My neighbors have a 17 month old that they still carry around in a baby Björn. Makes it awkward to hang out with them sometimes because my 17 month old is running and climbing things, while they are not encouraging their son to even stand up or take steps. Am I wrong to think it’s weird?

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You have a point. I also think the parents should have been doing more. But who are we to judge?

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Could it be a medical/physical issue? My one son didn't even learn to crawl until he was almost a year old. He needed OT to learn how to do it.

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Yea my wife is a speech therapist and actually gave the mother recommendations for an OT (she asked for one), but that was several months ago and they never ended up going.

Unless there is something medically wrong with the kid, they will run and walk in their own time. I think it’s a more odd that you find it awkward to hang out with someone because of a parenting choice. One which might only be when they are around others because, oh maybe the kid gets scared easily. Being a parent is brutal (I also have a 17mo old ironically) and the latitude we should give people on what is ok behavior for parenting is very broad IMO.

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Yeah, the parents are probably hyper aware of the baby’s developmental progress. OP judging them might be exactly what they hope to avoid by not focusing on it in social settings.

My neighbors don’t have their 18 month old in a baby Bjorn, but they still hold her hand when walking all of the time and are very cautious, etc. Our 15 month can run circles around her, climb, etc. I think it just depends on what kind of parent they are. They’re much older and only have the one kid, while we’re younger and have 2 now. We just don’t have the time or focus that they can have.

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You are not wrong for thinking it's weird. I personally feel the same way but to each his own. I don't think it is right to comment on something like this unless we were asked of our opinion.

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Are you sure that the kid has no other issues or complications? May be they are not trying to tell anyone else about it

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As long as you think it’s weird and you are not acting weird or saying weird things to other parents then it’s fine, to each his own

I’d stay polite. You never know if there is an underlying medical condition. Years back a family member had a 3 year old who apparently had a speech impediment but one encounter with a mouthy uncle who questioned why the kid is yet to speak left long lasting scars. Be kind.

Lol don’t worry that baby will be a crying analyst at some point….

They may think it weird that you let your kid run all over by themselves. Point is that don’t be so judgy. Everybody has their own way of parenting.

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