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Concerns: 1 yr old dd

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shhhh · 19/06/2006 19:42

Help..!!

DD has just turned 1 and is such a good baby. She smiles loads and as a baby is quite social with others.

But dh & I are concerned about the following:

  1. She is not affectionate, won't kiss you and rarely hugs you.


  1. She plays alone well and plays with dh & I and also when she goes to m&b groups BUT she gets aggressive and tends to throw her toys across the room or slams things onto the floor.


  1. She has started to scream loads since about a month ago. She doesn't cry but screams a high pitched scream then laughs Shock.


  1. She seems to get frustrated and grinds her teeth while kind of going "grrrr" iykwim. She also goes red and her head shakes.Quite worrying to see a baby do this...


Should we be worried..?? I myself am quite highly strung and have a short temper but surley our dd wouldn't show this behaviour at this age..?? BTW we never argue in front of her..not to the extreme anyway.

She isn't also very expressionate with speech..I have read threads and heard friends where their ds/dd at 12 months say words such as : Mamma,Dadda,Baa,Hiya,Baba etc.....atm dd seems to talk "babble"...? 1st Time parents so please be nice..!!! I'm also a sahm..

Advice welcome..
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NotQuiteCockney · 19/06/2006 19:43

She sounds like a normal one-year-old, in every way. They're often cranky and strange. None of the stuff you say sounds wrong at all.

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NomDePlume · 19/06/2006 19:49

This may sound strange, but my guess is that she is going through the (entirely normal) phase of being a bit frustrated with her lack of language skill ? DD didn't hit this until about 15 months, but there's no reason your DD can't go through it earlier than mine did Smile

Re - kisses and hugs, my 1yr old was the same. She is now a hugely huggy/kissy 3.10 yr old.

Don't worry, she sounds entirely normal to me.

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LeahE · 19/06/2006 19:49

I think 3. is quite common -- some kids discover they can make that loud screaming sound and just enjoy it. And DS really wasn't saying anything at 12 months either (now 17 months and has about 8-10 words). I don't have any direct experience of 1, 2 or 4, although I don't think DS was really kissing at 12 months (he does it a lot now).

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NomDePlume · 19/06/2006 19:49

Sorry, no need for random "?"

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NomDePlume · 19/06/2006 19:50

I agree with Leah, the screaming thing is just the discovery of a new noise !

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WigWamBam · 19/06/2006 19:53

Sounds pretty normal to me. The grinding teeth and growling is probably just something that she's discovered she can do, and repeats because it's a new trick. The novelty will wear off ... eventually! It's unlikely to be a sign of a short fuse and a bad temper at this age.

Babbling at 12 months is fine - don't compare your baby to others, that way madness lies. They all develop at their own pace.

The kissing and the hugging sounds normal too - give her six months and she will be all over you!

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LittleB · 19/06/2006 19:53

Hi Shhh, my dd who is the same age also throws things on the floor and slams things down, sometimes onto me! She also does high pitched screams/sqeals and laughs, I think they're just finding their voice, and she does seem to get frustrated sometimes. My HV told me the terrible twos start at 1 as its now they're second yearWink. I'm sure she's fine.

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shhhh · 19/06/2006 20:00

thanks everyone..you have put dh & I's mind at ease. I was going to get the hv to visit but will leave it for now.

It's hard not to compare babies to others BUT I will do my best not to from now on..!!! TBH I haven't been that bad with comparing and have allowed her to develop herslef BUT sometimes things get ontop iykwim..

Hi Littleb, hope your lo is doing ok. xx

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