does/did anyone else´s child "run funny"?

[roundthehouses]

can´t think how else to put it. I see other kids his age running and they run normally. Ds was late to run and has always had a kind of uncoordinated look to it. He doesn´t run much. He is 4. Just wondering really if anyone else´s kid had this, did they grow out of it, is there anything I can do to help him improve?

prompted by him telling me today "mummy everyone else always wins at running and I never do, I want to win too"

ds is 3 but runs like a little toddler kind of looks a bit punch drunk. I'm keeping an eye on it so will be interested in what others have to say

Ds5 runs funny. He's very unco-ordinated and clumsy looking. DH says he runs like me dr thought he might have clicky hips but a scan proved otherwise. He has been very behind doing everything though, so I'm not too bothered just yet

DS2 runs like he is stumbling and trips a lot. He is Dyspraxic.

DS2 runs like Phoebe from Friends. He has dyspraxia.

he doesn´t trip while he´s running but he always looks like he might iykwim? he is pretty clumsy and can fall over his own shadow. i occasionally wonder re. dyspraxia but this seems to be the main issue, his fine coordination (writing, drawing) seems normal, his teacher hasn´t raised any issues.. but still, it´s so markedly different..

so what other signs of dyspraxia are there?

DS 4 runs in a very mechanical fashion like he's too scared to really get going but he had an illness when he was two which has affected (effected?) His coordination. He can't keep up with his peers and will never be athletic. Have you thought about mentioning it to your hv or nursery/school staff? They'll probably know if its within the wide range of typical?

5inthebed - I typed that EXACT post before i previewed!

Dyspraxia FOundation here

DS1 is still unco-ordinated when he runs, and he's 18. He also has no grace at swimming and his handwriting is awful. I do think he is dyspraxic to a degree but he wasn't bad enough to worry about a diagnosis.

My dd "ran funny" sort of side to side. She had poor upper and lower body co-ordination we had her treated via NDD therapy - amaxzing change within a couple of weeks. Really helps with dyspraxia too.

One organisation that offers NDD therapy is this one, but there are others

www.inpp.org.uk/

Loads of info on the site including a screening questionnaire.

no, he doesn´t have many of the things on the list for his age group, maybe 4 or 5? but some are a bit hard to say.

i will mention it to the gp but fully expect for it to be dismissed as hysterical mothering, but we´ll see.

presume there´s nothing i can do to help him improve apart from actually practicing running with him?

my dd was definately not dyspraxic it was just her gross motor skills that were seriously lacking!

Paperview, thanks for that link. My mum mentioned dyspraxia a while ago but I dismissed it. My DS has 11 of the symptoms of his age group

5inthebd - that is exactly how my son runs and DH says I do too!

I truely think all 4 year olds run funny.

Ds was a late walker and has only started running in the last month or so (he is 3) and this has built up over a few months; he started by "trotting" as DH kindly put it

He's very uncoordinated when he walks too, and can't stand still. We found out after 11 months of appointments for Xrays, neurology and physio that he's hypermobile in all of his joints, so all his joints are quite loose. Apparently they tend to grow out of it by about 8 or 9, as in most cases the ligaments stiffen on their own over time.

Just to clarify, when I say can't stand still, I don't mean in the same way most children are on the go, I mean he's physically unable to stand still; he has to keep moving his feet to compensate for his joints not being stiff enough to hold him up.

Yes - DD runs very funny. She's 3 and has low tone in her trunk and hypermobility so when she runs her legs are all stiff to compensate - it really does look strange bless her. I'm worried sick about bullying when she starts school as she's already had a few comments from older kids.

Am interested to hear that INPP can help with these issues - just wish we could afford it for DD!

My dad always ran (and still does) funny but thats because apparently he has/had flat feet which they used to treat back in his day (think he had his legs in plaster for a few months to treat it)

www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168608.php (about fallen arches/flat feet)

www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168608.php