A milestone in child development which comes after the child learns to stand. Once the child learns to stand by himself/ herself, the next step is to start taking steps forward, holding onto any furniture. This is called cruising. It occurs between 8.5 to 11 months. This milestone proceeds walking independently. Once the child gains confidence to take steps holding furniture, then he/she would proceed to the next milestone of walking independently which would be achieved by the time the child celebrates his/her first birthday.