Knee Walking

One of my one-year-old twins (born two months premature) has started
walking on her knees. She crawls fine, but when she has stuff to
carry, she gets on her knees and "walks", carrying her loot in her
little hands. She's gotten quite good at it. It's funny to watch, but
I'm a little concerned that it may be developing her muscles in such a
way which might lead to problems later, when she does start to walk.
She does all the other "normal" stuff as well: crawling, cruising,
etc. When she does walk, she's very pointy-toed, but apparently that's
not unusual, especially for preemies who tend to have high tone.

Anyone seen this?

Ooh -- I've almost seen this. Thanks for bringing back funny memories.

Chris started walking on his knees at about 15 months (14 adjusted). He had
been crawling for a while at that point, but wasn't yet walking. His sister
had just started walking, so I think this was his way of keeping up with
her. She would toddle from the livingroom to the kitchen, and he would walk
on his knees, right behind her. It made for some very cute video.

It never did him any harm, though he wore out the knees in a lot of pants.
Enjoy it. After a couple of months of it, Chris decided to try walking on
his feet instead.

As for your daughter, if she is consistently walking on her toes, keep an
eye on this -- I think it's worth gently working with her to transition to
her feet.

Julie
Mom to Erica & Chris, 07/97

"J" wrote in message
...
One of my one-year-old twins (born two months premature) has started
walking on her knees. She crawls fine, but when she has stuff to
carry, she gets on her knees and "walks", carrying her loot in her
little hands. She's gotten quite good at it. It's funny to watch, but
I'm a little concerned that it may be developing her muscles in such a
way which might lead to problems later, when she does start to walk.
She does all the other "normal" stuff as well: crawling, cruising,
etc. When she does walk, she's very pointy-toed, but apparently that's
not unusual, especially for preemies who tend to have high tone.

Anyone seen this?

Ooh -- I've almost seen this. Thanks for bringing back funny memories.

Chris started walking on his knees at about 15 months (14 adjusted). He had
been crawling for a while at that point, but wasn't yet walking. His sister
had just started walking, so I think this was his way of keeping up with
her. She would toddle from the livingroom to the kitchen, and he would walk
on his knees, right behind her. It made for some very cute video.

It never did him any harm, though he wore out the knees in a lot of pants.
Enjoy it. After a couple of months of it, Chris decided to try walking on
his feet instead.

As for your daughter, if she is consistently walking on her toes, keep an
eye on this -- I think it's worth gently working with her to transition to
her feet.

Julie
Mom to Erica & Chris, 07/97

"J" wrote in message
...
One of my one-year-old twins (born two months premature) has started
walking on her knees. She crawls fine, but when she has stuff to
carry, she gets on her knees and "walks", carrying her loot in her
little hands. She's gotten quite good at it. It's funny to watch, but
I'm a little concerned that it may be developing her muscles in such a
way which might lead to problems later, when she does start to walk.
She does all the other "normal" stuff as well: crawling, cruising,
etc. When she does walk, she's very pointy-toed, but apparently that's
not unusual, especially for preemies who tend to have high tone.

Anyone seen this?

Ooh -- I've almost seen this. Thanks for bringing back funny memories.

Chris started walking on his knees at about 15 months (14 adjusted). He had
been crawling for a while at that point, but wasn't yet walking. His sister
had just started walking, so I think this was his way of keeping up with
her. She would toddle from the livingroom to the kitchen, and he would walk
on his knees, right behind her. It made for some very cute video.

It never did him any harm, though he wore out the knees in a lot of pants.
Enjoy it. After a couple of months of it, Chris decided to try walking on
his feet instead.

As for your daughter, if she is consistently walking on her toes, keep an
eye on this -- I think it's worth gently working with her to transition to
her feet.

Julie
Mom to Erica & Chris, 07/97

"J" wrote in message
...
One of my one-year-old twins (born two months premature) has started
walking on her knees. She crawls fine, but when she has stuff to
carry, she gets on her knees and "walks", carrying her loot in her
little hands. She's gotten quite good at it. It's funny to watch, but
I'm a little concerned that it may be developing her muscles in such a
way which might lead to problems later, when she does start to walk.
She does all the other "normal" stuff as well: crawling, cruising,
etc. When she does walk, she's very pointy-toed, but apparently that's
not unusual, especially for preemies who tend to have high tone.

Anyone seen this?

Our orthopedic surgeon from children's said toe walking was VERY common in
toddlers and he called them little "werewolves." They eventually get tired
of toe walking and the transition takes place on their own. When wearing
tennis shoes they can't toe walk so I'm sure she'll soon become tired of
trying.

Shirley
Chris and Kathleen 1/95

"Julie" wrote in message
...
Ooh -- I've almost seen this. Thanks for bringing back funny memories.

Chris started walking on his knees at about 15 months (14 adjusted). He
had
been crawling for a while at that point, but wasn't yet walking. His
sister
had just started walking, so I think this was his way of keeping up with
her. She would toddle from the livingroom to the kitchen, and he would
walk
on his knees, right behind her. It made for some very cute video.

