Friday, November 6, 2009

12 month old not walking yet?

My 12 month old is not walking yet. She has taken a couple of steps by herself with out holding onto anything. I was wondering if there are special types of shoes that would help her start to walk? Are there any other special techniques? I have tried a walker, but I think that might be delaying her walking. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks.

12 month old not walking yet?
If she is already taken a couple of steps, then give her a month and she should be walking good..I also found with mine that not wearing shoes was better when they were learning to walk. She sounds like she is right on track tho..enjoy it while you can..once she does start walking is when the trouble starts..lol...best wishes
Reply:Don't worry about it. She's doing fine.





Take the shoes off and ditch the walker. I let my girls stand in their bare feet by the couch. They could grab on and take steps without tipping over.
Reply:Stride rite has the best walking shoes for babies, and be patient it'll happened : )
Reply:don't worry, they walk when they're ready. mine didn't walk until 14 months. she never crawled though, either. and now she's 16 months walking. (still never crawled) there ARE special shoes but they made it harder for my daughter to walk than easier.
Reply:She will in her own time.
Reply:I have always been told bare feet feet is the best way for a child to learn to walk, unless your outside or have hard wood floors. However, My daughter was walking at 11 months and what I did was let her be bare foot in the house (I had hard wood floors) she was able to keep her balance better because the shoes add extra weight and it makes it harder for children to left their feet to take steps. Thank about it if you have weight extra weight on something you already are having problems lifting up you'll never be able to do it. NOW for OUTSIDE, I went to a Store Called STRIDE RIGHT!!!! They have the best shoes, light weight and the support babies need around the ankle and foot. Especially the arch in their feet is different then all kids and they well fit your child with the best shoe(they need to be fit proprer), Trust ME!!!!! Good luck and best wishes. Let me know what you do, I understand. Get rid of the Walker and get a ridding toy, like a car she can push with the feet to help bulid the legs.
Reply:she will walk when she is good and ready, all children are different, and some it takes longer than others, other walk really early on. Don't worry about it, just enjoy her!
Reply:12 months isn't the beat-all, end-all time for babies to walk. They do things in their own time. Don't worry, it sounds like she's well on her way. She'll walk when she's ready.
Reply:Try having her reach for something like a toy. I am sure that after a couple of days of practice, she will get in the habit
Reply:Every child develops in their own time, and some are more cautious than others. Relax and enjoy your child and encourage her. If after a while longer you are still concerned that there might be a problem then talk to her doctor, that's what they are there for.
Reply:It always varies I didnt start walking until I was 16 months
Reply:Relax, every new parent is anxious for their baby to grow and develop quickly. Your baby is doing things at her own pace as she should be and pushing her will only have a negative affect on her development. My two sons began walking and talking at very different ages.


My neighbor asked me the same question about 4 months ago and I told her that after her daughter started walking she will regard these as "the good old days."


Last week she said I was right.
Reply:First of all don't worry . . .





We taught our daughters to walk at 9 months by sitting facing each other and held their arms out and had them walk back and forth between us. We gradually moved further and further apart and they both walked . . .





It was a great moment because we were both there and shared another one of those "firsts" together . . .





They are now 25 and 22 and we can't get them to shut up . . . wish we would have waited to teach them how to talk . . .





Good luck . . .
Reply:You have to be patient. I was the same way. My started walking very close to the end of the 12 month mark. Every baby and they do things at different times.
Reply:Babies develop in their own time. You have nothing to worry about as she is clearly trying to walk, and she will get there soon enough. Don't try and rush it because the minute shes walking, she'll be getting into everything %26amp; you won't be able to let her out of your sight for a second! What you could do about shoes is cut a thin piece of foam and stick it to the soles of her shoes, because babies first shoes are often, well, really uncomfortable for the baby, it's like walking on ice for them (I read this in an article). So the foam helps to make it a bit more comfortable for her, just scrape it off and replace it whenever it gets really tattered. You should only have to do this for the first 3 - 4 months until shes a really confident walker.
Reply:Despite what some posters will say you can't TEACH a baby to walk. You can encourage them and give them lots of opportunities but they will not do it until they are good and ready. A walker can delay walking because it does not put as much weight on the legs therefore the legs do not get as strong. Kind of like walking with a crutch.


The best thing is for a baby to be barefoot. They will walk much more confidently in bare feet than in shoes because they can feel and "grip" the ground/carpet with their toes and it strengthens their feet and legs. A baby does not need shoes unless they are going outside and then they need something supportive but flexible.


