"Just had to share...thought this was a really good remind that we should take it easy on ourselves and our kids. Everyone benefits in the long run:-)"
Are your friends always comparing their kids to your kids? Do you feel pressure to push your little one to walk or enroll your preschooler in music lessons? Learn how to combat competitive parenting.
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it is hard to avoid the comments--since i was even pregnant with hanna. it can be a real downer. i am so thankful for the friends in my life that celebrate differences and the joy and preciousness of each person's uniqueness. and makes me hope that i haven't been the giver of those kinds of comments.
As the mother of a 12 month old that refuses to crawl, I say AMEN!!!
Amy-I have to say that you are one of the least parent-competitive and most supportive people I know. No worries there!:-)
Summer-I hear you! Rusty doesn't do anything in a normal way or time. He never really crawled, so much as rolling around on the floor or scooching a bit. Never really did practice the pulling up or taking a step or two. At 16 months over Thanksgiving he just started grabbing people's hands to walk with him and then a week later just started walking. What?? Talking...wouldn't copy a thing we said and didn't do the normal progression of "baby" words. But, a week before he turned 2 just started talking, talking and hasn't stopped yet! Crazy boy...but how fun is it that they're all so unique?:-)
I think Jax is just perfecting his skills at getting folks to come to him with just one look into those big blue eyes!:-)
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