It never did him any harm, though he wore out the knees in a lot of pants.
Enjoy it. After a couple of months of it, Chris decided to try walking on
his feet instead.

As for your daughter, if she is consistently walking on her toes, keep an
eye on this -- I think it's worth gently working with her to transition to
her feet.

Julie
Mom to Erica & Chris, 07/97

"J" wrote in message
...
One of my one-year-old twins (born two months premature) has started
walking on her knees. She crawls fine, but when she has stuff to
carry, she gets on her knees and "walks", carrying her loot in her
little hands. She's gotten quite good at it. It's funny to watch, but
I'm a little concerned that it may be developing her muscles in such a
way which might lead to problems later, when she does start to walk.
She does all the other "normal" stuff as well: crawling, cruising,
etc. When she does walk, she's very pointy-toed, but apparently that's
not unusual, especially for preemies who tend to have high tone.

Anyone seen this?

Our orthopedic surgeon from children's said toe walking was VERY common in
toddlers and he called them little "werewolves." They eventually get tired
of toe walking and the transition takes place on their own. When wearing
tennis shoes they can't toe walk so I'm sure she'll soon become tired of
trying.

Shirley
Chris and Kathleen 1/95

"Julie" wrote in message
...
Ooh -- I've almost seen this. Thanks for bringing back funny memories.

Chris started walking on his knees at about 15 months (14 adjusted). He
had
been crawling for a while at that point, but wasn't yet walking. His
sister
had just started walking, so I think this was his way of keeping up with
her. She would toddle from the livingroom to the kitchen, and he would
walk
on his knees, right behind her. It made for some very cute video.

It never did him any harm, though he wore out the knees in a lot of pants.
Enjoy it. After a couple of months of it, Chris decided to try walking on
his feet instead.

As for your daughter, if she is consistently walking on her toes, keep an
eye on this -- I think it's worth gently working with her to transition to
her feet.

Julie
Mom to Erica & Chris, 07/97

"J" wrote in message
...
One of my one-year-old twins (born two months premature) has started
walking on her knees. She crawls fine, but when she has stuff to
carry, she gets on her knees and "walks", carrying her loot in her
little hands. She's gotten quite good at it. It's funny to watch, but
I'm a little concerned that it may be developing her muscles in such a
way which might lead to problems later, when she does start to walk.
She does all the other "normal" stuff as well: crawling, cruising,
etc. When she does walk, she's very pointy-toed, but apparently that's
not unusual, especially for preemies who tend to have high tone.

Anyone seen this?

Our orthopedic surgeon from children's said toe walking was VERY common in
toddlers and he called them little "werewolves." They eventually get tired
of toe walking and the transition takes place on their own. When wearing
tennis shoes they can't toe walk so I'm sure she'll soon become tired of
trying.

Shirley
Chris and Kathleen 1/95

"Julie" wrote in message
...
Ooh -- I've almost seen this. Thanks for bringing back funny memories.

Chris started walking on his knees at about 15 months (14 adjusted). He
had
been crawling for a while at that point, but wasn't yet walking. His
sister
had just started walking, so I think this was his way of keeping up with
her. She would toddle from the livingroom to the kitchen, and he would
walk
on his knees, right behind her. It made for some very cute video.

It never did him any harm, though he wore out the knees in a lot of pants.
Enjoy it. After a couple of months of it, Chris decided to try walking on
his feet instead.

As for your daughter, if she is consistently walking on her toes, keep an
eye on this -- I think it's worth gently working with her to transition to
her feet.

Julie
Mom to Erica & Chris, 07/97

"J" wrote in message
...
One of my one-year-old twins (born two months premature) has started
walking on her knees. She crawls fine, but when she has stuff to
carry, she gets on her knees and "walks", carrying her loot in her
little hands. She's gotten quite good at it. It's funny to watch, but
I'm a little concerned that it may be developing her muscles in such a
way which might lead to problems later, when she does start to walk.
She does all the other "normal" stuff as well: crawling, cruising,
etc. When she does walk, she's very pointy-toed, but apparently that's
not unusual, especially for preemies who tend to have high tone.

Anyone seen this?

wrote:

Our orthopedic surgeon from children's said toe walking was VERY common in
toddlers and he called them little "werewolves." They eventually get tired
of toe walking and the transition takes place on their own.

They often do it for fun. It's only if it is a very, very constant, consistent
thing that there is any concern, from what I recall.

--Helen

wrote:

Our orthopedic surgeon from children's said toe walking was VERY common in
toddlers and he called them little "werewolves." They eventually get tired
of toe walking and the transition takes place on their own.

They often do it for fun. It's only if it is a very, very constant, consistent
thing that there is any concern, from what I recall.

--Helen

wrote:

Our orthopedic surgeon from children's said toe walking was VERY common in
toddlers and he called them little "werewolves." They eventually get tired
of toe walking and the transition takes place on their own.

They often do it for fun. It's only if it is a very, very constant, consistent
thing that there is any concern, from what I recall.

--Helen