What does your 14/15 month old do?

[Mirage]

DD is nearly 15 months old & loves her books.She particularly likes animal books & can identify horses,cows,sheep,chickens,dogs ect if asked to point to them.Dh asked me if this was normal for a child her age & I realised that I don't have the faintest idea.

Any opinions would be welcome.Dh keeps nagging me to find out.
TIA
Mirage

[Wallace]

I think that sounds about right for that age. I remember mine used to like making the noises for the animals too

I found this milestone chart which might help.

[Mirage]

Thanks for that Wallace-that link is useful.I just had no idea of what I should expect her to be doing.I can get dh to shut up now.

[bunnyrabbit]

So I am now very worried that DS (14 mnths) is behind. He isn't walking yet, which I was OK with cos his dad didn't walk till 18 mnths, but I doubt he could match lids on pots and he doesn't know animal noises.....

BR

[emmatmg]

Mine sound the same as yours bunnyrabbit.
He does loves books but wouldn't have the faintest idea what a horse/cow/cat was if i asked him to point one out. And the same with is body parts.

Not walking either unless he's pushing something.

I'm not in the least bit worried though, they all do things at different times and these charts are only made to scare us

[bunnyrabbit]

I'm sure you're right. I suppose he does know some body parts and he certainly knows what I mean when I tell him to drink from his cup.... I suppose they all progress at different rates for different things....

.. as if we don't have enough to worry about!!

BR

[bunnyrabbit]

How old is your DS emmatmg?

[emmatmg]

14 months on 24th Nov.

[emmatmg]

Just looked at the chart again and apparently he should have vocabulary by 15 months.

Well if he does have I'll eat my hat!!

[bunnyrabbit]

My DS is older, 15 mnths on 7th Nov. He has vocab alright but I'm damned if I understand most of it!!

BR,
PS. Except for 'bye bye' and 'beer'

[bunnyrabbit]

Sorry I mean 7th December....

[cellulitequeen]

bunnyrabbit, I'm with you on this one. DS (15m)is not saying any proper words yet and wouldn't be able to identify animals for sure. However, I know that he understands what I say (some of it anyway). He's not walking either (except with help of pushalong thingie).

[Kittypickle]

DS is 14 months, has just taken his first few steps. He might if pushed be able to point at a cat in a book, but nothing else. He can make animal sounds but hasn't the faintest clue which animal makes which noise and might at a push know where his head and his nose are but that's pretty debatable. He has a few words but a great deal more that I think might be Dutch !

[bunnyrabbit]

LOL KittyPickle. Sounds like my DH when he's had too much wine .

DS certainly understand no!! Also, if he leaves the room and I don't want him to, I count to 3 and then bring him back in. So, he'll scoot out the door at a great rate of knots and then, when I start counting, he just stops where he is and stares at me. He waits till I say '2' then comes back in the room. I then say 'clever boy for coming back to mummy' at which point he turns on the spot and makes a beeline for the door again!!!!!!

AAARRRRGGGHHHH

BR

[Wallace]

Sorry I know milestone charts are crap really - kids do develop at their own pace and that's that! I didn't mean to worry anyone, I just wanted to help Mirage with her question.
I wouldn't worry if I were you, I just looked at the chart, and it says being able to point to a cat/dog/etc when asked is an advanced skill for a 19 month old

[Tommy]

My DS is 15m and sounds like your DD Mirage! He can do the animal thing and the noises too. he put 2 bits of lego together today as well. He also was awake from 10pm until 2am today zzzzzzz

[bunnyrabbit]

DH gave DS an ear bud to hold whilst he was putting his nappy on after his bath (DS's not DH's). DS proceeded to try and stick it in his ear.... aaawwww so sweet.

DS likes throwing lego when he can't get it to stick together, does that count?? May be he'll be an olympic shot putter??

BR

[handbagaddiction]

I agree that all children develop at different rates. I also think that they all concentrate at developing one particular skill more than the other. Sorry of that sounds confusing but what I mean is - that if I look at dd.. at just over 14 months, she can build a tower of 4 four blocks, has about 15 words, will point out dogs, cats, horses, giraffes and lions (!) etc when asked from pictures in books and will do lion noises BUT and it's a bit BUT - she does not stand yet...so walking is going to be some way off...

Lots of people say to me...oh so you mean that she's cruising and just not walking...and I have to repeat numerous times....no she actually will not stand up...not even pull herself up to standing.

Now this doesn't worry me unnecessarily because I know all her other skills are OK but like everyone else, I do get annoyed at development charts....which seem to indicate that if your child cannot walk by 14 months you've got something to worry about !

Wallace - I know you posted the link to the chart earlier on this thread. My gripe is in no way directed at you, it's a gripe at 'charts' in general

[bunnyrabbit]

HBA,
It's become a running joke at DS's nursery ('scuse the pun). I walk in and say 'so has DS been walking today' and they all laugh with me when I say he's just lazy like his dad. Then I point out all the other babies who are walking to him, and he looks at me and laughs. I think he's doing it on purpose. I bet he runs about behind my back waving his arms and doing summersaults.

And bless the guys at his nursery, they all try to make him walk, he's just not up for it.

Ho hum...... and for some reason it really annoys me when people say 'he'll walk when he's ready'... don't know why but it really winds me up. I'm ready for him to walk NOW!!!! And so is my back!!!

BR

[handbagaddiction]

BR,

I've convinced myself that dd doesn't walk because we've got no decent carpet (or any carpet in some rooms - due to extensive building work!!) and so can't bear to put her poor little dainty feet down on the basic stuff we have got.

Speaking of dainty feet - I also asked dh once if he thought the reason she wouldn't stand up is due to the fact that her feet are too small ! How mad is that!!

Maybe I'll start using the 'feet are too small' excuse for nosey do-gooders who express surprise at hearing I've got a 14 month old who doesn't walk!!

[bunnyrabbit]

Just do what I do and tell them either: a) He'll walk by the time he goes to school or b) His dad has trouble walking when he's been out all evening so I'm not surprised.

We have parquet flooring downstairs, but I don't think this really makes a difference as he has a rug in his playroom and they have carpet at nursery.

I blame DH. I walked at 9 months, he didn't walk till he was 18 months. I suppose as long as he gets DH's memory and not mine he'll be fine!!

BR

[bunnyrabbit]

and DS has big feet.. and I want to buy some shoes for him, but refuse to until he's walking and he'll be an adult size 3 by then!!!!

BR

[alicatsg]

DS will only try to walk when we're not looking, if he thinks we can see him then he immediately drops to a crawl. If it weren't for a handy mirror.....

I agree tho - they all develop so differently. DS points to things happily but blocks are for chewing not piling, books are for reading for a bit and then putting on his head etc. Appetite for mischief seems common tho from what Ive seen!

[bunnyrabbit]

LOL. Must carry a mirror with me in future...

[clary]

hba, the average for walking is 15months, so many people seem to think it is 1yr but in fact that is an early walker.
Late is maybe 18-20 mo. Plenty of time yet.

[handbagaddiction]

Clary,

Good to know and just a shame that so few other people know this too since as far as they are concerned (and by that I mean the nosey do-gooders...including my MIL!!) dd must have a 'developmental' problem!!