{"id":3680,"date":"2022-07-20T06:24:29","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T06:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.springfwd.com.au\/?p=3680"},"modified":"2022-08-01T09:00:34","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T09:00:34","slug":"10-activities-for-children-preventing-toe-walking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.springfwd.com.au\/10-activities-for-children-preventing-toe-walking\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Activities for Children: Preventing Toe Walking"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Children should walk in a heel-toe walking pattern to prevent putting unnatural pressure on their hips, knees, and lower back. If your child is above three years old and still toe walks, we recommend that you get proactive and present them with various activities that will lessen their toe walking habits. Here are ten beneficial exercises you can try at home:<\/p>\n

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1. Manual Stretches<\/span><\/h3>\n

Tight muscles are one of the leading causes of toe walking. Your child should lay on the floor as you do these two helpful stretches!<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t

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  • Try a calf stretch<\/strong> by taking your child\u2019s foot and applying light pressure by pushing the foot toward their body. We recommend holding this position for fifteen seconds, switching to the other foot, and then returning to the first foot. It would be best if you went through the cycle twice!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n