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13 month not waving or clapping

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daisysun · 09/05/2021 20:37

My son is 13 months old and has no interest in clapping or waving. We do show him the actions regularly and he just laughs at us and carries on with whatever he was doing. Is there a point I should be worrying he isn't doing these things?

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Foreverbaffled · 09/05/2021 20:43

Pointing isn't delayed until 18 months so plenty of time :) My DS was never a big clapper and it hasn't held him back. I am pretty sure clapping isn't considered a major milestone as it's just learnt from imitation (whereas a child will point whether or not he/she has ever been shown - please someone correct me if I've got this wrong).

Foreverbaffled · 09/05/2021 21:06

Oh god sorry for some reason thought you mentioned pointing! Ignore me. Blame sleep deprivation with my new baby aghh.

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