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Jumping

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rebl · 06/12/2009 18:17

What is the latest age that others dc have started jumping (getting both feet off the ground at the same time)? My dd (3.5yrs) still can't and I'm beginning to wonder if I should be worried. She can walk, run, ride a bike with stabilisers. She can jump on our trampoline which is a little one with a bar to hold onto. When on that she can get both feet off the ground but she is using her arms on that bar. She is very clumsy, often misses the door and walks into the door frame, falls over when running, falls over toys on the floor, but I don't see that as being any different to some other 3.5yr olds. But I have noticed that all her peers are jumping. At ballet they do this jumping thing and all the class is jumping and dd is doing a weird stamping foot thing. Should I be concerned?

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rebl · 07/12/2009 09:43

Anyone?

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Chaotica · 07/12/2009 11:50

DS can at 2, DD only fairly recently (she is 3y 7m, and she can't ride a bike yet).

Rollmops · 08/12/2009 12:19

Our twins (boys) started jumping (off furniture, low trees, anything really ) around 17 months, jumping up and down around 20 months.
Then again, I was jumping around with them so they started imitating me...
You should see the Daring Duo 'play rugby' at barely 2 years old, never thought the game could look so sweet . Martin Johnson, watch out....

Scottie22 · 08/12/2009 13:17

My dd is 2.5 and can't jump at all. She can walk and run but hasn't got the strength in her trunk to jump or walk up the stairs by herself. All her peers seem to be jumping around and dd also does that foot stamping thing when she's trying to copy them! Ballet is a great thing to be doing to improve strength and co-ordination - I'm hoping dd might manage classes when she gets a bit older too..

TattyCatty · 08/12/2009 13:26

DD aged 3.10 can't jump with both feet off the ground yet. She tries to, but it's always more of a skip or stamp. She also can't (or rather won't - she will do if she's reminded) walk up stairs with alternate feet. She was a very late crawler (15 months) and walker (20 months), so has always been behind her peers in movement. She can barely peddle a bike and doesn't really "get" how to use a scooter.

It's something that I'm keeping an eye on rather than being concerned about at this stage, but will get her Nursery teacher's view on it when we have our consultations after Christmas.

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