Do You Encourage Children To "Fix Their Legs" When In The "W" Sit?

[Kaddidle Care]

I have a good friend who is an OT and she has told me that sitting in a W is very bad for adult leg joints. It also limits midline crossing in development for some children.

I W sat as a child, and I now have arthritis in my hips.

And I took many years of ballet and also have arthritis in my hips. Any unnatural stress in the joints is not a good thing.

[e.j.]

...sitting on the floor like a W was one of the signs for autism.

My son, who has Asperger's, used to W-sit when he was younger. I was told to try to get him to break the habit. Here are a couple of articles about W-sitting: http://nspt4kids.com/parenting/w-sit...childs-growth/ and

http://ot4specialtots.blogspot.com/2009/09/w-sitting.html

[crazydaycarelady]

I've never told the kids not to sit this way. I have never heard anything bad about it either. I personally can't sit that way.

[Blackcat31]

Another thread about "W" sitting https://www.daycare.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39473

[mrsp'slilpeeps]

What the heck do you think it is weak for kid who sits like "W?" My daughter always sit like this but she turned out fine. She is a 10 year old... I think it is nothing wrong with it. When I was a little that I used to sit "W" but I do not have any joints problem...

Myself and my own kids sit like that as well and we are fine. I find when I sit with my legs crossed my feel fall asleep. and I cant stand that feeling.

Im not seeing the big deal about w sitting.

And none of us have developmental issues either.

[Country Kids]

I find that all my kids that sit this way, have a hard time sitting in chairs properly.

Two of them are reminded on a DAILY basis for 1.5-3 years to please, please sit on you bottoms with your feet in front of you. They either have their feet curled up under them or sitting in the W position.

This happens anytime we sit in chairs. Kitchen chairs for meals and even the little preschool chairs, their feet have to be under them.