It is totally fine for her not to be walking on her own yet. 1 year is an average, meaning some babies walk at 9 months, some not until 15 months. If she has taken a couple steps then she is getting ready to go. Just give her some time, space and encouragement and she will take off whenever she feels she is ready.
Reply:Every child is different. She will start walking when it's time. You are right about the walkers. They only inhibit instead of helping. If you pick her up alot and carry her around she may not feel the need to walk yet. Also if she is an only child there are not a lot of feet moving around her so it's just taking her longer to catch on. Don't worry she'll get the hang of it and then you won't be able to stop her.
Reply:take her shoes off and put food or a toy in front of her my anuts baby is walking in the store by her self and she is 13 mounths and we did that so its worth a try



dental

LA shoppingg???

o so im in LA rightt now for vacation :) and i want to kno some good shopping places heres such as boutiques, department stores, etc. tat carry stuff simular to an hollister tote bag and a bag u would carry to a beach ( so im lookin for a cute cloth bag to use for light school stuff) and other special things like shoes, cloths. etc tat would relly be one of a kind special pretti things tat r sooo calii =) yupp ik im such a tourist ;) haha x) anyways i want to kno some good boutiques or places in LA tat r reasonablyy priced and isnt far from olympic BLVD





please help!!%26lt;3

LA shoppingg???
LA has a lot of Hollister stores as well as a lot of malls. Melrose blvd. has a lot of unique LA items, but can be on the pricey side. If you go down to the Fairfax flea market they have exactly what you are looking for. A great price a amazing styles. It will leave all your friends wondering where you got that. You have to check out the Fairfax flea market on Melrose. It will get you so many complements on anything you buy, at a great price I might add. Venice beach also has a very unique fun shopping scene. If you are looking for something more glorious then you could try Rodeo drive in Beverly hills, you will find all your name brand fashion items.
Reply:The Grove (web address below). You will love it there.
Reply:Ditto, Kingsley and Rachael---


Kingsley is describing the downtown L.A. fashion district that has some unique bargains..You should check it out.


Rachael is describing the MELROSE TRADING POST which is at Fairfax High School every Sunday from 9 to 5 rain or shine...You better double check on this because they may have changed it to Saturdays (contrary to what they say in their old web site.) But it has unique cool stuff you would not find in your typical Mall....Proceeds go to support worthwhile school projects...It's pretty neat...
Reply:hollywood,
Reply:Olympic and Santee and in all directions from there.



jsp

Have you ever heard turkish hamam. ıf you have not check this out?

“Hamam” is the Turkish word for the traditional bathhouse. Men and women have separate sections. Here’s what happens after you walk through the door:





* You will be given the bathing essentials when you begin to undress: a large towel (peştamal), special wooden block shoes and a bowl.





* It is very steamy in the bathing room. You sit in front of a traditional water tap with hot and cold taps and fill your bowl and pour the water over yourself. Turks believe that bath water should be running.





* You wash in the steam room and can have a pummel and a vigorous massage by a strong gripped masseuse while lying on a slab of marble that is heated underneath. Everything is made out of marble and is hot!





* The entire bath area’s floor is heated, but one raised slab of marble -- the göbek taşı -- is the hottest. This is where you lie if you really want to sweat.





* People may be watching you. The hamam is not just a bathhouse; some people still think of it as a social center. Certainly during the Ottoman Empire it was a place for gossip, for women to choose a future daughter-in-law and for men to clench business deals.





I forgot to mention that when you put on your traditional metal or wooden high-heeled slippers and begin to try to walk, they’ll make a clack-clack sound as you walk -- a platform shoe of the Ottoman Empire! When I teeter along trying to keep my balance while holding my towel wrapped around me tightly, Naomi Campbell always comes to mind when she fell on the catwalk wearing platforms. Though I don’t think I would do it as elegantly as she did!





* Be sure not to forget to bring your own soap.





The towel you use is important -- and speaking of towels, one year my sister-in-law gave me a genuine Turkish towel set for two for Christmas. When she bought them it didn’t even cross her mind that they were from Turkey. When I opened the package and saw the labels on the towels, we had a chuckle. It had a label attached and written on it: “Imported exclusively by …, these traditional looped terry towels come from the Denizli region of Turkey, legendary worldwide for its towels of extraordinary thickness and absorbency. These genuine, 100 percent cotton Turkish towels have an 800-gram weight, making them among the heaviest and densest towels available. Their 1/4-inch-thick pile makes them exceptionally soft while an abundance of tightly wound loops offers superior warmth and absorbency. Their softness is greatly enhanced with subsequent washings.”





I just love those towels and they have come back to Turkey with me.





Anyway, when you are in the hamam, you may hear voices. In Ottoman times women may have murmured things like:





* “May God protect you from the evil eye.”





