My 18 month old son is the most charming little boy, very happy and extremely social. Has a huge sense of humor as well which is lovely. He imitates most things we do. For example one big thing now is to stand on one leg for a second, so he pulls up one leg all the time, especially when we encourage him. And he wants us to show him to jump all the time and he tries but isn't jumping yet :)
I can't help but wonder if it's OK for him to not climb? I read everywhere that they are climbing everything by now. My son does if it's not too high, like a big cushion on the floor or a lower couch we have. He climbs the stairs on feet and hands. But doesn't climb much, doesn't climb the stairs in the park to go down the slide unless I encourage him and kind of make him try it.
And he doesn't enjoy scribbling either which should be a big thing right now, they even check if they can scribble. He just throws the crayon as hard as he can and gets upset when I want him to draw with me. However he loves finger-paint and he can hold a crayon and make a mark like a line or something but he's totally not interested in scribbling all over the paper firmly back and forth if you know what I mean.
He's more into playing with balls, small and big ones, trying to kick them and throw them, he's already throwing overhand and has been for months now. He loves putting small balls into a plastic bottle, and he loves dancing and just hanging out with us, exploring the house and doing things he's not supposed to like putting on every necklace I own.. He loves to brush his teeth and is pretty good with the cup now, drinks with minimal spillage - if any, he doesn't spill most of the time.
He knows what the spoon is for and eats his porridge pretty well with it. Still makes a mess though.
Anyway, anyone with experience in this? Is it weird for him not to be a climber by now or not interested in scribbling?
Not all kids are climbers.
Not all kids like drawing.
(One is gross motor & depth perception, one is fine motor...btw)
You gave tons of examples of large motor, depth perception, & fine motor. Which are the important things/ milestones... NOT specific activities within those milestones (like climbing, or drawing).
Your son, sounds very normal.
My son was the same way. He was not interested in climbing and when he did get into it, he was a very cautious child. In fact, he still is at 12 yrs old. One of my girls on the other hand throws caution to the wind-before the wind is there. She makes up for her brother. My youngest was interested in scribbling at a yr but then I guess decided it is boring and did not get interested again until about 2 1/2. I would encourage but not force. One day you will wonder why you worried.
He is pretty young. Sounds normal to me. My son is four and I still cant get him to color with me! LOL!
He's fine! My son is 20 months and still doesn't talk much...Points and grunts! Sounds normal to me all around. He may never be into drawing either. Every child is different. Sounds like he is also hitting is milestones just like he is supposed to. :)
Be grateful he is not a climber, not all kids are. My grandson is a climber
and I want to shoot myself LOL. Cannot take my eyes off of him. As far
as the scribbling goes, I do not remember any of my kids doing that at 18
months.
Your son sounds like a perfectly normal 18 month old. Just relax and enjoy
him. He will do what he is supposed to do in due time. If you constantly
worry about what he is doing and not doing, you will miss all the fun. Enjoy
every moment. It goes by so fast.
I like to consider myself lucky that my almost-3 year old never really got into climbing all over my furniture and has never once scribbled on our walls :) He's a cautious fella and isn't really into drawing--your boy is completely normal
I think kids are different just like we adults are. To me, it doesn't sound like your son is delayed at all. He may just be cautious or not into climbing. My son is 6 and still isn't a big climber. He never was and I guess never will be. My friend's 6 year old is probably half monkey. He will climb on ANYTHING!
Enjoy your little guy! He sounds like he has his own thing he's doing :-)
Several of my son's friends were more cautious and hesitant as climbers. As for the scribbling, until last week, my son was not a fan of coloring/writing/painting. If I kept asking him to draw with me, he would finally come over, draw a line, sigh heavily, and go back to moving things around like a construction site.
Your son is exhibiting many other actions/activities and sounds right on course. :)
Not all children do everything at the same time, he sounds absolutely delightful and normal to me!
