A mother asked: My baby is 1 year and 4 months old, and he started walking normally, but recently he has been walking on his tiptoes. Do I need to take him to the hospital for a checkup? I am very anxious. I don’t know if the mother herself has encountered such a situation in real life with her baby. Some mothers may have heard that tiptoe walking in children may be a sign of cerebral palsy. So is this normal? 1, toddler baby why will walk with the tip of the foot One year old or so normal toddler baby, in the growth and development stage of the tip of the foot, is normal. Because babies just learn to walk when the center of gravity forward, calf muscles tend to also appear tense, the body’s coordination is not enough, the different ground has not yet adapted to the lack of sense of touch, resulting in tiptoe this way of walking, while some external factors may also affect the baby walking, such as shoes that do not fit, to the baby wearing socks friction is small, not convenient ta walk and other just learn to walk baby. 2, that how to distinguish toe walking is normal with toe walking this situation medically known as “toe gait”, referred to as “pointed foot, there are physiological and pathological, that is, normal and abnormal. Physiological pointed feet: normal infants within one year of age, in the growth and development stage will appear “excessive pointed feet”, mainly in about 4 months to support the standing position bouncing stage and about 10 months to start continuous standing stage, with the growth and development of pointed feet will disappear. (Of course, parents also need to closely observe) Pathological pointed foot: Since pathological pointed foot often indicates that the baby may have a certain degree of brain damage or brain developmental abnormalities, parents need to pay sufficient attention. If the child appears the following phenomena need to be vigilant: 1, the tip of the foot does not subside for a long time; 2, the tip of the foot with motor development is backward; 3, less than 4 months that the tip of the foot; 4, the tip of the foot degree is more obvious; 5, the tip of the foot with audio-visual reflection is not sensitive; 6, the tip of the foot with other abnormal posture. Therefore, in response to the initial mother’s question, the following advice is given: Pay attention to the child’s padded feet walking situation If the child walks faster, like a trot, often shows tiptoe walking, this situation is normal, in addition, if the shoes do not fit may also affect the walking posture, the mother should also pay attention to exclude external causes. If your child is standing on his or her toes after learning to stand alone or when squatting, and if he or she walks on his or her padded feet very often, it is recommended that you go to the hospital to check. Not to avoid some babies are normal, but may have toe walking habits, then the mother should pay attention to correct. This is because if your baby walks on tiptoe for a long time, the force on the bottom of the foot is uneven, the pressure is concentrated on the tip of the foot, there will be incorrect gait, serious cases not only affect the standing and sitting posture, but also may lead to joint deformities, scissor gait, or mild X-legged Help your baby correct the long time habit of tiptoe, you can do this: 1. touch the ground and grip, to develop their balance; 2, can also let the baby walk on the oblique wave as well as walking with the heel, exercise the baby’s calf muscles; 3, in addition to the baby’s gait is not yet stable, should teach the baby the correct walking trajectory, such as heel landing, flat feet, pushing; 4, in addition, it is recommended that mothers choose for the baby’s forefoot is easier to bend the shoes, conducive to the start, better to develop the correct walking posture. In short, about the baby’s toddler, the mother can not be too hasty, but also to keep an eye on the observation, general toddler walking on tiptoe is normal, no need to panic Oh ~