* Or, of more plump women congregated around the marble basin, “Maşallah! A good man’s wife is revealed in the bath!”





* And of pretty women they said, “May he who embraces you be spared.”





* Children accompanied their mothers to the bath, but as the boys got older, other women would remark, “Dear boy, tell your mother to bring your father next time!”





It was very common for mothers of boys to choose brides for their sons at the baths, where women bathed and groomed themselves in groups. It was a time of merriment and fun.





One Turkish proverb says it all: “Hamama giren terler.” He who goes into a hamam will sweat -- if you don’t like the heat, get out! If it is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, go for the works (e.g., the rub with rough gloves, the soaping and the face and foot massages).

Have you ever heard turkish hamam. ıf you have not check this out?
you have way too much time on your hands...





whats your point???
Reply:If you want a hamam towel or pestemal, I have awebsite for you. Check it out





http://www.theeclecticlife.com... Report It

Reply:Hi, its not only in turki, but there is hammam in many other countries,am from Tunisia and i go once a week to el hammam,and not everything you said about hammam is true, it's just a place to have a great hot bath.
Reply:Q??
Reply:no, too long to read.



scooter

Have you ever heard turkish hamam. ıf you have not check this out?

“Hamam” is the Turkish word for the traditional bathhouse. Men and women have separate sections. Here’s what happens after you walk through the door:





* You will be given the bathing essentials when you begin to undress: a large towel (peştamal), special wooden block shoes and a bowl.





* It is very steamy in the bathing room. You sit in front of a traditional water tap with hot and cold taps and fill your bowl and pour the water over yourself. Turks believe that bath water should be running.





* You wash in the steam room and can have a pummel and a vigorous massage by a strong gripped masseuse while lying on a slab of marble that is heated underneath. Everything is made out of marble and is hot!





* The entire bath area’s floor is heated, but one raised slab of marble -- the göbek taşı -- is the hottest. This is where you lie if you really want to sweat.





* People may be watching you. The hamam is not just a bathhouse; some people still think of it as a social center. Certainly during the Ottoman Empire it was a place for gossip, for women to choose a future daughter-in-law and for men to clench business deals.





I forgot to mention that when you put on your traditional metal or wooden high-heeled slippers and begin to try to walk, they’ll make a clack-clack sound as you walk -- a platform shoe of the Ottoman Empire! When I teeter along trying to keep my balance while holding my towel wrapped around me tightly, Naomi Campbell always comes to mind when she fell on the catwalk wearing platforms. Though I don’t think I would do it as elegantly as she did!





* Be sure not to forget to bring your own soap.





The towel you use is important -- and speaking of towels, one year my sister-in-law gave me a genuine Turkish towel set for two for Christmas. When she bought them it didn’t even cross her mind that they were from Turkey. When I opened the package and saw the labels on the towels, we had a chuckle. It had a label attached and written on it: “Imported exclusively by …, these traditional looped terry towels come from the Denizli region of Turkey, legendary worldwide for its towels of extraordinary thickness and absorbency. These genuine, 100 percent cotton Turkish towels have an 800-gram weight, making them among the heaviest and densest towels available. Their 1/4-inch-thick pile makes them exceptionally soft while an abundance of tightly wound loops offers superior warmth and absorbency. Their softness is greatly enhanced with subsequent washings.”





I just love those towels and they have come back to Turkey with me.





Anyway, when you are in the hamam, you may hear voices. In Ottoman times women may have murmured things like:





* “May God protect you from the evil eye.”





* Or, of more plump women congregated around the marble basin, “Maşallah! A good man’s wife is revealed in the bath!”





* And of pretty women they said, “May he who embraces you be spared.”





* Children accompanied their mothers to the bath, but as the boys got older, other women would remark, “Dear boy, tell your mother to bring your father next time!”





It was very common for mothers of boys to choose brides for their sons at the baths, where women bathed and groomed themselves in groups. It was a time of merriment and fun.





One Turkish proverb says it all: “Hamama giren terler.” He who goes into a hamam will sweat -- if you don’t like the heat, get out! If it is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, go for the works (e.g., the rub with rough gloves, the soaping and the face and foot massages).

Have you ever heard turkish hamam. ıf you have not check this out?
Yes, I have since I am Turkish.
Reply:Why don't you place this info in the storeonwheels group in Yahoo! Groups?



sweating

Achilles tendonitis?

i was diagnosed with the above 6 months ago and the only treatment that i received was being told not to wear heels, which annoys me no end cause i'm tiny and look even tinier in flat shoes, and being told to wear some special insoles in shoes.


in my opinion it is getting worse and having a injury to my foot at the moment isn't helping. does anyone else suffer with it, and what helps you?

