Do Heely's cause kids to develop physical disabilities?

I have heard of Heelys (most popular brand is made by Heelys - http://www.heelys.com/) being banned in some malls, schools, and playgrounds due to safety concerns related to possible injuries resulting from their use, however, has any research been done about the effect of using Heelys on a child%26#039;s development? The way that a child needs to walk when not %26quot;wheeling%26quot; down the sidewalk is unnatural. Is it possible that by allowing our children to wear these shoes we are contributing to developmental issues by promoting bad posture and possibly physical disabilities as a result of poorly developed bone structure from their walking unnaturally during formative years?

Do Heely%26#039;s cause kids to develop physical disabilities?
Whenever kids have to resort to walking on their tiptoes; which is what they do when the skate part of their shoe is down and enabled, you can always end up developing foot problems. For a different reason, there have been many articles lately about the dangers of %26quot;heelys%26quot;. Kids are injuring themselves by falling down. http://www.abcnews.go.com/Health/Exercis...





Personally, I can%26#039;t stand them, and I especially can%26#039;t stand the parents who act like their children should not follow simple manners while on them.
Reply:Unless they are using them at age 1 they would not cause any problems. That%26#039;s when they learn to walk. It%26#039;s not like a kid is going to forget how to walk just because he/she has heelies. Let%26#039;s be realistic here. Didn%26#039;t you have roller skates when you were little? Can you still walk???





Of course they are banning them in school and malls and such. The kids use them and then they knock stuff over and they could fall too and the schools or malls don%26#039;t want to be sued. Makes perfect sense.





Of course Heelies don%26#039;t change a child%26#039;s developement.
Reply:My kids have Heely%26#039;s and I%26#039;m not worried about them stunting their growth or causing problems with bone structure. My kids have rules to follow


1: Heely%26#039;s are not sneakers, they are roller skates, wear them as such


2: Heely%26#039;s are not to be worn, in the house, in school, in church, in any place of business.


3. Heely%26#039;s are roller skates, you wear skates you wear a helmet and pads.
Reply:they do if the kids ride them like stupid kids!





i was driving yesterday and a girl -probably 12 or 13 - was crossing the street. walk 5 feet, wheel 2 feet, walk 3 feet, wheel 1 foot... all across the 4 lane road.





retarded, just retarded.





i know! they have to walk on thier tiptoes!
Reply:I don%26#039;t think there is anything to worry about. My daughter%26#039;s school does not allow Heelys to be worn during the school day. She leaves the house at 7:15 AM and is home by 3:15 PM (sixth grade). Since she can%26#039;t wear her Heely%26#039;s to school, she is wearing regular sneakers from 6:30 AM until at least 3:30 PM. She goes to karate at 7:15 (barefoot), and gets changed into her pajamas when she gets home. So the most she is wearing her Heelys during the course of a day is 3 hours. And during that period of time, she is also doing her homework and eating, so she is not walking on them. That is not enough time to cause any kind of developmental problem in her posture or anything else.
Reply:I would have thought they banned them because too many kids were bumping into other people or shop displays. I can%26#039;t see how heelies would affect a child%26#039;s development.
Reply:There have been studies stating that walkers (used in infancy and young toddlers) can cause children to not walk properly as a result of the Achilles tendons not fully developing as they should during these years, but I think children of the age who are using these are more developed and less susceptible to physical problems as a result. Most of the kids using these are not using them in place of walking all the time, rather when they catch a few seconds in the hall or mall when an adult is not supervising them.



Hotel reviews