Milestones

Babies are born to learn. From day one they absorb all around them, they take it all in and they start learning. Baby discovers hands and feet, rolls over, says mama dada, sits up, crawls, walks, talks, there are so many milestones. Babies learn so fast and so much. Hang in there, this soon ties into my potty training adventure.

There are things that we can do to help our baby reach each milestone. I read with my kids, help them learn to use heir muscles, show them how to roll over, teach them to say words correctly, and give lots of encouragement. Kids for the most part follow this pattern, we will use Glen learning to walk. He learned to stand, then he took a step. But after his first step he didn't just take off and walk. He fell. He tried again later and here and there he took a step. Then a he took two or three steps at a time. I had no control over how much he walked or how fast he learned. He just did it.

Well I have come to realize that potty training is the same way. Eventually kids learn to use the toilet. I have no control over how fast he reaches this next mile stone. I can show him how to sit on the toilet, pull his pants up and down, wash his hands, and try to help and encourage him, but he will get it on his own. Glen learned to walk and speak very early, and some kids potty train early. Mile stones happen when they happen and all we can do is help prepare our children.

Parents being in control is an illusion really, more on that later, all I can do is give him encouragement and wait for him to reach that next milestone.