Only worry about the milestones when they are way off. Like waaaay off. Every kid develops at a different rate.
They tried to get us all freaked out that our kid had a speech delay and that we needed speech therapy, and possibly other interventions. It was obvious that he understood what we were saying and could act on what we were saying so it seemed to us like his lights were on and that the language parts of his brain were working. Plus friends of ours had been down this road and gave us similar advice.
In a few more months he started talking and talking and talking, and hasn’t shut up since.
He’s in first grade now and his teacher is super impressed with his elevated vocabulary, and generally how articulate he is.
Sometimes kids just take their time getting somewhere.
Of course, there are times when something might be genuinely wrong, but if your kid seems happy and healthy and their “lights are on”, for lack of a better expression, just enjoy the hell out of this time because it goes crazy fast, and you never get it back.
Tommy Caldwell, by some measures best rock climber ever, didn’t crawl until age of 2. That’s waaaay behind, and he worked out ok.
I know the feeling. Perhaps, if your little one is roughly on track, focus on giving it a meaningful life, not hitting milestones. Fun, new experiences, challenges etc. This is a regret-minimising approach to parenting (literally).
They tried to get us all freaked out that our kid had a speech delay and that we needed speech therapy, and possibly other interventions. It was obvious that he understood what we were saying and could act on what we were saying so it seemed to us like his lights were on and that the language parts of his brain were working. Plus friends of ours had been down this road and gave us similar advice.
In a few more months he started talking and talking and talking, and hasn’t shut up since.
He’s in first grade now and his teacher is super impressed with his elevated vocabulary, and generally how articulate he is.
Sometimes kids just take their time getting somewhere.
Of course, there are times when something might be genuinely wrong, but if your kid seems happy and healthy and their “lights are on”, for lack of a better expression, just enjoy the hell out of this time because it goes crazy fast, and you never get it back.