12 month review

My daughter will turn one on May 19. She doesn’t do everything that’s listed in the questionnaires yet

This is exactly why in my local authority they stopped the questionnaires and the review is just a conversation. If memory serves right (from when we had a 2y review for my first), a child isn't really supposed to do absolutely everything on the list, they'd be some sort of prodigy if they did! The questionnaire is designed as a tool to give you an idea on how your child is developing in different areas (gross motor skills, fine motor skills, communication etc) but it's not a test that they can pass or fail! Xx

My baby (1 next week, we had the review 2 weeks ago) has only now started to pull himself up (barely), crawls everywhere, has forgotten how to roll and can't sit himself up from lying down. He's perfectly in the average of what they can or cannot do at this age. There was no questionnaire, just a chat, and she was very happy with his development. She said that they all develop different skills at different speeds but by age 2 they all level up. Don't worry

mine was just a casual chat. my HV told me that it’s more of a 9-15month milestone check and there isn’t a concern if certain things haven’t been done yet!

Don't stress about it. It's just to see where they are, not a test they need to pass.

Every child is different and develop at different rates etc and 1 is still very early to be doing everything that is listed all the time etc. One baby may have a few words learnt by 1.. another may not really make much sense but can walk. They are all different and do things different, different orders etc.

Please don't stress 🙏🏻