Am I not doing enough to encourage daughter?
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My daughter is 1 and can only say mama and dada. Each child are different and they definitely learn at their own pace x
I arent familiar with the tiktoker but firstly, people only share on social media the "highs". There may be things her little one can't do that others can - I always say babies pick up what's practised most in the home or what the parent decides to put their energy into, maybe they've spent lots and lots of time practising this kind of thing, that just wouldn't be my priority (personally) at this age, I focus more on things like waving or playing peekaboo! Secondly, if she's American, dismiss it altogether🤦♀️Americans have extremely unnecessary standards for babies e.g. UK average age for walking is 14-18 months whereas America it's something rediculous like 8-14 months and if they aren't walking by 14 months then they have physio You baby will be absolutely perfect and do things in their own time, stay away from social media expectations as they're usually crazy! If you're ever worried baby isn't hitting developmentalmilestones then speak to HV, other than that, people need to just let babies be babies x
Each baby is different and they'll develop new skills as and when they're ready. I've had friends tell me that their babies were doing such and such at 6 months but my little boy wasn't doing it until much later. I honestly don't take much notice when I'm told that by now they should have reached certain milestones. If I have any concerns, I'd reach out to a health visitor.
My little boy has always seemed 'behind' to me compared to two other mum's with babies around the same age, one of which is ten days older and is walking and saying loads of words (my son doesn't walk or stand unaided but cruises and says three ish words). It's so easy to compare your child to others but every baby is different, even with school age children some learn faster than others and you don't see anyone worrying about them. Every child is different, don't beat yourself up too much
I think babies learn at their own pace. My little girl has just turned one and can’t do those things either. I watch her tik toks and it’s so easy to fret and compare but we have to understand that all our little ones learn at their own pace and just like us adults we all learn things at different times 😊