Comments on: The “Real” Reasons Your Kid Can’t Tie Yet!

By: "Get Dressed!" How to modify your child's dressing routine - Miss Jaime, O.T.

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 22:31:10 +0000

[…] Pay attention to other reasons your child may be struggling with tying. Often there are underlying issues that a parent might […]

By: Martha Ambrey

Martha Ambrey — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 06:09:58 +0000

In reply to Jaime S. Hi there! Great article. I wish more people were aware of dyspraxia and how the inability to master this skill within a reasonable amount of time. Oils be an indicator or This neurodivergent condition. There’s a real lack of awareness about DCD in the US and lots of kids could be getting help of this weren’t the case.

By: Emily G

Emily G — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 20:30:21 +0000

I can’t thank you enough! My 10.5-year-old child can finally tie his shoes We gave up on teaching him at some point because it always ended so badly. He always just slips his shoes on (regardless of the type of closure) so it wasn’t a big deal. He’s been taking tap dance the past few weeks and has had to ask the instructor to tie his shoes for him. We sat for 10 minutes going through the process. There was lots of “can’t do this!” but then he did it!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 03:26:06 +0000

Since the traditional knot keeps coming undone, the kid, once he learns, will get practice in – and annoyed. What I figured out to fix the problem (that shouldn’t even exist) is to take the loops and tie them into their own knot and pull hard.

Now you have shoes you can put on or remove hands free and almost never come undone. Why didn’t they think of this 10,000 years ago?

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 14:48:08 +0000

Thank you. I am a teacher and I have unfairly been frustrated by 7 years olds who cannot tie their shoes. Now I have some tool and understanding so I can do better and they can too.

By: John E.

John E. — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 16:57:13 +0000

Hi! I’d like to briefly share my story, as it has an element that often gets overlooked. I couldn’t tie my shoes until just before entering second grade. It was embarrassing and frustrating to me back then, over 50 years ago, as no matter how many times someone showed me how, I just couldn’t do it. I even remember being taken out of my first grade classroom to see someone (it was either an OT or a school psych) about my inability to tie my shoes. My dad was the one who figured things out: when we were playing catch, I told him I was going to throw lefty to him, because it was easier for me to do so. The next time I needed my shoes to be tied, he showed me, albeit with some difficulty, how to do it left-handed – and I was successful on my very first try! Sometimes there’s nothing wrong with the kid – it’s the instruction based on a faulty assumption (e.g., that everyone’s right-handed) that’s wrong.

By: Jaime S

Jaime S — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 18:31:15 +0000

In reply to Anne Schultz. How wonderful! I'm so glad it helps!

By: Anne Schultz

Anne Schultz — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:14:05 +0000

Hello! So I was searching for something to help my child. My son is 8.5 years old and could not tie his shoes. We would try, then stop becuase he or I would get frustrated. Yesterday I was searching and came across this article. I took the story, broke it down and numbered it in sequence and then had him read it. After, I told the story while he did the laces with some help. After 20 min, he got it! I can’t even believe it. No frustration, no crying, it was so simple!

Although he needs to practice, practice, practice…this morning as he was tying his shoes, he said, “Mom, that story really helps”! So thank you! Thank you so much for this article.

By: Tips On How To Motivate Child To Tie Shoes | BabyGaga

Tips On How To Motivate Child To Tie Shoes | BabyGaga — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 08:48:08 +0000

[…] tie your shoes? And every single day he would say, "no." I didn't want to push him but I felt like he really should know how to tie his shoes. It's just obviously something that you just need to learn. I started thinking about a way that […]

By: 5 Tips for Helping Your Child with Special NeedsTie Their Shoes! | AESA

5 Tips for Helping Your Child with Special NeedsTie Their Shoes! | AESA — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 05:47:25 +0000

[…] there are issues with fine motor skills. All of my children have poor fine motor skills along with poor visual-spatial and visuomotor skills. Each of these issues further complicates what should be a simple task! When I understood all my […]