Does anybody have any bright idea's on how I can get my 6 yr old son to stop walking on his toes? We've tried reminding him over and over. His friends make fun of him at school. No, he does not have a 'tendon' problem or anything physically wrong, we've checked that out too. I need some ideas. Rewards for walking flatfooted dont help either.
2007-01-21 01:45:56 · 17 answers · asked by crdmcrdm 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
Go to a pediatric orthopedist.
No, behavior modification and discipline are not going to be helpful. Yes, pediatric orthopedics is a specialty, and obtaining a referral to one is a sensible plan.
By the way, many children do 'outgrow' this as they develop, so it's not clear that your son will require specialized treatment. But, there's no need to speculate or wonder. See the specialist.
2007-01-21 01:49:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If he doesn't have tendon problems all you can do is keep reminding him. My now 11 year old walked on his toes from the time he could walk until he was in 2nd grade. He no longer does all the time though he does sometimes. Good Luck.
2007-01-21 16:31:49 · answer #2 · answered by rsmoe69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure he doesn't have a tight achilles tendon? If his friends are teasing him and he's not stopping, it sounds like he can't help it. I would definately get a second opinion from another doctor as well as a physical therapist. My daughter has been walking on her toes since she's learned how to walk (she's now 9 and still does sometimes) and that's what our doctor told us. He told us to keep her in heavy, hard soled tennis shoes and have her do stretching exercises to stretch the back of her foot. He said if that didn't work she may eventually need surgery to cut the tendon. We are constantly reminding our daughter to walk flat on her feet and she eventually reverts back to walking on her toes. She can't help it.
2007-01-21 01:58:06 · answer #3 · answered by kiham 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This suggestion may sound stupid, but in your library you should be able to locate a book called "Mrs. PIggle Wiggle". She has the funniest cures for these kind of things. You could read some chapters to him, it is a kids book and too funny. And, make him do it when he doesn't want to, kind of like, if you love it so much, I'm so happy for you, but now you will have to do it everywhere, even when you run around me etc. Sounds like a power play to me unless their is a physical or psychological reason behind it. Can you ignore it, does that change anything ?
2007-01-21 13:35:08 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sister was like your son, they put a weight on her leg and it forced her to put her foot down. Have you tried an orthopedic dr, It may have something to do with the back of the leg.
there are lots of children who walk on their toes. I had a friend with a little girl that walked her toes most of her grade school years, but then as time passed on and she got older, she did not walk on her toes anymore. She had been to doctors and what have you, and there was no medical reason why this was happening, They tried everything, the doctor had told them there were theories but no evidences as to why children who have no problems walk on their toes. One theory was that it was nuerological, like that is what the brain told them what to do, but again,no hard evidence is was neither proved nor disproved.
Sorry not much help. Wished I could be.
2007-01-24 15:34:29 · answer #5 · answered by trhwsh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is 4 and does it as well and the doctor asked me about it at a recent check up. He wasn't doing it at the time and that was one of the questions on her list (you know the million and one questions they ask). It's a developmental thing, it's not physical. Don't worry about it, but if he continues to do it you may want to have him seen by a developmental specialist to make sure he progressing (cognitatively) at the right rate.
But like I (and others) have said, don't worry and don't push it. It'll go away.
2007-01-21 01:56:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
See another doctor. I'm sure a child would not do this on purpose it friends were making fun of him. Also, don't keep nagging him about it it will just make him more self conscious.
2007-01-21 07:35:29 · answer #7 · answered by mom of twins 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My little brother used to do this a lot, and now he's 8 and he doesn't do it anymore. He'll probably be okay, all you can do is just keep reminding him until he grows out of it.
2007-01-21 01:50:10 · answer #8 · answered by facetious5488 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave him alone. So he likes walking on his toes, so what? There's nothing wrong with him doing it. You're the one with the problem, caring about what people think and say. So you're going to try to have him conform in the way he walks right now just to satisfy them so that they don't say anything?
He'll stop doing it eventually, so stop making a big deal out of it. And trying to make him stop is just going to mess him up later and probably serve to drive a wedge between him and you. I suggest you get your priorities straight.
2007-01-21 01:53:35 · answer #9 · answered by marklemoore 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
What's wrong with walking on his toes?I sometimes walk on my toes too,just for fun.Don't worry so much.With shoes,especially with winter boots it's very difficult to walk on toes and he will definitely stop.
2007-01-21 01:58:29 · answer #10 · answered by Livia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