The first thing that comes as a result of your toddler's interaction with his environment is that few steps he tales towards something.
This is the first things that stays in the memory of a mother and is a fond on at that.
It is full of excitement when you child takes those few staggering steps towards that kitten or at getting to that living room cabinet.
The toddler is not aware of what it is but he is aware that he can get to where he is going faster than just crawling which excites him immediately and wants to give it more trial.
It is a know fact that crawling in itself is a very serious thing for mothers.
So when a child decided to try that for a while longer, please allow him.
Many toddlers start to walk by some kind of help but it has to be when they show some kind on interest in it however.
When your son gets up and lean on the edge of the table, leave him to steady himself.
His curiosity will lead him to go further without holding on to anything or to try and walk round that table without losing his balance.
It is his way of learning.
Let him learn through this.
After your observation, you can then put in an effort of teaching him to do it right.
When my sister had her first child, she was scared.
She didn't even make any effort to lift herself up till she was two years old.
And it was when her mum bought a cat.
Her first few steps were taken in a bid to catch the little kitten.
There are others ways to teach your child to take those few steps, it includes the following: Introduce him into the water.
The wave of the water guides him towards taking steps with the direction of the wave.
He waddles along but he is actually trying out his first few steps.
Then you try it without the water.
Let him sway as much as he can.
It is the movement of the water that will do the job.
Call him to yourself gently with something that is of great interest to him.
Distract him from concentrating of what he is doing.
The other thing is the use of chairs.
Lean him on a chair and play with him from the other end where the back rest is.
Pull the chair gently in a way that he will not feel like it is moving away from him.
He will follow the movement.
Another way is the towel practice.
A child loves to lean on her parent.
Let him lean on you while you tie a towel around yourself.
He will hold on to it then you gently pull out of the towel and hold on to it.
Then you gently move away.
To him, he is still leaning on you and you are the one moving not him.
These are just opinions that might help.
Toddlers need not to rush into doing what they do not want to do, ALWAYS remember that.