Every parent wants their child to develop normally and and milestone guidelines are a benchmark as to around when a baby should be doing certain things. The key to remember is this is a general timeline, and not specific. babies are individuals, and their skills will develop as they grow and experience the world around them. Some milestones will be met earlier than expected, due to the natural skills of the child and the environment, while it might lag in other areas . If one is concerned, consult pediatrician.
Key Takeaways:
- When parents base their expectations about their kids off a book or on what their neighbors think or say, they are doing a disservice to their kids.
- Parents should realize that kids develop at different rates so they should not put too much hope on development milestones.
- Scientific studies do not account for the variations in people. They use a standard that averages the general populace, not accounting for unique abilities.
“Family psychologist Dr. Christina Cohen spends most of her time telling parents to stop focusing on all these benchmarks of “normalcy,” and start paying attention to your kid as a unique person.”
Read more: https://www.fatherly.com/health-science/why-parents-shouldnt-worry-about-development-milestones/
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