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Hi ladies, I need some advice.
I have a 16 month old DCK who in my opinion is very delayed. He started with me at 10 months. At this time he was not sitting up, not crawling, couldn’t roll over from his tummy to his back, was not eating on his own and basically just sat in one spot until I moved him to another spot. Within a few weeks I taught him to sit up on his own and within a month I had him self-feeding with his hands.
This boy is now 16 months, as I said. He still doesn’t know how to crawl. About a month ago he started to bum-scoot and this is his only form of mobility. That’s fine, and a HUGE improvement from the complete lack of progress in every other area. He can barely pull himself up on to furniture and he cannot stand on his own. When I try walking with him or getting him to stand he will usually scream and just crumple up and fall on his bum. He babbles but has shown no signs of using simple words. He cannot hold a crayon. He has also recently stopped feeding himself again and wants to be spoon-fed.
He didn’t start getting teeth in until 12 months and was still being given jarred baby food at home.
I know that mom and dad are still spoon feeding at home, dad has readily admitted to this. Mom has a tendency to be dishonest about this boy’s progress at home, which is obvious when I’m talking to dad and simply being with this child 8+ hours per day.
I mentioned to mom in the past that I want to see him preogressing more in certain areas, and she started crying. I don’t want to offend her further, but quite honestly I have seen almost NO progress in this child’s gross motor skills and in general. I have never met a 16 month old who was seemingly so far behind.
Mom also thinks it's amazing when this boy eats a whole chicken finger for supper or 3 tablespoons of yogurt! He is 16 months. I know the majority of foods he is given at home are not healthy or nutritious - but thinking eating such a small amount of food each meal is normal is outrageous! He eats well here (ex. 1/2 slice toast w/ pb, 1/4 yogurt, 1/4 berries and 1/4 veggie and ham ommlette for breakfast, etc).
This mom doesn't seem to know where her child "should" be in his physical or mental growth. Her and dad both seem like very lazy parents and just chalk up the boy's lack of progress to his own laziness...
He is generally a good child, but it’s difficult when he is so far behind all the other children… he screams and cries during craft time, he screams and cries during outdoor time, he scream and cries during nap time (used to be a great sleeper, but about 2 months ago became very hit and miss with naps). He doesn’t participate in anything and he’s seemingly not willing to learn.
Any advice would be appreciated
I have a 16 month old DCK who in my opinion is very delayed. He started with me at 10 months. At this time he was not sitting up, not crawling, couldn’t roll over from his tummy to his back, was not eating on his own and basically just sat in one spot until I moved him to another spot. Within a few weeks I taught him to sit up on his own and within a month I had him self-feeding with his hands.
This boy is now 16 months, as I said. He still doesn’t know how to crawl. About a month ago he started to bum-scoot and this is his only form of mobility. That’s fine, and a HUGE improvement from the complete lack of progress in every other area. He can barely pull himself up on to furniture and he cannot stand on his own. When I try walking with him or getting him to stand he will usually scream and just crumple up and fall on his bum. He babbles but has shown no signs of using simple words. He cannot hold a crayon. He has also recently stopped feeding himself again and wants to be spoon-fed.
He didn’t start getting teeth in until 12 months and was still being given jarred baby food at home.
I know that mom and dad are still spoon feeding at home, dad has readily admitted to this. Mom has a tendency to be dishonest about this boy’s progress at home, which is obvious when I’m talking to dad and simply being with this child 8+ hours per day.
I mentioned to mom in the past that I want to see him preogressing more in certain areas, and she started crying. I don’t want to offend her further, but quite honestly I have seen almost NO progress in this child’s gross motor skills and in general. I have never met a 16 month old who was seemingly so far behind.
Mom also thinks it's amazing when this boy eats a whole chicken finger for supper or 3 tablespoons of yogurt! He is 16 months. I know the majority of foods he is given at home are not healthy or nutritious - but thinking eating such a small amount of food each meal is normal is outrageous! He eats well here (ex. 1/2 slice toast w/ pb, 1/4 yogurt, 1/4 berries and 1/4 veggie and ham ommlette for breakfast, etc).
This mom doesn't seem to know where her child "should" be in his physical or mental growth. Her and dad both seem like very lazy parents and just chalk up the boy's lack of progress to his own laziness...
He is generally a good child, but it’s difficult when he is so far behind all the other children… he screams and cries during craft time, he screams and cries during outdoor time, he scream and cries during nap time (used to be a great sleeper, but about 2 months ago became very hit and miss with naps). He doesn’t participate in anything and he’s seemingly not willing to learn.
Any advice would be appreciated
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