Each child is a different and unique individual with their own needs and interests.While it is true that there are common characteristics corresponding to one age or another, each has its own pace of development.
Some children can get behaviors, develop skills and abilities before, others can do it later.
There is always a tendency to make odious comparisons of things that little ones have not achieved in relation to others. The comparisons are not good, especially if the child is present and is already great, because these comparisons of "he does and you do not" can damage his self-esteem.
As our partner Dolores had commented, it is inadvisable to rush children to get behaviors for which they are not prepared. Forcing them to do things, seeing that they cannot achieve it and reproaching them is a serious mistake that parents often make without knowing that it has a negative effect on their psychological development, without wanting to send them the message of “being incapable”. Let's see an example, a child who still does not make his first strokes of letters, is forced to write, the child as even his fine psychomotor coordination is immature, will make rudimentary strokes without making a perfect spelling, we say above that he does not know , that is not the case etc. This child is doing the best he can within his means, he thinks he is well, he will feel "clumsy" and incapable.
This does not mean that we do not stimulate the child, we must present an environment that encourages him to conduct tests of behaviors that are still to be established, praising the achievements and always respecting his pace of development.
