Comments on: Toddlers Weeble, Wobble and Fall Down – When Is It Cause for Concern?

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 05:14:44 +0000

In reply to FA.

Hi! I have the same question. Can you provide the reference? I scrolled through the comments hoping to find the answer. I’d love to read more on this statement. I’ve been looking for information about norms for fall frequency for toddlers and it seems lots of blogs are quoting each other with this stat, but I’m having a hard time finding the original source. Thank you!

By: Lisa Terry

Lisa Terry — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 14:41:45 +0000

In reply to Nat Ask.

I think as a parent you always want to trust your gut. It sounds like there is a lot of concerns you have about your daughter’s gross motor skills. I would recommend contacting your local early intervention program. As a parent, you can start the referral process without a referral from the pediatrician. Please feel free to email info@veipd.org if you have trouble finding your local system. We can help connect you.

By: Nat Ask

Nat Ask — Tue, 16 May 2023 10:52:27 +0000

Hello,
I hope you are well? My daughter is currently 17 months old, she isn’t my first child. When I say she falls ALL the time, I genuinely mean she falls all the time. My other children used to fall, but this seems different if that makes sense.
We try to keep her as bare foot as possible as we find it’s the best way to help her walk. She’s been walking since she was 10 months and 3 weeks old. When she wears shoes with every 2-3 steps she’s face planting the floor, it not that she’s tripping over, from observing her, it’s like one of her legs give way and she topples down. It’s hard to explain in writing, in all honesty. It’s genuinely like she’s off balanced all the time.
When she walks, shes all over the place, genuinely like your Aunt Carol at Christmas after having one to many whiskeys. Any steps no matter the size, how long they’ve been there, you can guarantee she will fall over them. We have a small step in our kitchen and she will constantly fall over it, despite knowing it’s there. She’s had her eyes tested because we thought potentially there must be something wrong with her vision, not seeing steps, or when she does register a step, she either under/over steps for it and looses her balance on both instances. But her eye sight has come back ok, she’s still under for her eyes as she has a squint, but vision is perfect.
If she’s stood still- not holding on to anything, for a while 5-10 minutes, again she will drop to the floor.
When we are out and about she can’t walk very far with out becoming extremely tired and worn out and even more wobbly and off balanced that usual. She still can’t do anything with a slight incline and stairs are a big no. When she walks, one leg seems to not move aswell and her feet and inwards turned. She still has 2 naps a day and goes to bed at 7pm sleeping straight through to 7am. Do you think I have a right to be concerned and now’s the time to get her checked over by a paediatrician?

By: Shoshana Rosen

Shoshana Rosen — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 21:34:10 +0000

In reply to Krystle.

Hey my son who is 16 months and walking for 3 months lately had trouble balancing and of course it’s worrying me up the wall. What end up happening with your daughter

By: Dana Childress, PhD

Dana Childress, PhD — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:49:54 +0000

In reply to Praveen Kumar.

Thanks for the clarification. Since it’s hard to really address your concern without seeing your son, we’d still recommend that you talk to your pediatrician. We wish you and hand your son all the best!

By: Be content to be thought foolish and stupid

Be content to be thought foolish and stupid — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 18:17:05 +0000

[…] one of our earliest encounters with failure. In a study of 130 toddlers, researchers found that these brave adventures fell about 69 times an hour. […]

By: Praveen Kumar

Praveen Kumar — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:56:28 +0000

Thanks your replay, its other way i.e he is walking on foot and not using his toe. Because of which he is not getting balance.

By: Dana Childress, PhD

Dana Childress, PhD — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 13:13:30 +0000

In reply to Praveen Kumar.

Hello Praveen! Here is the reply from Kim, the author of this post:
Thank you for reaching out. I’m not sure I understand exactly what your son is doing with his toes. It sounds like he may be going up on his toes when he walks fast? Kiddos go up on their toes for so many reasons. It could be that he just discovered that this is a new skill and he’s playing with his balance when he walks on his toes. It could be that he did hurt his foot so he’s going up on his toes to compensate. The best advice I can give, especially not knowing your son or seeing exactly what he’s doing, is to speak to his pediatrician about your concerns. I hope your concerns for your son are addressed soon.
Kim

By: Praveen Kumar

Praveen Kumar — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:59:16 +0000

Hello, Hope you are doing well.
My kid is 14 months old now. He started walking when he was 11 months.
Since 2 days while walking he is lifting right toes, not sure if he have hurtled or something. While he was slow it looks OK but if waking up fast or running toes are lifted up. He is doing lot of tumbling these days. Bit worried, can please let me know is it something serious to worry about?
Sorry I have reported because above one was not fully written.
Thanks.

By: Dana Childress, PhD

Dana Childress, PhD — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 16:10:12 +0000

In reply to Katherine.

Hi Katherine – thanks for reaching out! Here is some guidance from Kim, the author of this post:

It sounds like your little guy may be cautious. There are several reasons why a toddler is cautious. It could be it’s just part of their personality to be a little more cautious. It could be that they had a bad tumble and it scared them, so they learned to be a bit more cautious. Or it could be that they are gravitationally insecure. A child that struggles with gravitational insecurity is fearful and anxious about normal movement. They are uncomfortable in a position that is not upright and anxiety sets in when their feet are off the ground. A child that is gravitationally insecure would not like to fall on their bottom to get out of standing or cruising along furniture. The good news is that developmentally, it is more advanced when a child lowers themself to the floor instead of plopping to the floor.

If you have concerns about your child, you may want to discuss it with your physician and see if a referral to an early intervention program is appropriate.

We wish you and your baby all the best!