My 24 Month Old Is Not walking...should I Be Concerned??

Any child who is not walking independently by 18 months is delayed, so you should definitely get her evaluated by her pediatrician. Children are supposed to have an 18 month exam and a 2 year exam so it should have been addressed 6 months ago.

This does seem a little strange and you should be concerned. Get in to see a pediatrician right away. Maybe a new doc because whomever you were seeing for her regular wellness exams should have already had this on their radar and recommended you to a specialist/therapist by now (at least for a professional assessment). Best wishes!

I think you're kidding. This is your only post...how could your doctor have never said anything to you? Very funny. I'm sure you know that a 2 year old not walking is definitely delayed.

Yes, a 2 year old who is not walking is delayed. You are past the point of being patient. I'm surprised that even if she hasn't had her 2 year old physical yet, that the doctor was not concerned at her 18 month physical. Your ped needs to refer you for an evaluation. She may need some physical therapy. She should be walking and running by now.

What does your doctor say? That is who you should be talking to. At the check ups, the doc should have been checking on milestones such as walking. I would be concerned, not freaked out, but concerned.

24 months and not walking you need to find out why! Have you brought
this up with your pediatrician? I am sure this has come up during visits.
If he is not concerned, find a new one. Your little one sounds like she
would benefit from an evaluation (probably with physical therapist).

Does she get regular well-child checkups or do you take her to the doctor only when she is ill? Any decent doctor should have caught this long ago in a regular checkup. She needs to be seen and evaluated now; it's no longer a situation in which you should "just be patient.". She's fully two years old and should be doing more than "unstable" cruising using furniture. Some kids do walk much later than others, but at age two, she needs to be evaluated to see if something else is going on. If your doctor has never even asked you about her walking abilities, consider having her seen by a different doctor now.

Yes, I would call the ped. Did she have a 2 yr physical?

I would definitely talk with your pediatrician. I thought if a child isn't walking by 18 months to get a check up. Maybe there isn't a problem but it's best to jump on it now and get an early start instead of waiting. When was her last well child check-up? If it was recently, I'm surprised the doctor didn't address it then.

First of all she is 2 years old. months is for when they are not yet 1 years old.

Will she walk holding your hand?

It does seem like a delay, make sure you see her doctor in the next few weeks so they can evaluate, what is going on. I like what Mamma 11 said. I would be concerned but do not freak out.. Just observe what she is struggling with.

No shoes when she is inside the house and look at her feet, no clothes except a diaper and look at her legs, back and neck while she walks using the furniture, pushing toys or holding onto someones hand. See if you notice anything.

Get an appointment for your 2yr old as soon as you can and get an evaluation done by early intervention so you can see if she need services. jShe should definately be walking by 2yrs.

yes be concerned.. talke to your dr and get a referral for physical therapy. most likely a few weeks of therapy and she will be walking fine.

I am surprised your dr didnt refer you for therapy at the 18 month visit. I might look for a new dr too.

Yes, you should definitely discuss this with her pediatrician and she probably needs to be given further evaluation. It sounds like she's definitely on her way, but may need some physical therapy to build up her muscles and/or her confidence a bit.

I was fifteen when I started walking, so don't be concerned, some children are just late starters. Don't concern yourself with such trivial things.

Hi! I'm surprised that your pediatrician hasn't addressed this with you already. While it is true that there is a wide range for what is considered "normal", the range for walking is 9 to 18 months, with many doctors prefering to do an evaluation if the child is not walking independently by 15 months. If your child is 24 months, you should be going for her 2 year checkup very soon. While you are there, get the information for contacting Early Intervention (or you can look it up on line.) It may be low muscle tone, in which case your daughter just needs some strengthening in order to walk alone. It might be a vision thing like another poster suggested, or something else entirely. However, this is way beyond the upper limits for what is considered normal development. Your daughter would certainly qualify for services through Early Intervention based on this alone. I wish you the best of luck -- all my kids were late walkers, got some PT, and are doing fine.

You really need to take her to a pediatrician. If a child doesn't walk without support by 18 months, it is time to have her evaluated. Don't panic, just make an appointment as soon as possible. Nurse Midwife Mom of 3

I was a very late walker...Everyone tells me I walked past the age of 2. I can honestly say I remember liking to be carried because I could see what was going on while up on someone's hip. And I'm still the same way, I love to sit in tall seats, I have a tall car, I love tall homes with a view.

I did have a problem with stuttering later on and don't know if that delay in walking contributed to it. However I became very athletic and have enjoyed many, many sports in my life. My favorite though is to swim and being in the water in general.

But parents nowadays worry about every little delay as if it's a life sentence. In general we all tend to catch up. But not walking alone by 2 years is off the bell chart for normal. So, yes, please discuss it with your pediatrician ASAP.

I would say you need a new pediatrician so you can have one that will be more on top of this situation. I would definitely have that child to a specialist. Children should be walking by this age.

that is very delayed, but since you say she will push things around or walk holding onto things I would def check with her ped and get her eyes checked. Things could be very very blury for her that she is scared to go off on her own. It could also be throwing off her equilibrium. something needs to be checked out though.

Hi B. You should have taken your daughter when she was at about eighteen months old and wasn't walking!!! I would advise you to take her in ASAP and don't wait to get medical advise over the internet. You need a professional answer!!!

YES!! We are taught in classes concerning early intervention that at 18 months they should be walking. Please call your doc IMMEDIATELY to get this looked into, the sooner you address it the sooner she can be stable and running and exploring like she should. I did have some kids walk as late as 18 months old (one in particular, she had a HUGE head, and itty bitty feet, lol, she is now almost 13 and just fine), but never had one in all my 25 years of working with kids not walk by the end of the 18th month.

Sorry this isn't what you wanted to hear. But the encouraging part I will tell you is that physical therapy will be covered 100%, it is offered to all kids under 3 yrs old FREE through early intervention services. And since your daughter IS cruising that means her legs do have the strength so it's not a muscle or bone issue probably, but rather something that can be quickly fixed. They are trained to fix those things and are wonderful with the kids.