My baby is not...

[pbubblegum]

Who decided that our 12 month olds are supposed to know body parts and that a lion says rawr?

Anyway, my kid is not:
- standing independently for more than 10 seconds
- walking
- drinking consistently with a sippy
- saying words other than mamamamamama or dadaddada

[jillywilly]

Jun 15, 2016 21:34:14 GMT -5 budders said:

Jun 15, 2016 21:30:49 GMT -5 tjanca22 said:

I guess it just caught me off guard to see it pop up since I didn't even know it was a thing at this age. E can't do either of them, I asked at bedtime if he knew where his nose was and he just laughed at me.

It's not a thing; I think a few people mentioned that either they or daycare were explicitly working on teaching body parts, in which case it makes sense that the kids would pick up on it, the same way some are understanding and using sign language.
And technically, babies shouldn't necessarily be talking or walking at this point either. I think most of these are inspired by things that people are mentioning their kids doing in other threads, and others are worrying/recognizing that their kids aren't doing, whether it's expected for the age group or not.

This is pretty much exactly what I was going to say - at this stage, what kids can/can't do is linked to what they're exposed to. For example - we take a walk every night after dinner with the dog. Every night, my H leans over the stroller and asks DS, "what sound does a doggy make? Is it arh arh arh?" DS will now mimic back, "arh arh arh," but it's a game they play every night, and I wouldn't exactly classify it as "my kid can mimic animal sounds." Likewise, I'm not sure if daycare/grandparents are saying body parts to him, but it's nothing I've done outside of normal conversation ("uh-oh, did you bump your head," "pull your arm through the shirt"), so it's not exactly a surprise to me that he doesn't know them. I just added it to my list because it seemed like a "thing" people were doing, and I just followed along.

[hannahl201477]

Mal is not:

Walking
Standing without holding on to something
Drinking out of sippy
STTN
Doesn't know body parts
Doesn't take naps without cuddling or being held

[erbear]

Yeah, my kid only knows that ducks quack quack because we play with her duck in the bath a lot and make it quack. She's obsessed with noses, but if I ask her where her nose is, she couldn't tell me.

[mcp6286]

Jun 15, 2016 20:13:12 GMT -5 carolyngrace said:

Jun 15, 2016 19:02:02 GMT -5 mcp6286 said:

H is not:
Drinking from a sippy cup without handles or with a straw
Saying any words with real meaning
Identifying body parts

She is, however, biting people constantly - lucky me!

I've got a biter too. He thinks it's sooo funny. I'm trying really hard to redirect and not react, and I hope it'll fade...

Hayley thinks it's the most hilarious game too! I keep wondering if it's because we tackle her (gently) and kiss her, but any time someone is lying on the floor, she gets this huge evil grin, runs to them, and attacks. She's like a little dinosaur with 4 tiny, very painful teeth!

Which leads me to say that my kid has not gotten a new tooth in months. And she's still in size 6-9 month clothes.

[purple]

L does not:

Go to sleep without being cuddled, unless she's in the pushchair.

Regularly STTN.

Drink milk unless it's from a bottle.

Stand for more than a couple of seconds, or walk more than a couple of steps, without something to hold on to.

Say any words. She's a real chatterbox, but there aren't any actual words in it. She has been known to say Mummy and Daddy clearly and with intent, but she seems to save it for infrequent intervals.

Clap.

Point.

She loves having parts of her body pointed out, and she's crazy about animal sounds, but she definitely can't identify any of them :-)