Achilles tendonitis?
Tendonitis that is not responding to rest may require oral meds, injections of steroids,blocks or other meds and could even need a brace or surgery. You may be shorter than you would prefer but this is your feet we are talking about and without the use of them you are in trouble. See a podiatrist or a orthopedist. I have had this and am also an RN. Good luck.



sunburn

Questions about Pre Pointe?

What exactly is pre pointe? How many years of ballet training do you usually need before you can take a pre pointe class? Do you wear pointe shoes for pre pointe or do u wear special pre pointe shoes?

Questions about Pre Pointe?
pre pointe is the preparation for pointe. you do a lot of footwork to strengthen your feet and ankles. u also practice a tiny bit in pointe shoes. every dance studio is different wen it comes to the amount of years of experience. at my studio, we wore pointe shoes for 15 min of the class to get use to them and danced in ballet shoes.
Reply:You usually will have to be dancing for at least four years- but this depends: If you started when you were two, no you probably cannot start pre pointe at 6 years of age. You where normal pointe shoes, but don't do alot of things you see the professional ballerinas do. Mostly burres to get used to them.
Reply:At my studio you had to have at least 5 years training and good balance on flat before the teacher put you upon pointe.





Pre pointe with us was 15 to 20 practice with you shoes. you know getting used to them and practice how to put the on securely. You weren't allowed to preform in them if you couldn't hold your balance.
Reply:Well ive been dancing since i was 6, im now 17, so 11 years on my belt! Yet i dont start pointe till im in my next grade!





My dance teacher makes us do leg and foot excersizes to make sure im ready for when we start pre-pointe classes.
Reply:at my dance school, pre pointe was just preparation for pointe. We only wore flat ballet slippers, but idk about your school. At my school, students could have a minimum of two years of intermediate ballet. You don't wear pointe shoes right away, hence the prefix "pre". My dance teacher would tell each person individually if they were ready to go on pointe.
Reply:I Have been dancing for 10 years and two years ago i started my Pre Pointe Class. It differs for everyone. My Teacher had us at that class for a year, and then asked some people to go have an assessment. Then some people would take another year to do it.





I recommend you buy a stretch band (which looks like this and you can buy from a pilates store or a gym store) http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41...


and do stretches on the feet like gradually pointing the feet and stuff like that.





Most of the classes is stretching and you should continue to practice at home too.





Hope this helps and good luck =]



skin rashes

Is Ed Hardy "In Style"?

Hi, I'm a guy that's wondering if Ed Hardy is a fashionable clothing brand (for men). Here is a link to their shirts http://www.edhardyshop.com/URLrewrite.as...


I'm thinking of buying some, I just need to know if their stylish.





Also, I have already bought a pair of Ed Hardy Shoes, are they fashionable?


http://www.EdHardyShop.com/Mens-Special-...





Thank You :)

Is Ed Hardy "In Style"?
Ed Hardy is a brand like Versace and Gucci and Etc. that never go out of style because they keep designing new things all the time to keep of with trends. Also i have Fifteen Ed hardy tees. It also a classic with dior shield sunglasses.
Reply:shoes are kinda cute. not dat much though
Reply:I love the shoes! ALTHOUGH, the shirts are kind of ugly %26amp; way too pricy!
Reply:yesss.


i love ed harddy !
Reply:YA I LOVE ED HARDY HE ROCK I LOVE HIS


SHRITS HATS AND SHOES
Reply:lil rush over there is sooooo wrong. i love ed hardy. and i am a GIRL! i think its still in style its just kind of expensive. like i jus got these new ed hardy sunglasess and they were $225
Reply:Ed Hardy has become an in-style thing. It's sad because I don't feel it's meant to be an "in" thing.
Reply:it is for men. definatly. i feel that it has gone out of style a little expecially sence people started wearing the brand about a year ago.. but it is good looking for men.
Reply:Well honestly, no.


Ed Hardy is overrated. Every guy that wants to show off their money buys it to be "fashionable." I mean its your choice if you want to spend 70 bucks on a T-shirt that isnt even orginal when you can spend the same amount of money on different brands that you can put together to make your own style.





Ed Hardy is a joke. I personally think the designs are tacky and why would you want to look like every other guy?





I mean if you like it, go for it. But theres really NOTHING special about it.
Reply:kay, i really hate all of the shirts, the shoes are ok, but not that great, i got ones practically the same from aldo for like 20$
Reply:i love ed hardy! go for it :)



car makes
 


special shoes © 2008. Design by: Pocket Web Hosting