Some of the tools also model healthy conflict resolution skills (I statements, active listening, problem solving). I am trying to make us, as an entire society move towards the idea of Generous Parenting.īut otherwise, the tools are on top of this and meant to help in situations when you have to get them out of the bath tub, into the car, and so on. This is not in your head, my argument is that by biological design they are meant to demand our attention as they go through each tumultuous stage. These stages make clear what we already know: parenting is a fulltime job and children need our seeming near constant presence. I talk about such attachment in some of the tools about emotional regulation. They need to feel like their needs are responded to most of all. I believe a fundamentally attached relationship must be in place as the source of all sources to calm the child down. I want to stress that these are just tools. I have started to call this Nonresistant Parenting. Above all else in my surviving section, I assume the child is not bad and that we work around the normal age-related behavior. The tools are meant to give food for thought and to be pattern breakers for where you might get sucked into the negativity that the developmental cycles sometimes bring. The surviving section has links to deal with the difficult behaviors and situations–meltdowns, defiance, and such. I include, in addition to the summaries, two sections at the milestones: one called Surviving and another called Thriving. I want to show you how understanding the milestones can help you in your everyday life as a parent. This is the #1 comment I get about this work: It helps parents stay patient. Know that you are are not a bad parent nor do you have a bad kid.How Understanding Childhood Developmental Cycles Helps YOU! Observant-Mom-Child-Developmental-Summaries Download Toddler Milestones Feel free to copy and share this table! Open the PDF in a web browser: Observant Mom Child Developmental Milestones This file was last updated October 2, 2023. It includes milestones from 18 months to 8 years. This is a summary of all finalized milestones for you to print. Toddler Mini-Milestone 7A: 2 years, 3 monthsĬome join the discussion, Misbehavior is Growth: The Discussion. Toddler Mini-Milestone 2A: 19 months, 2 weeks Bookmark this to come back for more! This was last updated on February 1, 2021. Direct people to the milestone their child is at by clicking these links and sending them the link. Here are quick links for the frequent users of this page. See my book series, Misbehavior is Growth, on this for ideas of how to handle the difficult behavior and educational activities to nurture the growth. You’ve been asking for it and here it is! The Observant Mom APP! It’s the same information–just in calendar form! The app now goes from 18 months to age 8 ! Please see more about The Observant Mom App and send any comments, questions or concerns to others are saying about The Observant Mom App Misbehavior is Growth Or jump to the links here:ĩ and 10 Year Old Milestones The Observant Mom APP! See “Milestones” above for older ages, which currently go to 10+. The page below has the toddler milestones. Each milestone starts with a child who becomes difficult to deal with–more demanding anyway–and ends with amazing new mental abilities. This is the summary of the developmental milestones that my work has found. I’m Amber, “The Observant Mom,” homeschool mom of 3, and I’ve been documenting these age-related milestones. Wondering why your one year old is so clingy and when it might change? Or why your two year old all of a sudden has an epic meltdown over getting out of the bathtub? You are at the right place!
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