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Always hit back?

What do you to tell your little ones to do if someone hits/pushes them?
My daughter started nursery-school last September and at the beginning I was very "no never ever hit" but now im "if they hit you, you hit back"
Ive said if someone hits/pushes you shout stop very loudly and if they do it again you hit/push back.
I've noticed some very pushy children in her group and my daughter is shy so I dont want her seen as an easy target!

Help.

Does anyone else’s 1-year-old toddler bang their head repeatedly on walls or anything else every day, self-smack, or sometimes grab your hands or use your knees to bang their own head? He also hand flaps. Could this be linked to autism?

Pretends to be a baby with me only?

Why does my 2.5 year old son pretend he is a baby when I see him? Like he would be crawling to me, wanting me to hold him like a baby etc

Please no judgement.

My daughter is almost 3.5. She was just diagnosed with level 2 autism and suspected adhd. I have had a few people doubt her diagnosis and its making me question her diagnosis as well. She said a few words up until she was 15 months, then stopped speaking. She didn't have any gestures. No clapping, pointing, eye contact. At 19 months old she was diagnosed with a mixed recessive expressive speech disorder and they mentioned possible autism. We got her in early intervention, and when she turned 2.5/3, her speech blossomed. She still has a communication disorder though. She makes eye contact, just inconsistent sometimes. She flaps her hands, has visual stims, repeats phrases she's heard over and over. She lines up her toys, gets on the ground to look at them. She ignored all other kids up until recently. But lately, the past few weeks, really, she has been going up to pther kids, trying to play with them. Playing intricate pretend. Being very social. I know everyone with autism is different, I think I'm just confused with the complete difference in her social development lately. She's very in tune with emotions. it be because her speech is improving? We're also not around anybody else that's autistic other than me, but I don't honestly know much. Should we get a second opinion so soon after diagnosis?

Standing

So for the last week or so my boy has let go and is balancing on his own for a good 20 secs then goes to walk but falls down. He doesn’t stand from sitting he will crawl then pull himself up on furniture then move to let go and balance. Would walking be the next stage if so when would you think he would take his first steps? Or do they need to get up from sitting before walking?

Almost 16 months not walking

My little boy is almost 16 months and legs are still quite “wobbly” and doesn’t seem to be gaining strength. We are encouring and so are the nursery also we are on a waiting list to see a paediatric doctor but we have been waiting since April and still no update. Is there anyone who has any experience with this. Can this be normal ?
Worried first time mum here x
Thanks

FTM

Is anyone’s 10/11 month olds still not crawling? she’s my first don’t know whether I should be concerned or not

Just feeling really frustrated

I’m seeing how other babies same corrected age are all rolling, crawling, standing nearly even walking!! My LO is 9 months now (7 months corrected), she’s a babbler but i feel like she is so much further behind on her motor skills, she can sit unassisted but only if i put her down in a seated position, tummy time is a NO from her she will not roll on to her tummy no chance, she stills spits up and clearly finds it uncomfortable. I just don’t see how she will even start crawling at this rate… just feeling so frustrated, tired, progress is so incredibly slow and everyone else is flying on ahead 😭😭😭

Does anyone else two year old say a few words and have had experience with speech therapy?

My two year old was diagnosed with expressive language disorder. She does not sign much and she says maybe 4 or 5 words. We start speech therapy. I hear other two year olds talking and I feel discouraged because mine just looks at you when you talk to her. She can hear fine and follow directions. Are there any moms that can say if speech therapy was helpful?

Mouthing

My daughter is 1year old and still mouthing a lot, chewing on the books, toys etc . We take her to a baby rhythm class and noticed babies in her age dosen't do it that much anymore. She 90% put the instruments in her mouth and 10% playing or shaking them.
She's doing well generally in terms of development. I'm just wondering if this is normal?

1 year check

Hey ladies, in need of some experience / advice:
My little girl, nearly 11 months doesn’t crawl, cannot pull self to standing, cruise or walk unaided and on her 1 year check is in the concern section for this.
Upon measurements they also questioned why my little girl sits slouched? Or the only way I could describe it was like a monkey ha?
They’re referring my little lady to a community children’s paediatrics team and given me a physio number … question is: has anyone else been in the same position? What happened? What support was given? Did your child meet these milestones?

