Earlier this week I happened to be talking with some work colleagues about how people compare babies and how they are developing. One woman was in agreement with me that other parents are horrible at making comparisons and passing judgement on the development of other children.
It made me think about what happened before we all got so educated in child development. I was a big fan of the Little House on the Prairie series. How did the Ingall's family handle it, back before there was community daycare and more resources available than you could ever read in a lifetime? What would Caroline Ingalls do? How would she know that Mary or Laura were a bit behind in their social or gross motor skill development? I guess once you have a few kids you can make comparisons between children but did all the mothers gather after church to compare what their babies were doing? Did they spread out a red and white picnic blanket, lay all the babies down and see who was doing what? Or do you just instinctively know that something isn't quite right with your baby-that you don't need a doctor or medical book to show you that your child isn't like everyone else.
As the work group was talking, a seasoned mother said to us, "You don't hear of many eight graders who don't eat table food or students graduating from college who crawl up to the stage to get their degrees. They all get there, one way or another."
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