising Children Network. healthdirect and Pregnancy, Birth and Baby. Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists. Children's Health Queensland red flags guide. Sydney Children's Hospitals Network. Aderet Therapy: Is bum shuffling bad?

## In this episode

- 00:00 - Intro
- 01:42 - Song: Your Own Road
- 03:50 - Bum shuffling
- 07:21 - Song: Any Way You Go
- 09:29 - Corrected Age in Premature babies
- 12:09 - Song: In Your Own Time
- 14:17 - When to seek help

## Contact

- Website: [aderettherapy.com.au](https://aderettherapy.com.au)
- Phone: [02 4949 7276](tel:+61249497276)
- Address: Suite 10, 261 Queen Street, Campbelltown NSW 2560

## Disclaimer

The voices in this podcast are AI.