My little girls legs are fine, she’s a late roller but has exceeded other areas on the 1 year check.

And please, before anyone comments ‘babies develop at different rates’ yes I do understand this as an early years worker myself, but being my first and only baby… I still worry and would like support if any ❤️🥹

Crying and screaming

Hello!
My 5 month old will suddenly start screaming out of no where, no way to console him, he just cries and screams like he’s in pain. He is not normally much of a crier but lately he screams too much. He won’t take the breast and I don’t know how to stop it. Eventually he takes it and calms down but it is worrying.
Anyone experienced this?

Crawling already!?

Anyone else’s February baby almost crawling?? It seems so early but we’ve already figured out how to get on our knees and shuffle forwards quite a way!

Walking

My 15 month old is showing all signs of wanting to walk , cruising around furniture , standing up without holding on for long periods of time , climbing stairs but she just won’t take any steps as soon as she looks like she’s about to she falls to her bum .

Is anyone else going through this ? Is it ok and is there anything else I could try to encourage her . I know you can’t force them and they will do it in their own time but wondered if anything I can do to help her . As everyone is telling me I should have had her walking by now .

Struggling with 2 kids

I’m absolutely desperate for some advice because I’m on the verge of a breakdown almost every day.

I have a 3 (almost 4) year old boy and an 11 month old girl. All they do is scream at each other all day.

My boy hates the fact that she wants to play with everything and my girl hates the fact that he’s always taking toys away from her. He’s always pushing her over and screaming at her and then she starts screaming because she’s upset.

It’s not fair to keep her contained in her high chair or jumperoo because she’s upset wants to crawl and is trying to walk. My boy doesn’t want to play in his room.

I only have the living room downstairs available to play in and it’s not big enough for a playpen, plus it would restrict her so much.

Can anyone help with how I can stop all this fighting between them?

They each have their own toys and separate sections in their toy box. Even if I take them out my little girl screams because she just wants to crawl around and not be in her pram.

I’m sorry this isn’t explained very well but I’m just so frustrated today and can’t take it anymore

Quick mover

Anyone’s else’s little ones desperate to be on the move?
My little girl started rolling belly to back and back to belly at 3 1/2 months and this last week she’s getting in to the crawling position and rocking - she’ll be 5 months on Sunday.
Her big sister was an early mover too, but the crawling was at 6 months. This seems ridiculous 😅
Posting incognito as don’t want this to come across as braggy!
I was really hoping for a baby that just took their time and wouldn’t move so quick. I can’t leave her anywhere because she’s all over the place and having a toddler too, there’s zero break!!
just wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same??

Guilty screen time negative impact

I’ve used screen time mainly cuz my eldest wants it so baby ends up watching it. I am now really worried I’ve done irreversible damage.

She’s 1. She’s only saying mama dada wow and uh oh. So worried I’ve caused speech delays ect. Any tips on what I can do to limit the impact and get her speech and development on track again? She is very hyperactive and can walk but doesn’t sit still. She waves, claps and points.

Talking

How many words is your little saying? Are they putting two words together?

Anyone know when a baby is supposed to crawl?

So my son is 9 months old and he is refusing to crawl but loves to stand up and climb on things to help him stand up but idk if that’s normal or not, I am a first time mom and need some help. Did anyone’s baby’s skipping crawling and just start walking?

How do you explain to family that your child is autistic but they are in denial about it

My oldest son was diagnosed with borderline line autism at the age of 6 and I always knew he was a little different than other kids his age with everything he does. He doesn’t like really really loud noises and he lines up all of his toys in rows. He doesn’t look at you if you are talking to him so sometimes getting his attention is very hard and he doesn’t always comprehend a converstaion very well. We have to ask him the same question 2 or 3 times and if he still doesn’t understand how to answer I normally put at the end yes or no if it’s a yes or no question.

My mother in law and my husband’s grandma don’t believe he is autistic cause he doesn’t act like an autistic kid. ( how some of them are non verbal)

I have explained the best I could on what makes him autistic and they always interrupt me in a middle of a sentence and say well that’s just crazy cause there is nothing wrong with him.

I’m at my wits ends on this. If I even bring up the autism they are flat out rude about it all and just say he’s not autistic.