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14 month old not hitting milestones

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HR01 · 16/08/2025 10:55

I am slightly concerned about my daughters milestones
Things she can't do:
-She doesn't clap (but she will clap my hands together)
-She doesn't point
-Sometimes you need to call her name 2 or 3 times before she looks round
-She plays by herself alot but won't imitate things like drinking from a cup, normally throwing things about
-she doesn't really care about playing with others too much however she will be interested by other children
-she won't bring a toy to me that she likes

  • she isn't confidently walking, she can hold your finger and walks well, she can take 10 steps to the sofa but won't let go after just starts crawling
-if you take her to a farm or zoo she isn't interested in looking at the animals would rather look at people around her

Things she does do:
-she waves
-she can imitate sounds I.e. pretends to sneeze, burp etx

  • she says Mama, dada, more, ta, hiya, bye
  • she understands what you say I.e. where's the cat? She will turn around and look at him
  • she has great eye contact
-she smiles at people -she reacts to things well I.e. giggles when you pretend to chase her etc

She goes to nursery 3 times a week and they haven't said they have any concerns, she actually does seem to have picked things up from there
I know I sound neurotic but I'm so worried that she is behind or has underlying issues, can anyone offer any helpful advice?

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BunnyRuddington · 16/08/2025 11:25

How did she score in her 12 month check @HR01?

TTCJJB · 16/08/2025 11:36

I definitely wouldn't be concerned that she isn't confidently walking or playing with other children just yet.

BunnyRuddington · 16/08/2025 11:48

TTCJJB · 16/08/2025 11:36

I definitely wouldn't be concerned that she isn't confidently walking or playing with other children just yet.

I do agree. Not waking independently isn’t a concern until 18 months and she’s nowhere near that and playing with other DC. Spectator Play doesn’t start until they’re around 2.

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HR01 · 16/08/2025 14:12

BunnyRuddington · 16/08/2025 11:25

How did she score in her 12 month check @HR01?

She was slightly low on gross motor but when they called back 2 weeks later she was fine thank you for your reply and for sharing the play information that's really good to know!!

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