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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 575726" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I'm in the neurosis club here, but I'm going to spread a little cheer.</p><p></p><p>As a young mother of my first child, I also freaked out when he wasn't as advanced as other kids. He always was ahead academically, but he didn't walk until FIFTEEN MONTHS!!! The HORROR! Everyone stared at me as this big, lumbering kid still had to hold my hand at fifteen months while all his little peers walked and even ran on their own. It was very embarassing at child/parent get togethers! </p><p></p><p>He is 35 now and he walks just fine (when I can get him off his butt...lol). Another example from days when I was MUCH MUCH more relaxed, having raised many kids already. Jumper could not read at all at age eight. They were keeping an eye on her and giving her help, but she still couldn't understand how to put sounds together so s he was HORROR OF HORRORS!!!!! put into a special education class for reading and math, which also gave her trouble.</p><p></p><p> By then, I was pretty laid back. She is sixteen and a half now and just took a college English class, which she passed. It wasn't easy for her but it was a dang hard class and she did it with no help. She is taking pre-calculous. Her basketball coach is encouraging her to try to get into a four year college because she is such an awesome basketball player and her grades have leaped enough that she could possibly do it, even with learning challenges. The world is hers...she has so much going for her...moreso than most sixteen year olds and I'm sure she will succeed in life. The point of all this?</p><p></p><p>Just because J. can't read fluently now, I can guarantee you, he will be reading fluently by the time he is sixteen and you will probably smile at how it bothered you and his teacher that he was a little bit later than some other kids. In the big picture, it doesn't matter. The race to walk, potty train, read...in the big picture, as long as they eventually get it, you forget about it as life goes on. Don't worry about it or compare him to other kids and perceived norms. They are just that...perceived.</p><p></p><p>Hugs <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 575726, member: 1550"] I'm in the neurosis club here, but I'm going to spread a little cheer. As a young mother of my first child, I also freaked out when he wasn't as advanced as other kids. He always was ahead academically, but he didn't walk until FIFTEEN MONTHS!!! The HORROR! Everyone stared at me as this big, lumbering kid still had to hold my hand at fifteen months while all his little peers walked and even ran on their own. It was very embarassing at child/parent get togethers! He is 35 now and he walks just fine (when I can get him off his butt...lol). Another example from days when I was MUCH MUCH more relaxed, having raised many kids already. Jumper could not read at all at age eight. They were keeping an eye on her and giving her help, but she still couldn't understand how to put sounds together so s he was HORROR OF HORRORS!!!!! put into a special education class for reading and math, which also gave her trouble. By then, I was pretty laid back. She is sixteen and a half now and just took a college English class, which she passed. It wasn't easy for her but it was a dang hard class and she did it with no help. She is taking pre-calculous. Her basketball coach is encouraging her to try to get into a four year college because she is such an awesome basketball player and her grades have leaped enough that she could possibly do it, even with learning challenges. The world is hers...she has so much going for her...moreso than most sixteen year olds and I'm sure she will succeed in life. The point of all this? Just because J. can't read fluently now, I can guarantee you, he will be reading fluently by the time he is sixteen and you will probably smile at how it bothered you and his teacher that he was a little bit later than some other kids. In the big picture, it doesn't matter. The race to walk, potty train, read...in the big picture, as long as they eventually get it, you forget about it as life goes on. Don't worry about it or compare him to other kids and perceived norms. They are just that...perceived. Hugs :) [/QUOTE]
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