Comments on: Normal Behavior for a One-Year-Old

By: Rachael

Rachael — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 01:12:10 +0000

Thanks for this – as an early childhood teacher my sole working experience is 2-3year olds…I wasn’t expecting the tiny person big feelings so early! Or how different it is when it’s your OWN tiny human and it’s 24/7. This was enjoyable to read and oh so on point. I hate when I get told my 15 month old is clingy, yup totally normal for him to not want a bar of strangers. He’s totally happy and relaxed with me and his Dad and his interest in others will come in due time, but there is nothing wrong with him sometimes wanting to be held/cuddled the whole time if he’s somewhere overwhelming or with people he doesn’t know well in the house (that was my google question that I happened onto this article!). Thanks for all the helpful info 🙂

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:57:22 +0000

Thank so much for this – reading this has literally saved my sanity today!! Xx

By: Patty

Patty — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:35:02 +0000

Wow, thanks for all the tips. We’ve just crossed the magical one year line and I’m expecting the worst… We’re already dealing with the next sleep regression, although knowing both Susan Urban’s books (the one from http://www.parental-love.com) on the topic it’s pretty easy to handle. We also observe the first signs of crazy temper! Also, thanks a lot for a tip on not-sharing, that’s been bothering me lately.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 14:00:15 +0000

In reply to Ladybug. Hi there! My mom answer would be - yes, very normal! His actions may seem "mean" to us as adults, but if you do a lot of child development research, they are very normal behaviors for young children. They are pushing boundaries often to see what is acceptable. My son was the same way, too smart for his age. Check out the book "Raising Your Spirited Child." My more political answer would be to run this by your pediatrician to see if he thinks maybe some counseling might help. Best of luck to you!

By: Ladybug

Ladybug — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 22:55:16 +0000

Is it normal for a one year old to be seriously calculatingly mean? Like, you can see them thinking it over before they straight punch or hit you with reason or no reason at all? Also, say your drawing with them and they purposely scratch out what you drew, or you are playing with them and they nonchalantly come over, take your toy, go hide it and then sit back down and play with their toy? I feel like my son is far beyond his age with his mean smarts. He has been this way since around the time he started walking (11 months) and has gotten worse (19 months now) Just wondering if this is normal or is he really a sociopath? Haha
Thank you

By: tiffany s

tiffany s — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 00:16:18 +0000

Wow, this was all amazing information . Thank You

By: Veronica Hornsby

Veronica Hornsby — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 04:31:41 +0000

Loved the article

By: Brit

Brit — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 20:23:34 +0000

In reply to Danyelle C. Overbo.

Danyelle — Sincere apologies for the delayed response. Hope this isn’t coming too late! In reality, anytime is a great time for babies/toddlers to start at daycare — even though they may not be playing “together” with other children, the time spent in the company of other children and adults has myriad benefits related to socialization. And — there’s no way to quantify how healthy it is for you to have a break! (My first started part-time daycare at ~18-20 months and my second did at 7 months, just FYI.)

By: Danyelle C. Overbo

Danyelle C. Overbo — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 05:53:41 +0000

Then, do you think it is important for them to have social time with other kids? We thought it would start becoming important around now (15 months) for our son to start a daycare program. Not only did we think it would be good for him, but also give me a break. Is this incorrect?