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wrote in message ... What's the oldest your otherwise normal child was before he walked? Mine is going on 21 months, "cruises" along the couch but otherwise shimmies along the ground on her rump still. Bottom shufflers are on average 4-6 months later to walk tha crawlers. They have less urge to walk as they can carry something in their hands and still move. With dd#1, she needed a reason to walk. Once I bought some of those first walking shoes that are soft, but can be used outside, and let her push the buggy outside she walked. Within a week she would walk everywhere! Debbie |
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wrote in message ... What's the oldest your otherwise normal child was before he walked? Mine is going on 21 months, "cruises" along the couch but otherwise shimmies along the ground on her rump still. My kiddo was 16 months--I remember clearly how she learned to walk. She was crawling along, dragging sunglasses along the floor, and it was very awkward. I looked down, said, "You know, if you got up and walked, you could carry them." She looked at me, looked at the sunglasses, climbed to her feet, and that was that. By the next day she was running. It was very obvious that she just hadn't felt a need earlier. You don't, by chance, have wood floors, do you? If your floors are slick and that makes bottom shuffling fast, I would spend a bit of time carpetted, or rubberize the butt of her pants to make it a little harder to skid... Jenrose |
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DS started walking without props at one year and a day exactly.
We met a little girl who was not even 6 months yet. We also know someone who was gone two. She is just fine now :-) By all means see a doctor, but don't get unnecessarily worried. wrote in message ... What's the oldest your otherwise normal child was before he walked? Mine is going on 21 months, "cruises" along the couch but otherwise shimmies along the ground on her rump still. |
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... What's the oldest your otherwise normal child was before he walked? Mine is going on 21 months, "cruises" along the couch but otherwise shimmies along the ground on her rump still. by all accounts my mum wouldn't walk until she was 3. one day she got tired of sitting around so she walked out to the woodpile & back. after that my grandma refused to carry her any more :-) kylie -- www.rdj.com.au |
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... What's the oldest your otherwise normal child was before he walked? Mine is going on 21 months, "cruises" along the couch but otherwise shimmies along the ground on her rump still. That's pretty well outside the "normal" range, which is 7-18 months, IIRC. Children who aren't walking by 18 months are usually assessed to determine whether there are problems that are contributing to/causing a developmental delay. It's probably not anything serious or dangerous, but physical therapy can do wonders to get kids with minor physical issues "over the hump", so to speak. I know what I'm walking about. My daughter didn't walk until she was 22 months old. She didn't crawl or even shift more than a few inches until she learned to crawl at 17 months. She was diagnosed as having a condition called hypotonia, which is the opposite of hypertonia, also known as spasticity. As a result, she had a lot of trouble developing large motor skills. The difference physical therapy made for her was phenomenal--she started crawling only two weeks after starting therapy. I recommend an assessment, ASAP. -- Be well, Barbara (Julian [6], Aurora [4], and Vernon's [a quarter to 2] mom) This week's special at the English Language Butcher Shop: "Be prepare to stop" -- CalTrans sign Daddy: You're up with the chickens this morning. Aurora: No, I'm up with my dolls! All opinions expressed in this post are well-reasoned and insightful. Needless to say, they are not those of my Internet Service Provider, its other subscribers or lackeys. Anyone who says otherwise is itchin' for a fight. -- with apologies to Michael Feldman |
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"enigma" wrote in message
. .. wrote in : What's the oldest your otherwise normal child was before he walked? Mine is going on 21 months, "cruises" along the couch but otherwise shimmies along the ground on her rump still. at 21 months, i'd discuss it with the pediatrician. does she feed herself? can she stack blocks? talk? Well, the OP *did* say "otherwise normal", so I presume the child is doing all the other normal things. FWIW, my daughter was certainly self-feeding, stacking blocks and talking at 21 months, but she didn't walk until a month later. She was also diagnosed much earlier with hypotonia, however, and received physical therapy and other services as a result. She's still a bit behind most kids her age in certain physical skills and has some minor language delays, so she's still getting services at 4yo. She is, however, pretty darned normal in most respects and most people who see her never suspect there are any problems. IOW, normalcy in other areas may belie a problem in one specific area. -- Be well, Barbara (Julian [6], Aurora [4], and Vernon's [a quarter to 2] mom) This week's special at the English Language Butcher Shop: "Be prepare to stop" -- CalTrans sign Daddy: You're up with the chickens this morning. Aurora: No, I'm up with my dolls! All opinions expressed in this post are well-reasoned and insightful. Needless to say, they are not those of my Internet Service Provider, its other subscribers or lackeys. Anyone who says otherwise is itchin' for a fight. -- with apologies to Michael Feldman |
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