Hi all,
firstly I feel I need to share that I am a health professional that works with children with significant needs and I am actually often involved in assessments… however this post is about my own little 20 month old boy and as a first time mom I am so struggling. I cannot figure out if I am being hyper aware because of my work or if there really is a reason to be concerned.
I’ve come to realise that I actually do not know what’s considered “normal” behaviour in toddlers. I work with children with very significant needs but sometimes it feels like I see everything as a “red flag” and I need help from fellow parents please to guide me if these behaviours are typical or not…
I should say first, my little boy is my entire world, he is just amazing. He has loads of strengths. His receptive language is excellent and he responds to his name consistently. His eye contact is usually good (okay there may be times where he might be engrossed in something but I feel this is normal). He has good joint attention and likes to bring objects over to others to show them or he will point them out to show you if he’s interested in something. He is very interested in people and watches people, especially children. He’s only 20 months but he loves kids. When we have play dates with children his age you would not see any differences between him and the kids. He seems to have good play skills too good functional play and pretend play considering his young age.
however, he’s been toe walking for about 4 months now. Not all the time but I do see it once or twice most days. Doesn’t last long when he does it. I do feel this is sensory linked.
he loves to label colours and will say the colour of an object if he doesn’t have the word, especially if he’s excited about something. This is worrying me lately but I’d love to know if this is something other kids Do too?
thank you so much if you take the time to reply…. I would ask to try be sensitive please if you are replying as I feel a bit vulnerable posting this.