tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post6441620792479259667..comments2023-08-09T06:52:13.737-04:00Comments on Burgh Baby: One Word at a Time, PleaseBurgh Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123901504643963583noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-79228510182018206112007-12-28T11:22:00.000-05:002007-12-28T11:22:00.000-05:00yeah, we're still going through that. My husband ...yeah, we're still going through that. My husband freaks out every time we see our friends' daughter who's 10 months younger than Gavin. She speaks remarkably well and generally better than Gavin. We had Gavin evaluated and they said he's fine. What dear hubby forgets is that Gavin can run and jump and climb and tumble around (and has been able to do so) for quite some time. Our friends' daughter, even though she's almost as tall as Gavin (he's short for his age, she's tall for her age), and spent over a year going to The Little Gym, is not very coordinated, doesn't run very well or fast, has trouble tumbling, and can barely jump or hop. She is just no where near as physically capable as Gavin. But my husband whines about Gavin's speaking skills over and over and over again. So I just remind him that Gavin's verbal skills will catch up and to be glad that he can move around well, has good critical thinking skills (he's a wiz at jigsaw puzzles, has a great memory), he gets along great with other kids (doesn't take toys, shares fairly well), and he behaves himself and listens to adults. The girl on the otherhand, not so much. So I think we've actually got the "upperhand", if there was one.<BR/>I guess it's just hard for parents to NOT compare and it's just natural to want to have your child do as well as others. Hopefully that mom will calm down a little...and she can always do the Early Intervention or Child Find or whatever program is in her county. It's free (her taxes pay for it) and they're very good at their evaluations and suggestions for improving the child's skills.Wineplzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412881827548705342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-52351511020475525302007-12-24T14:20:00.000-05:002007-12-24T14:20:00.000-05:00I was told they focus on either talking or motor.....I was told they focus on either talking or motor...so if they walk early, they'll talk later or vice versa.<BR/><BR/>And, I so agree. Don't ever compare kids.AnGlOpHiLe FoOtBaLl FaNaTiChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13609029982049285576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-75886330668823396772007-12-23T11:39:00.000-05:002007-12-23T11:39:00.000-05:00I actually love the land of toddler talk! I think...I actually love the land of toddler talk! I think it is too cute how they get things out of their mouth...that is assuming I can figure out what they are saying. You have a right to be proud of that girl of yours! And, you have no reason to feel badly that the other mom got upset. You did not say anything...she was obviously worried and feeling badly. Since their daughter picked up words from Alexis so quickly....sounds like she just needs someone to talk to her more.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156212038739784644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-3677635790156386972007-12-23T10:24:00.000-05:002007-12-23T10:24:00.000-05:00"Yay! for advancing through the verbal communicati..."Yay! for advancing through the verbal communication stages but Boo! for making me think." LOL!! Hysterical! I also burst out laughing at the thing about Bear and the dead-beat dad! Very funny.<BR/><BR/>As for comparing kids... It's so hard because we all want to know what is "normal" for each age/stage. But the range of normal is so wide, and people get so caught up in being in the median or early. My goal is to try not to worry unless the Pumpkin is super late with something. <BR/><BR/>I agree with what kellie said completely. My niece was extremely verbal early (and still is ahead of most kids her age), but she didn't walk until 14 months or later. She was just working on one set of skills and not the other. My little one does the gross motor skills early, so I am just preparing for her to be late with other things. <BR/><BR/>And now I wrote a mini-novel. Way to go, my communication skills!caramamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327695885346537321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-39821304966927456252007-12-23T09:39:00.000-05:002007-12-23T09:39:00.000-05:00While I agree that you shouldn't always be compari...While I agree that you shouldn't always be comparing your child to others, sometimes it does give you a swift kick in the ass to do the things that you should be doing. Like, oh, say, giving sign language a shot.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164420416881517854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-28773700038661499372007-12-23T08:29:00.001-05:002007-12-23T08:29:00.001-05:00I know how you feel. Punkin, too, is very verbal ...I know how you feel. Punkin, too, is very verbal and my nephew who is almost 2 years older still doesn't really talk much. He was recently diagnosed with a language comprehension disorder and has started therapy and is starting to make real strides in his speech. But I always felt guilty talking about Punkin's language skills around my brother and SIL.Madame Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05879021662076403965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-48712489966809116102007-12-23T08:29:00.000-05:002007-12-23T08:29:00.000-05:00Morgan wasn't speaking as much as I thought she sh...Morgan wasn't speaking as much as I thought she should've been. I did compare her to a friend's boy who is 3 months younger than Morgan and I freaked out. So much so that I had her evaluated three weeks ago for speech. Long story short, she's fine. Her gross and fine motor skills are that of a 3 to 3 1/2 year old and the therapists told me "when the brain is concentrating on one set of skills so much, it can 'forget' to focus on another set." Sure. Fine. Okay. <BR/><BR/>Like I said....I compared. At 19 months, my friend's son had a vocab of 150 words. But, he couldn't climb onto stuff, he didn't jump, etc. <BR/><BR/>Wow....I don't know when to shut up, do I?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-87837118236794878162007-12-23T08:06:00.000-05:002007-12-23T08:06:00.000-05:00No, it's never a good idea to compare. It's the qu...No, it's never a good idea to compare. It's the quickest way for mommy's sanity to vanish. We had kids at all levels of the spectrum. Our first was just as verbal as Alexis (if not more so), but our second didn't say much of anything until his second birthday. <BR/><BR/>And then you've got the walking thing, too. And spoon feeding, and crawling, and self-dressing... No, it's never a good thing to compare. But yeah for Alexis! Rachel needs to come out with a toddler translation video.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037928148778848386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-62478503556437406992007-12-22T23:51:00.000-05:002007-12-22T23:51:00.000-05:00Amy didn't walk til she was 15mths (3 weeks ago). ...Amy didn't walk til she was 15mths (3 weeks ago). Now I am wondering why the hell I wanted her walking. Anyways, How old is Alexis at the moment?<BR/><BR/>Amy talks heaps, but no sentences yet and probably only stuff I unserstand. But! She is communicating even if half the time it is pointing and dragging me over to what she wants.Veronica Foalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05519401661788911341noreply@blogger.com