Do you live by your baby's milestones?
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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Over on my personal blog I journaled my thoughts on my baby hitting his supposed milestones. At almost six months, he's pretty much still playing with the toys he liked as a newborn. He's not rolling over yet, not sitting up and certainly not eager to move much unless he wants to take a whack at his big brother.
I don't much care for third-party validation on what my son should be doing right now. I opted-out of Babycenter's emails a long time ago. But I do get a nagging feeling on occasion when I spend time with the 5-month-old who crawls or the 18-month-old who can recite Nietzsche. (Ok, kidding on that last one.)
It's hard to choose how little or how much we should pay attention to other influences when it comes to judging our children. There are those outspoken mothers who will happily shout from their rooftops that their child just learned to tie his shoes and those who are blinded from the fact that their four-year-old speaks like a baby.
Point is, we all live differently, raise our kids differently and we do what works for us. I'll never be the mom who checks the books to see if her kid is correctly using his pincher grasp. But I am curious what you all think.
Do you live and die by your kids' hitting certain milestones? How do you manage it all?
Sara Fisher is a mother of two living in Roscoe Village. She also blogs at selfmademom.net.
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milestonesBy Tamara on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 I did follow all the milestones in the baby books as a check, but sometimes the kids were off a month (early or late) in what they were supposed to be doing. My kids were very late bike riders and my 7-year-old just learned to tie her shoes (she had no desire to learn). I didn't worry because they were on target in other areas. I think it's good to have a checks and balance, but not to freak out if Johnny is a bit different than the norm. (To manage the things, I wrote them down on a calendar). Real concerns should always be brought up to the doc. |
good point
By secondcitybaby on Tuesday, November 13, 2012
I agree, Tamara. Any major concerns should definitely be brought up to the doctor. But I think on the whole, they all figure the big things out when they're ready!