1 year old - what to do now?

[Lee770]

Hi all,

I'm currently a stay at home dad and have been during the UK lockdown. It's certainly been a steep learning curve but I think I've finally found a bit of routine and rhythm.
Anyway, my son has just turned 1 last week. With the absence of a health visitor etc. I'm a bit lost as to what I need to be starting to do with him now...
I know that I need to be dropping the bottle and getting him on to cow's milk from a beaker/cup etc. Hoping to start to introduce that this week - (any tips appreciated); but I'm a little lost as to what else I need to be doing? Would also love some reassurance around what I'm doing/what he's doing at this stage. Any advice / comments would be much appreciated.

To help, below I've posted some points at to where we're at and so hopefully it might help someone to point me in the right direction with next steps etc.:

1. Currently still using formula and bottles but aware I need to drop these. (tips on how and amounts etc. welcome).
2. Feeding: feeding reasonable well - can eat our food blended slightly or cut up/food from age appropriate jars; lagging a little with finger foods - can use pincer grasp to bring strawberries and puffs etc. to mouth and eats well, but still gagging a bit on chunkier items. Can bring a spoon to his own mouth but by the time it gets there there isn't much remaining on it. Loves to drop items on floor when disinterested in them. Taking water from beaker well. Any tips on how to proceed with these things?
3. Walking - can do on a walker and can turn it etc. not yet taken first steps or able to pull to standing unaided - is this ok?
4. Talk and communication: utters 'dada'/'mama', 'baba' etc. good at pointing and starting to kind of wave. Any tips on developing communication? Bit fearful he should be further on with this...?
5. tantrums - starting to get very vocal - leaving a room, taking something of him or putting him down on the floor when climbing up on my legs as I'm trying to do something else will result in heavy crying. Normal?
6. Is nappy changing meant to be so torturous - arching of back, wanting to flip over instantly, crying as if being murdered?

Any other general tips for entertaining him at this age also welcome.

Hi! I'll try and answer as much as I can and include links if they can explain better.

1. www.workingmother.com/momlife/13683390/how-to-transition-from-formula-to-milk/ , www.parents.com/baby/breastfeeding/weaning/bye-bye-bottle/

1. he sounds absolutely fine to me re food. raisingchildren.net.au/toddlers/nutrition-fitness/family-meals/learning-to-feed-themselves

1. Most babies walk on their own unaided sometime between about 12 months and 17 months, so again, not something to worry about.

1. again, sounds perfectly normal. there is a good list below that shows talking milestones etc. www.webmd.com/parenting/baby-talk-your-babys-first-words#1 . If you wanted to try something different (not necessary but can be useful), you could try babysign classes. babysign.co.uk/online-classes/ . Some say they can help reduce tantrums since your ds can communicate what he needs, so limits the feelings of frustration etc.

1. yep, normal. raisingchildren.net.au/toddlers/behaviour/crying-tantrums/tantrums

1. This is normal too (annoyingly!). Have a read of this old thread that talks about it, www.mumsnet.com/Talk/behaviour_development/699246-12-month-old-screaming-at-nappy-change-and-being-dressed

all the best, hope that helped a little