I have a 2 year old that is still eating #2 baby foods which she eats without a problem, some #3 baby foods which has gotten better but will gag some of the time, and is still drinking formula because she will not swallow table food. She will chew the food some of the time but will spit it back …
Q&A: 17 Month Old Refuses Table Food and is Underweight
My 17 month old daughter refuses to eat most table food and will not feed herself at all. She has never even tried to put finger foods in her mouth, although balls/toys go in there without problem. She will not use a spoon for anything other than banging on her high chair. It seems that she will not eat anything …
Q&A: 1 Year Old Not Self Feeding
My one year old grandson was “tongue – tied” and this was surgically corrected when he was 8 months old. It wasn’t diagnosis as a newborn infant. He has shown no interest in self-feeding, but will accept/chew/swallow appropriate table foods if these are given to him. He has never put toys in his mouth to explore it. He does use …
Q&A: 11 Month Old Doesn’t Want to Eat Table Food
Our 11 month old doesn’t have much interest in eating table foods except for cheerios, crackers and the like. She will pick up pieces of food with her pincher fingers and put them to her lips to taste them. Sometimes she will eat a few bites very slowly and deliberately. We occasionally have days at a time where she will …
Q&A: 11 Month Old Not Crawling, Pulling Up or Standing
My son just turned 11 months old. He is not crawling, pulling up, or standing. He does roll around the floor, and tries to “bounce” himself when on his stomach; and just recently, he does seem to be more interested in trying to pull himself up by latching his arms around my arm or body. He does not seem to …
Q&A: What is Abnormal Crawling?
I am a school nurse working with 0-5 year olds. Which types of crawling are considered abnormal? A typical crawling pattern would be considered crawling on hands and knees symmetrically. Most children crawl between the ages of around 6-10 months. Most children progress from belly crawling/combat crawling to hand/knee crawling. Crawling is a very important motor milestone that should not …
Q&A: 11 Month Old Not Crawling on All Fours
My almost-11-month-old son still crawls with his belly on the floor. He can get up on all fours when he is still, but doesn’t move forward or backward in that position. Also, though he can sit perfectly without support, he has not yet figured out how to get himself into a sitting position. He is able to pull to standing …
Q&A: 5 Month Old Crying When in Standing Position
My baby girl is 5 months old. She can sit when put in a sitting position, but when you want her to stand up and hold her, she’ll use one leg and cry. She hasn’t put weight on her legs yet and when you put her on her stomach, she cries but when she is lying, she kicks with her …
Q&A: How to Encourage Baby to Bear Weight on Arms
My daughter is a little over 4 months of age and can hold her head up and stays on her elbows while on her stomach. How do I encourage her to bear more weight on her arms? She just does not seem interested in going any higher than that. Is it too early to expect her to be doing this? …
Q&A: 5 Month Old Won’t Put Weight on Arms
I have a few concerns about my 5 1/2-month-old daughter. She has strong neck control and holds her head very steady. However, when on her stomach, she won’t push up hardly at all. She lifts her head, but never uses her arms to push up. She also really doesn’t try to roll at all. If you leave her on her …