Question About How My Girlie Walks

Hello- how long has she been walking? What you are explaining is not incredibly uncommon. I'm a physical therapist who works with kids and get this question a lot. I would actually decrease the use of shoes as toddlers need to explore the floor with bare feet to develop foot muscles and arches appropriately. If there is no change in her positioning after a couple months, you can bring it up w her doc. The good news is there is likely no damage being done to her muscles/joints and she will probably outgrow it. Feel free to e-mail if you have any other ?s- J.

I would suggest proper shoes for her,I would continue telling her often to walk straight or stand up straight if it is posture.with my children who do the same thing I continue to ask them which way their feet go.thats the way I put it its short and grabs their attention. you sound like a good parent and concerned with health and growth with your child it is very nice to see a mom with such love and enjoyment with parenting!!1
hope the suggestion works,keep up the good work!!

love,L.

I agree with the less shoes thing. I used the little slippers to keep her feet warm and socks on, but they had thin, soft soles so her feet could develop. If that doesn't seem to help, ask her pediatrician, the nurses should be more than happy to help you with any questions you have.

I was told that babies should be barefoot as much as possible until they are two years old. I was a little worried about my daughter's foot position as she was learning to walk and the pediatrician told me that they often walk on the insides of their feet for a little bit, then over-correct and walk on the outsides for a bit, and then they figure out how to stand correctly...

Take her to a foot doctor, I'm sure they can give you advice on what to do. She may need special shoes to straighten her muscles out. Better to do it now then wait until later when more damage has been done. I wore support shoes for six months when I was young. (Back in the 70's) According to my mom, I hated them and if I could, I'd take them off. But it did help my feet a lot.