by doodle-v 12 Replies latest jw friends
Our daughter is six, and walks on her tippie toes. We always find ourselves saying "walk on your feet!" to her. I worry that this is going to ruin her ankles or her feet as she get older but we arent sure how to get her to stop. Anyone have young kids that walk on their toes? Do you think its a big enough deal to take her to a doctor?
Doodle-V
Doodle,
Your daughter has over-tight hamstrings. Our eldest son had this and would walk on tiptoes everywhere. The hospital even suggested that it might have been caused by brain damage at birth which caused us much needless worry.
Anyway, they prescribed a course of stretching exercises which he followed to the letter. However, he eneded up walking with slightly splayed out feet to correct the tendency.
If you're daughter can't touch her toes or get anywhere near doing so, tight, non-elastic hamstrings are the cause.
Englishman.
Does she ever put her feet all the way down? Flat?
Surely the teacher at school has seen this tendency.
Yes by all means bring it to the attention of her pediatrician. There are medical conditions that maybe causing it. Just like E-man's experience with his son. There are others.
Joy
Eman and Joyzabel,
I think you're right,
Thank you
Doodle-V
hehe... I was sitting here thinking: "Hell, she just wants to be a ballerina... leave her alone."
Yeah... you may want to let the Dr. take a look at her.
lol, thanks Elsewhere
It surely won't hurt to take her to a doctor. It may mean nothing except she likes to walk that way.. but since you are a little concerned, at least it would ease you to know it wasn't anything..
My brother actually walked on his tip toes all the time when he was little. There wasn't anything wrong. He just liked it..
Most definitely have her Dr. take a look. I don't want to scare you, but this can be a symptom of something serious.
Or, it could be nothing.
Either way, it's better to know.
Doodle, now don't laugh, but I started doing that when I was a little girl...cause I was always so little!!!
I find myself still doing it...I am only 5 feet tall...
Mr. CB thought it quite amusing when he first saw me doing it...oh well...
No harm for me..I have very athletic, nice shaped legs...so if that is any consolation for your daughter's future leg look, I wouldn't worry...lol
Codeblue
doodle
I used to walk on my tippy-toes as a child, too. There were no medical problems in my case, but it's always best to get things checked.
Hope everything turns out okay. (Bet she's too cute!)
talesin
