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[quote=Anonymous]I also believe in following your instincts, but be cautious here.  She is at an age that her mom seeing something wrong with her could be hurtful.

So I would try to get curious about how she feels about this.  Does it bother her?  Is it all shoes or just ballet flats which can be hard. Or as one previous poster said, is this just a habit she has gotten into. One of my friends is an “absent-minded professor” type.  She checks her shoes, purse and phone every time she leaves the house because one day in a hurry she slipped on her shoes onto the wrong foot and only noticed when she got a sore spot as she was walking her dog.  They were loose Keds type shoes.

I wouldn’t engage the school- their OT services are terrible and it makes the concern too public.  I also sincerely doubt you could make the case for educational impact.

A few years ago my DD, who is dyslexic, was worried about some coordination issues.  So we got a referral from her pediatrician for an OT evaluation.  They didn’t flag any diagnoses but did suggest some additional practice at things like shooting baskets to improve accuracy.

It was reassuring to her to hear that it wasn’t anything serious, just skills she hadn’t developed through enough attention or practice.  But again- this was her concern, not mine.[/quote]

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