Question about arm flapping and toe walking.

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At what age is the toe walking and arm flapping no longer considered normal. My two year old does both of these (A lot of babies do to) but I think it is still normal at this point. (She just turned two)
Does anyone have any specific info on this?

Thanks in advance.

Someone on this site just said (today, in fact) that toe walking usually subsides by 4 years. That is what happened in our experience as well (with our son)

Kris

Is toe walking an aspie thing?

I still have problems with flappy arms- not so that most people would notice, but I dance. . . and I walked on my toes. . . well, pretty much until I'd been dancing for a couple years, and I didn't start dancing till I was grown.

They said it was because I was born with club feet and a shortage of tendons. . . but still I wonder whether they are somehow connected. . .

Unfortunately I'm a useless person to ask about what's normal here. . .

What is toe-walking? I remember my mom saying that I walked funny when I was little ( "with a stick up my ass was her exact words, and to this day I don't know what that means; it's either that I walked funny, or walked with an attitude, but I didn't understand the metaphor, if it was one, and was always self-conscious of my walk.) But now that you say toe-walking...I remember making me wear high-topped sneakers because I walked on the sides of my feet or something, don't quite remember...but toe-walking? Thanks.

I still find myself going equinus occasionally and I'm 41.... I hid it effectively from age 15-18 with cuban heels and have controlled it since then by wearing army/walking boots for preference... For some of us it never really goes away... that said ii've never really been much of a flapper, even during meltdown situations ....

chrisc

So does anyone know if it is normal in a 2 year old? Thanks

I read somewhere (don't remember where, sorry) that toe-walking could be due to sensory issues...

Hey I'm a mother-craft nurse (childcare worker) and have seen this alot in NT 2 year olds. It should start to subside soon tho. If your child is getting closer to 3 I would question your pead.