latest age know to tie shoes? - Page 2

[mamaroni]

My 5.5 yo dd hasn't learned how to tie yet, and she DOES have tie tennies! But, it seems to work out OK with kindergarten, I guess others help her. I'm so thankful for the warmer weather. . .have pulled out the keen's, the birks and the flip-flops for her! My almost 4 yo ds has worn slip-on merrell's all winter, and we just got him some flip-flops. I don't see him learning to tie anytime soon either.

I would really be happy if they could all just slip on their shoes w/o my help!

[4evermom]

Originally Posted by mamaroni

I would really be happy if they could all just slip on their shoes w/o my help!

I hear you! My ds claims he needs help putting on his clog style slippers. He wants me to run a finger around the edge in back so his foot is all the way in. I know he'll put on his sandals if I'm not around. Actually, I'd be happy if he would just sit in a chair and extend a foot while I put on his shoe, rather than extend one foot backward and hop around!

[Houdini]

My middle son is eight and doesn't know how to tie his shoes.

[momma2mingbu]

My son learned back last December. He turned 7 in February 2006. (He's still not all that GOOD at it yet...they come untied a lot.)

My mom double-knotted my shoes for me for AGES.

[cottonwood]

My kids (oldest is nine) don't know how to tie shoes, but then they don't own tie shoes so it's irrelevant. (I don't own any either.) We have buckles and velcro and slip-ons. If they ever decide they want to wear lace-up shoes, they can learn, but I don't see what the point would be of trying to get them to learn it before then.

[onthemove]

oldest dd just started in the past couple of weeks (5 3/4) only because she was given some shoes with laces and wouldn't give up on them until she could tie them herself.

[KaraBoo]

My dd is 7. She doesn't tie shoes and it's not really a big deal for us. We just try to buy slip-on shoes or velcro. If we happen to buy shoes with laces, I tie them for her. No biggie. If she wants to learn, she will.

I am 35 and I don't own a single pair of shoes with laces. And I haven't for years.

I don't think you need to buy shoes in order to give a child the opportunity to tie something into a bow. You can let her practice/learn with apron strings, ribbons, hairbows, etc.

[A&A]

My dd is 8 and still working on it.

[KatyMom]

Don't Stress About It

I wouldn't stress about it. My dd, 8, didn't master laced shoes until late in 1st grade. Each child is different and they will master these things in their own time.

[eilonwy]

Well... my sister's ex did "bunny ears" until the time came when his daughter was trying to learn to tie her own shoes. He was 21 or 22 years old.

I taught a little girl who was 7.5, because she asked me to show her how and her mother had never given her the opportunity; she picked it up very quickly.

[clane]

Originally Posted by LadyButler

You know, it took me forever to get the hang of it because I'm left handed and everyone who was trying to teach me was right handed. Things just didn't work...

Wow I never thought of that being a prob. with ds learning how. He's 7 1/2 and still hasnt "gotten" it.

[hipumpkins]

My DH is 37 and still does 2 bunny ears. I asked him just the other day if he could do it the right way but was it just habit doing the ears. He tried and couldn't do it so I think I may have the record holder.

[brown eyed girls]

Oh please! Your DD is just fine.


When my dd was 6, she started tying her brothers' shoes... they were 8 and 10. But once she knew how, they quickly learned, they couldn't be shamed to let her do it for them. LOL

[Linda in OZ]

Originally Posted by TheaGraham

My dp didn't learn until 3rd grade. He was too busy with 6th grade math to sit down and learn how.

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I find my ds nearly 8 is too busy to actually take the time to learn how. He has a go occasionally and I spend ages trying to get the knots out so he can take them off