Two Left Feet
Two days ago, my husband and I took my three-year-old son to the emergency room after he split open his forehead on the corner of the wall. In the few short years he has been alive, this trip to the ER is one that we know well. This latest adventure makes our fourth. We have been there three times for stitches (twice as a result from running into the same exact corner) and once for a broken tibia.
All of these accidents were a result of normal childhood play, but there comes a point when a parent begins to wonder if there is something wrong developmentally or if the child simply has two left feet. I hit this point after a barrage of comments from outsiders about the way his feet turn in. As an educator, I knew that this can be a normal phase of development, but all of the speculation made me question my own educational foundation. So I took him to a specialist who confirmed what I already knew to be the truth. My son was developing normally.
Even with this positive prognosis, my doubts arose again after this latest episode of medical intervention. I went so far as looking up benchmarks for gross motor skills in preschool children. Sure enough, he has hit or surpassed each and every one of them.
My husband and I were and still are very athletic. I am not sure how, but we managed to produce a child who has two left feet and a knack for tripping over both of them.
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Written by Laura on March 24, 2009
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