https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:18:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-teach-how-to-tie-shoes#post-2920628 Mon, 09 Nov 2020 14:58:59 +0000 Miss Ariel 2920628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just bought our almost 6-year-old a pair of tie shoes this weekend. She specifically asked so she could be part of the “tying school club at school.”</p> <p>Apparently if your in the “club” you’re in charge of tying the shoes of everyone that doesn’t know how. She definitely can’t now, but we’ll see how much she wants to join the “club.” :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-teach-how-to-tie-shoes#post-2920623 Mon, 09 Nov 2020 10:20:53 +0000 julie31 2920623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He’s 6 and I haven’t taught him yet. Late last year, I decided to teach him and bought a pair of shoes with laces. By the time i got around to it, he had already outgrown the shoes and I tabled the issue again... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-teach-how-to-tie-shoes#post-2920618 Sun, 08 Nov 2020 22:55:54 +0000 Mama Bird 2920618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Second grade. But DS is in third grade and still struggles. It takes him like 10 minutes to tie or untie. A couple of days ago I showed him how to do it again, because his laces kept coming untied, and apparently, the first time he hadn't understood an important part of the process :grin: and was all "Why didn't you tell me earlier???!!!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-teach-how-to-tie-shoes#post-2920587 Sat, 07 Nov 2020 08:24:49 +0000 Lahela017 2920587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It is something they are supposed to know before kindergarten here too. No personal experience yet though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-teach-how-to-tie-shoes#post-2920570 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 15:08:29 +0000 Mommy Finger 2920570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@KT326: My 2nd grader doesn't know and he's about to turn 8. All his shoes have been velcro and his school has encouraged velcro! We were planning on teaching him with his soccer shoes but were always running late and kept forgetting. Guess we should break them back out and teach both kids! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-teach-how-to-tie-shoes#post-2920567 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 14:05:51 +0000 hellobeeboston 2920567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After reading/commenting on this thread, I've been making my son tie and double knot his shoes every day, and after a week of focusing on it again and really trying to perfect it, he's been nailing it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-teach-how-to-tie-shoes#post-2920429 Wed, 04 Nov 2020 08:53:25 +0000 erinbaderin 2920429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>B will be 7 in January and he doesn’t know. Every so often he expresses interest in learning but then ties seven knots in his shoes and loses interest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-teach-how-to-tie-shoes#post-2920427 Wed, 04 Nov 2020 08:32:12 +0000 Pumuckl 2920427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 7-year old is able to do it, my 5-year old is really wanting to learn it so I suppose she’ll have it figured out soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-teach-how-to-tie-shoes#post-2920420 Wed, 04 Nov 2020 00:36:08 +0000 poppygirl15 2920420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want to say it was first grade/second grade. She's in 3rd and still isn't stellar at it. But, she prefers flats and Uggs, so there also isn't a lot of practice happening... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-teach-how-to-tie-shoes#post-2920414 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 23:14:54 +0000 autumnleaves 2920414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 6 year old doesn’t know. I bought him some converses - they were the only non dress shoes I could find with laces but he isn’t interested to learn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-teach-how-to-tie-shoes#post-2920388 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 21:28:52 +0000 bhbee 2920388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After she turned 7 halfway through 1st grade, I think. She just decided to do it in order to get the shoes and that was it! I suspect my 2nd will be taught by her and not me, which sounds pretty good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-teach-how-to-tie-shoes#post-2920385 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 21:25:57 +0000 LadyDi 2920385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@josina: I’m worried about the boot issue at school! My son is in kindergarten but I haven’t tried to teach him yet. I need to get him boots too, I guess I need to make sure that he can take them off and on by himself </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-teach-how-to-tie-shoes#post-2920336 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 19:01:12 +0000 KT326 2920336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm embarrassed to say that my 3rd grader still doesn't know! All the shoes he likes have been velcro. I should probably work on teaching him... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-teach-how-to-tie-shoes#post-2920327 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 17:34:02 +0000 josina 2920327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is going to be 6 this month and doesn't know yet, I keep thinking I need to sit down and really teach him. His tennis shoes are tie so I have to tie them for him every morning and double knot so they last the whole day.<br /> I'm thinking once it snows and he has to wear snow boots /put shoes on at school this will become more of an issue too. Ideally he'd learn at school :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-teach-how-to-tie-shoes#post-2920271 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 14:37:40 +0000 kiddosc 2920271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we taught Ethan in first grade. He's still not super great at it in 3rd grade but can get the job done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-teach-how-to-tie-shoes#post-2920270 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 14:31:15 +0000 catgirl 2920270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is almost six and can't do it yet. We've tried to teach her a few times but it hasn't clicked yet. Our elementary school actually requested that all kindergartners stay in velcro shoes this year because teachers won't help them tie their laces. (Obviously, their aren't requiring it or making it a big issue, but we were happy to cooperate.) I figure we will just keep showing her and it will click eventually. