Comments on: Siblings comparisons and expectations http://www.daddeeyah.com/2008/01/18/siblings-comparisons-and-expectations/ A working Daddee learning to cope in a big big world Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:03:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mini-milestones, for Daddee! | Daddee Yah! http://www.daddeeyah.com/2008/01/18/siblings-comparisons-and-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-601 Mini-milestones, for Daddee! | Daddee Yah! Thu, 08 May 2008 04:01:48 +0000 http://www.daddeeyah.com/2008/01/18/siblings-comparisons-and-expectations/#comment-601 [...] Mini-milestones, for Daddee! Posted on May 8th, 2008 | by Daddee | If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!. It shouldn’t be, given that Caleb is our second child… [...] [...] Mini-milestones, for Daddee! Posted on May 8th, 2008 | by Daddee | If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!. It shouldn’t be, given that Caleb is our second child… [...]

]]> By: toddlerdaddy http://www.daddeeyah.com/2008/01/18/siblings-comparisons-and-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-270 toddlerdaddy Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:13:11 +0000 http://www.daddeeyah.com/2008/01/18/siblings-comparisons-and-expectations/#comment-270 I think it is unavoidable that we will compare the progress of the second child with the first child. Same as we compare the first childs progress with the progress of their friends. Luckily for me we have two exceptional children and they far outshine all those aorund them in all areas ;) Also if we didn't compare them how would we know which was our favorite? - I shouldn't say things like that or someone will take me seriously one day I think it is unavoidable that we will compare the progress of the second child with the first child. Same as we compare the first childs progress with the progress of their friends.

Luckily for me we have two exceptional children and they far outshine all those aorund them in all areas ;)

Also if we didn’t compare them how would we know which was our favorite? – I shouldn’t say things like that or someone will take me seriously one day

]]> By: Moomykin http://www.daddeeyah.com/2008/01/18/siblings-comparisons-and-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Moomykin Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:14:26 +0000 http://www.daddeeyah.com/2008/01/18/siblings-comparisons-and-expectations/#comment-259 You know, try as we might, comparing our children is inevitable. Sometimes because we are jut trying to remember how we coped with certain issues, sometimes because we fear that our memory would fail us (with regards to our older kids). But because my boys are actually quite close in age gap (18 months apart), I really try to let both have the same kinds of rights , restrictions, rewards and "punishments". Still, I know both are very different and am not too stressed about when they achieved what. E.g Micah was really fast in speech, while Max has mazing hand/feet-eye coordination. Character wise also very different. Just enjoy your baby as he is and enjoy your toddler as she is. :) You know, try as we might, comparing our children is inevitable. Sometimes because we are jut trying to remember how we coped with certain issues, sometimes because we fear that our memory would fail us (with regards to our older kids).

But because my boys are actually quite close in age gap (18 months apart), I really try to let both have the same kinds of rights , restrictions, rewards and “punishments”. Still, I know both are very different and am not too stressed about when they achieved what. E.g Micah was really fast in speech, while Max has mazing hand/feet-eye coordination. Character wise also very different.

Just enjoy your baby as he is and enjoy your toddler as she is. :)

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