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>Hi, Mike and everyone, >as I observe my three children as they sit or stand I >see them frequently splay and wiggle their toes. They >can spread them out quite wide and when they go climb >trees it seems to be useful, splaying out toes and >grabbing the tree bark with them. They didn't manage >to do your son's trick though. Big toes up that's not >a problem and it seems when they are energetic or >excited they can express it with their toes just as >they do when they are uncertain or afraid of something >(in which case the toes go close together, maybe >turning inward, one foot on top of the other). It's >like two more hands to gesture with! And I sometimes >see my son point at something with his foot when his >hands are full. >Speaking of "having another hand" they sometimes use >their feet to open or close doors or pick up things >from the ground. Like picking walnuts under a walnut >tree! > >>Has anyone ever taken a look at their child’s toe >>mobility, how far they can spread their toes or can >>they do a thumbs up and down with them? Barefoot kids >>tend to have much better toe mobility than people who >>wear shoes often after all. My son has a crazy talent >>that he can cross his pinky toes on top of the ring >>toe without hands, he says he can do it only because >>he goes barefoot so much, but I have my doubts because >>my daughter can’t do it, I am guessing that my son >>just has naturally monkey toes!

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