toddlers & somersaults

[Kazbah]

So when are they supposed to do them? Pip (age 2 years, 4 months) has started doing roly-poly somersaults over his head.

[Lolli]

My ds learnt to do them a week or so ago. I think a friend's 4yo was doing them and he learnt them from her? Anyway, his favorite place to do them is on our bed- which usually results in him flipping himself straight off the edge, at 6 am

[Liz]

DD is on the verge of going over.. have no idea when DS did it.. or if he even has?? LOL.

[AwesomeFoursome]

My DS started doing them at about 16 months. He learnt to do them from watching Jeff do them on the wiggles .

[Nelle]

I'm not sure if there's a 'supposed' to age. I think because it's not a developmental something that leads to something else really? Like sitting leads to crawling leads to cruising leads to walking. But somersaulting leads to...handstands? That's just my guess - for all I know it could be a milestone of some sort - but Riv's just learned to at almost 3, so I'd say not, since from 16months to 3 years is a big span!

Clever Pip though! Has he figured out the head tuck? Sometimes Riv forgets and the whole stunt falls sideways, pretty funny.

[minimatron]

Livs been doing them for a few months now, after I showed her. She loves them. I dont love them when she somersaults off the couch!!

[Lulu]

Make sure he practices tucking in his little chin...I'm so paranoid about neck injuries. Too much funniest home videos...