development...

my neice isnt walking yet either at 18 months although she was 8 weeks prem so should only be 16 months and she seems to be up with milestones at that age. In saying that kobe was 6 weeks prem and was walking at 13 months which would have been just under 12 months if he had of gone to term so who knows. I dont think 18 months is to slow for walking, I dont think I would worry for another couple of months but Im not sure what the "normal" for all that is sorry

hehehe in saying my neice isnt walking my sister just phoned to say she has started walking today!

My friends' baby walked at around 20 months. Ella walked at 13.5 months. They are two weeks apart.. as everyone has said, they all do things in their own time, but you still worry lol.. check out the milestones link Nikki posted

Arna started walking at 9 1/2 months, and friends babies from ante natal walked between 11 - 20 months.
With everything children do it all depends on their personality -
Solids - some at 4 months some at 6 - 7,
Crawling - some bum shuffle, commando crawl, all fours, walk on knees etc.
Toilet Training - anywhere between 20 months - 3 1/2 years

So from that you can see there is a wide range of times that your baby can do things. PAFT (parents as first teachers) are awesome if you qualify, Plunket let you know roundabout times to encourage your children to do things. Just go with ur motherly instinct!!

Yip I am quite happy to go with the flow to Liz. Xanda can sit by himself and has a tooth, but shows no sign of wanting to crawl, but I am happy as he is a healthy and very happy baby.
My cousins son is 2.5yrs and can't talk, so is being tested at the moment because they think he may have autism, which I think is very possible after observing his behaviour.

The average age for walking is 13 months but that means half will walk before that and half after. I walked really late at about 18-20 months i think and theres nothing wrong with me (well not much lol)

yup she holds onto it and takes a few steps around it but alays drops to her bum after just a few minutes like she is exhausted (poor wee thing)- i think she is ok it just seems to me that it's all such an effort for her which is the opposite of other kids I know, they all seem bursting with energy, so I guess I am just concerned for her cos it seems so hard for her to do.

Paris never rolled or crawled - she sat early, at about 5 months she could sit unassisted and was great - you could stick her to play and know that when you came back she'd still be there.   she got to 11 months and just started bum shuffling.

Through alot of work with daycare and at home we started getting her to learn all the stuff she'd missed out - because it is important for them to learn to crawl.. even if they have missed it, because it teaches the two sides of the brain to link or work together of something.. i forget, anyway.. she stood up at the furniture at about 13 months, then learnt to roll at 14months, crawled at 14months and finally started walking at around 16 months.

so no, i think if they get to over 2 yrs then they may have a look at doing something, but if bubs gets around other ways and is otherwise growing and developing well, there's no much prob.   just like some kids get teeth early, or some have heaps of hair..it's all different and down to genetics and parenting and the child themself.

For me, paris started late-ish with walking crawling etc, and didn't get teeth till 11 months, but had, and still has, masses of hair for her age, she never had the physical side of things, so while she was busy sitting, she learnt to talk really well, and leanrt to sit and figure things out.

Ayja, learnt to roll pretty early on, learnt to crawl about 7 months i think, and is walking around with things and will now walk if you hold her hands (only started in teh last week), she has an ok amount of hair, still more than some kids, but not as much as her sister... but still, as yet, at 12 and a half months of age, she has NOOOOOOO teeth. i can see the cheeky thing there in her gums, but will they cut thru, no way! Her talking has taken alot longer than paris, but i thinks she's about normal for a kids her age, with a few clear words, some other ones that sound a bit like words, and she definately knows how to get across what she likes, hates, and what she WANTS RIGHT NOW!!

Also, it's good to remember that boys and girls tend to develop differently - read any of Miriam sotppards books and they have tables about the ways girls and boys learn and do things differently. her complete baby and child care book is great and very practical.
alot of boys tend to take a long time to catch up with girls with their language skills.. typical really, girls just like to yap.. maybe they get it from their mums.



Edited by mum2paris

Roksana, you make me feel a lot better. At our playgroup all these kids are rolling around with their teeth, and Hannah just sits there playing quietly. She has no teeth, only rolls tummy to back as she hates being on her tummy so who knows when she will learn to crawl! But she has ben sitting unsupported since 4 months. Kinds sounds like Paris. I know she will do things when she is ready and I am quite happy with my placid stationary baby!

I was always jealous of my friends' placid baby, I had (still have) the wriggle bottom, can't sit still type (although I wouldn't swap her for anything!)

Count yourselves lucky, once they walk your life changes completely (again!). (And then run, and then run faster!!)