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-teach-how-to-tie-shoes#post-2920214 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 13:20:37 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2920214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bpcmarj: Wow! Thats a big requirement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-teach-how-to-tie-shoes#post-2920213 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 13:20:24 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2920213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: Yes, I feel like as a boy he just doesn't care and is happy to just get his shoes on fast so he can run and go play. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-teach-how-to-tie-shoes#post-2920208 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 13:17:16 +0000 bpcmarj 2920208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This was a requirement/something that they taught in kindergarten here. They had to know their parents phone number, their address, how to put on a coat by themselves, and how to tie their shoes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-teach-how-to-tie-shoes#post-2920207 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 13:17:13 +0000 hellobeeboston 2920207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hmm, age 5/6? but my child still struggles with it, he never gets it tight enough and his double-knot is not good... i need to re-teach him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-teach-how-to-tie-shoes#post-2920205 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 13:15:02 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2920205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son has bigger feet and is in 1st grade. But we have still been able to find him velcro shoes and therefore he doesn't know how to tie. </p> <p>When did your kids learn? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-consistent-smiling#post-2909032 Sun, 26 Jan 2020 02:45:28 +0000 mrs.kiwi 2909032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ms. RV: I’m so glad to hear! Enjoy the smiles and cuddles </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-consistent-smiling#post-2908790 Wed, 22 Jan 2020 18:37:20 +0000 Ms. RV 2908790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just thought I would give an update... DS2 is now 11 weeks and just started smiling. His ped wasn't too worried about him not but did want to see him at 3 months if he wasn't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-consistent-smiling#post-2907607 Sun, 05 Jan 2020 19:54:14 +0000 Petitduck 2907607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Two months is right near the beginning of smiling so I wouldn’t worry at all at this point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-consistent-smiling#post-2907596 Sun, 05 Jan 2020 18:46:50 +0000 karenbme 2907596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ms. RV: I know it’s hard not to worry, but my ped has social smiling in the list of three month milestones, so I’m sure your LO is OK, just a little more serious as others have said. DD is about the same age, and smiles from time to time, but like yours is still tough to predict/draw out. MIL was here this weekend and we were trying everything we could think of and didn’t get a big one at all. I’m sure he’ll come around in his own time, </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-consistent-smiling#post-2907589 Sun, 05 Jan 2020 17:25:24 +0000 mrs.kiwi 2907589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first was also very slow to consistently smile. I think I got one around 2 months, maybe another smile a couple weeks later, but as a young baby he rarely smiled.. we weren’t too worried because instinctually we thought he had a very observant and aware personality. He was a happier older baby, toddler, and child. He’s five years old now and still can be very focused and observant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-consistent-smiling#post-2907564 Sat, 04 Jan 2020 21:46:11 +0000 bhbee 2907564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think my third was hardest to get smiles out of too. I think I remember finding there was a fairly wide range of normal, if you are getting some probably all fine. Part may be she got less direct attention as #3 - partly I think it’s personality, she is 16m now with many opinions and is kind of famous for her frowns but also laughs a lot - just intense maybe like mentioned above!<br /> I worry all the time she’s getting behind because she gets less attention than the other two did. But she’s figured out tons on her own by watching us all so hopefully it evens out :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-consistent-smiling#post-2907562 Sat, 04 Jan 2020 21:34:25 +0000 CObee 2907562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first was a super intense, hard to please baby and didn’t smile till about 12 weeks (even in her content moments). They were pretty hard to come by for months even after that, and she didn’t really start laughing until 5 or 6 months. We joke that she was just really unhappy to be a baby :). Maybe unrelated but she’s super bright (and sweet of course) now as a 7 year old - it was just her personality to very seriously observe everything. She’s still pretty intense and has got some crazy focus on what she’s interested in :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-consistent-smiling#post-2907561 Sat, 04 Jan 2020 20:55:51 +0000 KT326 2907561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Every baby is different! My youngest would only smile for his big brother for weeks before they became more consistent around 10 weeks. Drove me crazy! I would work so hard to try and get a smile. Brother would walk in say something goofy and we would get a huge smile! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-consistent-smiling#post-2907559 Sat, 04 Jan 2020 20:21:16 +0000 Ms. RV 2907559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS2 is exactly two months today (born at 39+3). We have gotten a couple of social smiles from him, one on Christmas and one today. That's it. DD and DS1 were super smiley by nine weeks so of course I am worrying. His 2 month well visit is in a couple of days and I will bring it up then, but right now I am looking for any similar experience.</p> <p>My sister's DD has ASD and global developmental delays so I am kind of googling myself into the rabbit hole :bummed: </p>