I have just read this article as I have been poking around Google for help: www.janetlansbury.com/2011/03/9-reasons-not-to-walk-babies/ and I have to admit I am guilty of this right from the start of encouraging DD to sit up. I have pushed for her to move on to the next developmental milestone at each point by "helping" and now have a child who can walk, but can't actually get herself to the point of sitting from lying down, let alone crawl or pull herself up to stand.
I am currently spending the whole time, helping her back on to her feet when she falls down, as leaving her to try for herself, results in mega meltdown through sheer frustration. I then feel awful for leaving her to struggle for so long and I give in and help her back up. (I know this is counter-productive, but she literally just gives up trying to help herself and focuses on screaming instead).
Has anyone got any experience of this or any advice on helping her to go back and develop the missing skill set? I feel so bad for interfering and in a way actually setting her back in her development, even though she was walking by 11 months?!
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CluelessButTrying · 20/03/2016 14:36
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