Given that he's demonstrated that he's got great motor skills by doing other physical things, I wouldn't be worried about this at all. It sounds like those things just don't interest him right now.
Don't worry about it. My son (now 27 months) was the same. (Except he had no interest in balls and didn't do much more than walk somewhat fast at 18 months!) What I learned is that he's just very social and cautious. This is somewhat frustrating in the park. For example, he observes the big kids talking and playing around him rather than playing himslef for the first 20 minutes or so after we arrive. Nothing like standing around on the playground while all the other moms chase after their kids! When he starts playing, I have to encourage him a lot. It takes about 5 minutes of persuasion to get him up the slide, as he slowly climbs (or sometimes even crawls) up the steps to it! Then he has figured out how to use his feet to make himself go down the slide extremely slowly which makes me nuts. There will be tons of kids going past him as he climbs up and tons waiting behind him as he slides down. I used to worry that people would think there was something wrong with him, or that he would gain too much weight because he's not very physically active. Neither happened.
On the other hand, when we get home, he will "pretend" and repeat entire conversations that he overheard from the big kids in the park. It's crazy how much he observes and immitates. Not to brag, but he is by far the best talker (boy or girl) among the toddlers we play with. I routinely get together with a friend who has a 4 year old girl, just so he has someone to play with and pretend with on his speaking level. He has learned his colors, numbers, letters and shapes now pretty easliy. He loves listening to people talk and sing, and loves to sit and have books read to him. He also plays with cars and trucks, but they've always had personalities and "talked" to each other when he plays. And when he's not doing those things, he's talking non-stop! I had to just accept that that's what he's focussed on and be proud of him for it.
I think this month my son is finally starting to be more interested in physical things. He doesn't want to sit and read as much, and he's sleeping a lot less and is less of a chatterbox. On the other hand, he is actually getting off the floor when he jumps! He also climbed up on our bed by himself for the first time this morning. He's being more of a little boy- breaking through the safety locks on the doors, getting more adventurous on the playground, and generally being more mischevious!
Anyway, my conclusion is that they'll all learn skills in their own good time. They'll focus on what they want to, regardless of what we do. Hopefully our boys will start getting interested in crayons before they hit school, right?
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He sounds fine to me. He's just a regular person, like you, who likes some things and not others. He'll also keep changing, just like you. Step away from the developmental checklist! If you see something he likes to do, offer more of that, and variations of it. Stuff he doesn't like, do less of that, or try it again another time. Kids learn most when they're happy and engaged, not when they're pushed. He sounds like a cutie to me. :)
My oldest boy was not daring. He would not climb stuff. I don't think it ever occurred to him to do it. He liked his feet on the ground. My younger son is an adventurer & was climbing by age 1. That was very nerve wracking. Be grateful you have some time without climbing. (My youngest introduced my oldest to climbing & now they both do it. I often have to tell them to get down & not by jumping!)
As for scribbling, my oldest didn't start scribbling until he was about 2. He wouldn't finger paint either (didn't like his hands dirty). He would occasionally paint with a brush, but that was rare. He is now 4 & colors beautifully & mostly inside the lines. He can even draw some animals/cars/trucks/people all by himself.
I think toddlers have so much to learn that they need to prioritize. They focus on one thing at a time & when they feel they have mastered that, then they move on to something else. Right now you son is focused on his gross motor skills which I think is fine. It also makes sense. Which is more exciting...standing on one leg, jumping & throwing balls (and all the sensations & consequences that go along with it) OR sitting at a table & making some unrecognizable lines on paper.
When I saw you post I felt little relieved that is not just for me.
My 18 month old daughter does not climb but she loves scribbling.
If she finds crayon ask for the paper and keep on scribbling.
She is also social, active and very much imitating. And also repeats almost everything. My only concern is not climbs much I have to tell her to do that. She asks my help all the to do it. One more thing she has bow legs
Is it because of that? Can anyone please answer my concern.
