I had a friend round who has a girl the same age as my boy. It's the first time I've had a chance to make any kind of direct comparison, and I was struck by how good she was with toys, how she listened to get mum, followed instructions, and she seems so much older than my boy.
Whereas mine is constantly hyperactive, doesn't listen to us at all or even give any indication that he even understands or sometimes that he has even heard us, doesn't play with his toys but prefers to throw or bash them, and also just generally seems more baby-like.
DH noticed too and he's really worried that we're being too lax with behaviour, breastfeeding, sleeping. I've been following a gentle parenting approach and DH has just gone with me, but now he wants to follow the approach my friend takes, which is more conventional.
We thought he'd been doing fine until now, a bit too energetic but he's picking up words and is very observant and active. Now I'm not sure. Is the difference in behaviour partly down to gender and partly down to normal differences in development rates, or should we be modifying our own behaviours and be sterner? I mean, we've tried to be stern in some things, but not seen any results, so there doesn't seem to be any point in being stern with everything.
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2yo's development worries
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Mummy53757857 · 27/05/2019 18:56
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