20 month old development questions

[Miss E]

You're right, the first thing I thought was is she hearing ok?

I tend to think that all LO's are different and develop at their own pace etc etc... But to answer your question, my DS was doing all of those things at 20 months.

Do you think you might be focussing too much on what she's 'not' doing, rather than what she 'is' doing? Just a thought, but sometimes when you're concerned and looking for all the typical milestones that other LO's are making you can miss other more subtle achievements that they're making...

Mind you, that said, I'm a big believer that if you have a concern it's far better to explore it and get answers than sit and wonder. Particularly if it is a delay of some sort, the sooner it is identified and being worked on, the less impact it will have on the rest of her life iykwim?

[RhiChiChi]

You're right, the first thing I thought was is she hearing ok?

I tend to think that all LO's are different and develop at their own pace etc etc... But to answer your question, my DS was doing all of those things at 20 months.

Do you think you might be focussing too much on what she's 'not' doing, rather than what she 'is' doing? Just a thought, but sometimes when you're concerned and looking for all the typical milestones that other LO's are making you can miss other more subtle achievements that they're making...

Mind you, that said, I'm a big believer that if you have a concern it's far better to explore it and get answers than sit and wonder. Particularly if it is a delay of some sort, the sooner it is identified and being worked on, the less impact it will have on the rest of her life iykwim?

This is a good point - what is she doing? All kids develop differently and yes, it may be a hearing issue or something else but then again it might not & she is developing at a slower pace or developing quickly elsewhere. She might all of a sudden take off chatting and you'll wonder where did that come from. It is difficult not to be concerned and I hope you can get some things rules out / explained.

[[M]umma[M]ia]

Your right... it doesnt seem right at all. Im glad you have appointments coming up for her, i hope they can shed some more light on it for you.

I dont have any advice, sorry. I havent been through this myself.

[MamaPan]

Arte
I think it is prob all ok, and it is just that W was so fast that comparisons feel slow iykwim.
I am glad you are getting it checked out though, you have had concerns for a little while so better to be on the safe side.

J is 22 months now - his speech is good, I dont think it is as AMAZING as N was (though he had caught up heaps, he was slower than N on that stuff to start). He can count to 10 (rote) but sentences are more like 2 word sentences. he can name colours and pick them out, animals names and sounds, sing lots of songs, some books fill in the gaps. thats my honest response - but he is advanced apparently on that stuff! physically boht my bopys have been slower as you know, but J is WAY ahead of where N was - close to running, lots of climbing etc. sleep wise - J sucks!! (on that he in on a par with N at the same age LOL)

best of luck - look fwd to hearing how she goes w the testing.

[kellynz]

Hey Art,
Sorry to hear you're feeling a bit frustrated and upset. Sounds to me like you have 2 very different little personalities on board! So it would be hard not to compare the two, especially as your son might fill the gaps for her a bit?
Miss A has always been a more quiet one, and she did have really good early physical development - so at least you've got that under her belt.
I read something the other day about children having at least 50 words at age 2. There is one boy at T's daycare who only just started really talking at 2...

A bit unrelated... but when T still couldn't crawl when he turned 1 people were starting to ask me if i was concerned - and the next day he got up and walked and has been running ever since - so present behaviour doesn't necessarily determine the future.

Hugs xx

[~Kim~]

Yep Art, he's right up there now only 6months later.