My dc trip me up every day, drives me mad

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Do yours do the same? Dc 7 and 4 are completely unable to walk in a straight line. They dawdle, stop unexpectedly in the most awkward of places, stop halfway down the stairs etc. They inevitably tripe up, then moan at me if I accidentally catch their ankle or something ony way down.

Today it's just driven me mad. Do yours Do the same, have you found a way to stop it?

Make them walk in front of you?

Yes, all three of mine did this. They grow out of it, but it is annoying until they do.

@Tamarindtree they do! We'll be walking to school, same route every day, and for absolutely no reason one of them will stop dead, then we all clatter into eachother like a stupid comedy sketch, then they moan at me.
@autumnboys when do they stop? Tell me its soon 🤔

Dd 17 is a nightmare for this. Death stare every time.

Are your DC actually cats?

Also you asked when it stops, my DH is 42 and still can't walk in a straight line, unexpectedly stops and hovers in doorways when I am clearly moving from one room to another so....

Kids just do!

when it's really a problem when out I'd tell them they have to walk holding my hand. At home I just give them time to get ahead on the stairs etc.

im not telling you when they grow out if it, because I don't want to depress you!!

My 10yo likes to walk alongside but has a habit of slooooowly leaning in to me until she’s steering me off the path. Drives me fucking nuts.

Sorry but my DH still gets pissed off at me for doing this My mum used to go on about activating my radar because I would constantly bump into people or stand in their way.

I have pretty bad prioperception (sense of where body is in space) and I think it's related to this. Am always walking into furniture etc. Are they not v sporty? You could try some exercises to improve their hand eye coordination or balance, that might improve prioperception and help them to be more aware of where they are.