Child Motor Skills

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My daughter is 13 1/2 months old. She was born full term. She is not bearing any weight on her feet. When we try to make her stand, she bends her knees. She never crawled, never moved. Her mind is sharp, and our family physician says everything with her is fine. I am extremely worried if everything is fine, how come she don't bear weight? Is this normal or should we do anything about this? I can't sleep properly worrying about her.

I would not be concerned if your daughter was not walking yet at age 13 1/2 months, however, the fact that she is not bearing weight on her feet when placed in standing, nor is she crawling or moving about in some way at this age is somewhat concerning. Most babies are able to bear weight on their feet between the ages of 6-9 months and will bounce when their hands are held. I would definitely seek another medical opinion, from perhaps an orthopedist to determine if there is an underlying medical reason as to why she is not yet completing these motor skills and make sure to have her hips checked.

I would also look into an early intervention evaluation from a physical therapist in your area so that she can start receiving therapy to help her progress in her motor skills. I was unable to locate a specific resource for early intervention/pediatric physical therapy in your area, however, perhaps if you contact someone at this website link they can point you in the right direction for resources available to you in the Toronto area. 

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