can i ask parents of 2.5yr olds a question?

[misdee]

can your child walk 100m without falling over several times? (in fact over 10times sometimes). can they walk holding your hand without falling over? can u walk tyo a local shop with them without them falling over?

[haven]

ds is almost 2..i have even asked the ped about this..1 chiro said legs uneven 1 said no...even the speech teach noticed the falling...but, soooo far no one has said their was a reason for concern....i have notice though that he doesn't pick his feet up all the way sometimes...he wairs down one shoe quicker than the other but the chiro said sometimes that can happen in children...? i can't let him play on playground equipment or even slide down slides alone out of fear he may fall...i don't meen all alone..i meen someone has to go up with him...make him sit down and all that....he HAS GOTTEN BETTER though....but, acording to all the pros...just give it time...

[singersgirl]

Hi Misdee, My DS2 (now 3.8) was worrying me a bit at the beginning of the school year (just turned 3) as he seemed to stumble and trip a lot when I was holding his hand on the walk up to DS1's school. And I did notice that he was often very busy looking all around him and behind him and at his shadow etc, so perhaps that was part of why he didn't pay attention to the pavement.
I didn't do anything about it and as it happens realised just last week that he hardly trips at all now. Of course he does sometimes when he's tired. I hope this is reassuring - my DS just seems to have got better as he's got older.

[natts]

my son is slightly pigeon toed and i have to be careful what shoes he is wearing.one particular pair he sometimes wears he will fall over more often in. if you stand in front of them and get them to walk towards you then you can generally notice this. but any pead should pick this up,so i'm sure it would have already been diagnosed if it was that bad. oh by the way my son is 2.5 he will be tree in nov.

[AussieSim]

DS is 28mo and can walk without falling over for great distances - prefers not to hold my hand. Some of my friends say that the falling over phase is brought on by a growth spurt - I guess the theory is they are getting used to their new/changing shape. That would explain why my DS doesn't fall over - he is a tiny thing, still in the same clothes he had 18mths ago.

[milge]

hi misdee - my ds is 2.7mo and is reliable on his feet, unless he is excited by something, something is in his way, he isn't concentrating. He walked about half a mile home with me yesterday incident free. I would get dd checked, but dd's physio says that they don't take walking/posture problems seriously until after age 3.

[Chandra]

Hi Misdee, DS is 2 and 3m and he trips with his feet very often, he can't hop, can barely manage jumping (vey small heights), and has a rather peculiar way of running. Sometimes I worry because I see children far younger that have more confident movement. We have just realised that the single thing that DS got from me is fallen arches. So his feet are not the best for balance, obviously being so familiar with the situation I know DS should be using, by now, special shoes that help correct the arch but I don't have a clue of where to find them here. Does that help? .... I'm not sure, does it? anyways...

[BadHair]

Haven't read all the replies, Misdee, but ds2 is 2.7 and can't walk 100m without falling over. His feet turn inwards quite noticably too, so I took him to GP. Was advised to keep his socks and shoes off as much as possible, especially through the summer, and to come back if he's still stumbling and pigeon toed by the time he's 3.
Apparently the paeds aren't keen to see them about these kind of walking problems until they're 3 as 2-3 yr olds are usually quite stumbly when walking.
HTH.

[Gobbledigook]

Misdee, ds2 is 2 yrs 6 months. He can walk fine without falling over but he is quite clumsy so I know if he starts to run he'll fall over! If the slightest thing is in his way, crack in pavement for example - he'll fall over it. He can jump fine but probably not hop I don't think.

I worry about him a bit because ds1 is super agile and athletic and ds2 is the opposite. If we go to a park he won't walk any distance and wants to be carried - it drives me nuts.

[Shazzler]

My ds is 20 mths and I would say yes to all these questions too.

[misdee]

will try to gets appointment this week.

[throckenholt]

mine (twins) are 2 yrs 3 months - the answer is normally yes to all of your questions.

[misdee]

i was sent the forms for DLA for mobility part but threw them away. am womdering now if should apply.

[Preggars]

Yes, and no! Depends if he's concentrating. He does trip over quite a bit.

[nutcracker]

Erm Ds is 2.4 and I would say that 9 times out of 10 yes he can walk without falling over.

[puddle]

I've had to really make an effort to get dd to walk - when ds was her age dd had arrived so he had to get out of the buggy. I find with two we are always in a rush and the inclination is just ti stick dd in the buggy to get there more quickly - am having to train myself to allow extra time for journeys.

[Dingle]

Are you doing DLA?

[Dingle]

I've started trying to walk Amelia, one way or the other to/from the nursery. That's only 3 times a week, it is getting better in general, but is still very hard work!
I felt like giving up last week, it was just so windy, and she just refused to walk and just stood there holding her little ears and crying, whilst huddles around my leg!
Another time , when her little friend were walkinh one way and we needed to walk in the oppsite direction, she just flopped herself down in a PUDDLE, in the middle of the road!
She constantly wobbles and swings on my arm, I'll end up with arms like an orangutang!!

[misdee]

thats the thing dingle. at this age dd1 was walking beside me, and had good road sense. in fact she walked a lot. still does. dd2 just cant do it.

[Dingle]

misdee, I can remember when DS first started pre-school as soon as he was 2.5. I didn't plan for him to start until he was 3, but I was having so many problems feeding dd, it seemed the fairest thing to do.

dd was in the buggy, and ds would hold the handle of the buggy and walk along very nicely with me. Aware of roads,traffic...yes of course we had the occasional stumble, we still do no he is 5.5! But I use this as a sort of benchmark IYSWIM, when "comparing" how dd is walking!HTH!

[handlemecarefully]

She is older than 2.5 now (2.10), but at 2.5 - yes to all of those.

[misdee]

she is quite fast sometimes, but can be walking slow beside me and falls over nothing.

[mummylonglegs]

Does she try to go quicker than her feet will take her, misdee? My dd's also 2 1/2 and rarely falls over but she walks at a snail's pace and gets tired VERY quickly. I'm trying to convince her that mummy can't carry her everywhere any more!

[misdee]

he saw her walk holding dh hand and said she was fine. he didnt see her in the corridor fallin g over. told me not to be so anxious and nothign wrong with her. also said it could be befcause she is tall for her age.

[clary]

Gaah x-posted again.
Well that sounds about right then, by 2.5 she should be jumping, but hopping at this stage would be pretty impressive actually. DD learned at 3.5 which I think is about average. I just asked thinking about balance. but that sounds OK. Wonder what it might be caused by? What did paed say last time?

[clary]

cross posted with you misdee, sorry, re hospital check. I think another check wd be a good idea.