Mine is nearly 2 and we’ve just graduated from needing to be rocked/boobed to sleep to falling asleep in her bed after a bottle of milk but we have to be in the room until she’s properly asleep, usually just sat next to her but not making eye contactmy daughter is 1.5 years old and still can't fall asleep on her own, will someone please say i'm not alone in this
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well this gives me some hope! i'm hoping we get there eventually she just hates going in her cot
We turned her cot into a bed and brought it in with us so she can get used to it again, as she’s been in our bed for about 8 months, and then once she’s comfortable in her bed we’ll move it back into her room.well this gives me some hope! i'm hoping we get there eventually she just hates going in her cot
yeah I've been thinking maybe it's time to turn it into a bed! she does sleep in her cot every night i just have to put her in it once she's fallen asleep which is getting more difficult now she's getting bigger
Yeah, I found it much easier once it was a bed because I could lay down with her, and gradually we’ve moved to me just sitting on the end of the bed ignoring her while she falls asleep. It’s game over if we make eye contact thoughyeah I've been thinking maybe it's time to turn it into a bed! she does sleep in her cot every night i just have to put her in it once she's fallen asleep which is getting more difficult now she's getting bigger
2yo and 4.5yo who both need someone with them to fall asleep. My older two were the same until 3.5 and 4.5.my daughter is 1.5 years old and still can't fall asleep on her own, will someone please say i'm not alone in this
None of my kids ever havemy daughter is 1.5 years old and still can't fall asleep on her own, will someone please say i'm not alone in this
Or not for naps at least.
The older 2 we could leave the room and they'd go to sleep at night as long as they were drowsy but this time around, we can't leave or even put her in the cot if she's not in a deep sleep
my only child .. she was 2ish and I could leave the room. But some nights she wants me to lie next to her and that’s fine cos I like it too. It doesn’t last forever. I’d say one night a month she wants me to lie next to her but the rest of the time I say goodnight and get on with my night!None of my kids ever have
Or not for naps at least.
The older 2 we could leave the room and they'd go to sleep at night as long as they were drowsy but this time around, we can't leave or even put her in the cot if she's not in a deep sleep
Mine is three and doesn’t go asleep on his ownmy daughter is 1.5 years old and still can't fall asleep on her own, will someone please say i'm not alone in this
Has anyone got any experience of dyspraxia in their children?
My 3yo daughter is so clumsy can literally trip over thin air and I know it’s somewhat normal with toddlers but I got the thought in my head, looked it up and she ticks off so many of the symptoms. I see the nhs site says it can’t be diagnosed until past 5 so nothing I can do for now but wondering if anyone else had experience of it.
My 3yo daughter is so clumsy can literally trip over thin air and I know it’s somewhat normal with toddlers but I got the thought in my head, looked it up and she ticks off so many of the symptoms. I see the nhs site says it can’t be diagnosed until past 5 so nothing I can do for now but wondering if anyone else had experience of it.
I don't have experience with my own child, but I grew up with my step brother who had it
Not sure if I can help
Thank you. Am wondering should I be worried? Is it worth contacting my GP now to note my concerns? Is there anything I can do to help her now?
If that is the case, there's no reason to be worried
she may just need a little extra support if that's the case when it comes to school ect. I know a few adults with it and you wouldn't be able to tell at all
The reason they don't do it until 5 minimum usually is because a lot of the symptoms of it are just normal child behaviours.
My 5 year old is extremely clumsy. She will fall over 4 or 5 times a day minimum.
We've had 32 accident slips since she started school in September (she was off for 6 weeks as well
) Did she learn to walk/sit/crawl around average?
That's usually the first thing they ask.
No she was late on those milestones. She didn’t walk until 15 months and I know that’s not really late but I believe it is later than average.
12-14 months is what they class as "average" I think but anywhere below 18 month is "normal"
I think having a good look into all the things and if you're concerned, you can always mention it to the GP at some point.
As obviously it goes beyond being clumsy, with most motor skills affected.
My step brother struggled with knives and forks and couldn't use them until he was about 7. It wasn't until about 13 where he could actually use a knife.
Clapping he always struggled with too with the coordination to get his hands to meet
He struggled with writing too because of holding a pen/pencil, but again, these are picked up until they're older.
Speech is something he struggled with too
Does she go to nursery?
my daughter didn’t start fully walking until she was 18 months. No concerns with her but it made me think how clumsy she is, she will trip over her own shadow
Mine is also clumsy. And so am I . I’ve fallen down and up the stairs too many times to count and trip over at work quite often
. I’ve fallen down and up the stairs too many times to count and trip over at work quite often 
I'd speak to the gp as it may not be dyspraxia. It could be glue ear which affects hearing and also affects balance and coordination.
Her hearing could be fine, but glue ear can present with no hearing difficulties but lots of other symptoms, poor speech, balance walking etc.
I had glue ear as a child and was constantly falling over & was considered a "clumsy child"
I am now completely deaf & without my hearing aids I regress back to my former clumsy self.
Not many people seem to be aware that middle ear issues can have an impact on balance/co ordination. So I'd definitely make the appointment discuss your issues and ask for her ears to be looked into.
Thanks everyone. I know I said she seems clumsy but it is a bit more than that. She struggles with stairs when I see other kids her age straight up and down. I’ve never seen her run, she can do small jumps if she’s holding onto something but not on her own and she can’t hop and I know shouldn’t compare but I see so many kids her age do these things with ease. She can’t ride her scooter or her bike and I’ve taken her out plenty of times for practice.
I’ll take a look at the glue ear thing too. It’s something I struggled with as a child and had to have grommets but I don’t know if that means it’ll be an issue for her too.
I’ll take a look at the glue ear thing too. It’s something I struggled with as a child and had to have grommets but I don’t know if that means it’ll be an issue for her too.
I think you should always trust your instincts. It sounds like your instincts are she could have it so go with them!
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