http://blog.gracobaby.com/2009/10/23/don%e2%80%99t-compare-your-children%e2%80%a6really/ Graco corporate blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:18:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.gracobaby.com/2009/10/23/don%e2%80%99t-compare-your-children%e2%80%a6really/comment-page-1/#comment-4859 Lindsay Lebresco Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:02:25 +0000 http://blog.gracobaby.com/?p=4668#comment-4859 Anyone who says they don't compare their children are lying through their teeth. I did the exact same thing- pulled out the baby book when B (second child) wasn't talking near as much as Jagger (a boy, the first) by her first birthday. Here's what I found in this department- she mumbled & didn't say much for quite a long time and then within weeks, I swear she was talking in full sentences. It's like the kids who go from crawling to running in no time! I've also found as they've gotten older where one kid is slow, the other excelled. Jagger is a whiz at numbers, letters, reading (almost!), etc where B is incredibly independent- dressing herself & going to the potty independently all at 2 years old (B actually helps Jagger button his coat!) Comparing is absolutely natural & normal- as long as it's to appreciate the differences and not for deciding which one is "better." Anyone who says they don’t compare their children are lying through their teeth. I did the exact same thing- pulled out the baby book when B (second child) wasn’t talking near as much as Jagger (a boy, the first) by her first birthday. Here’s what I found in this department- she mumbled & didn’t say much for quite a long time and then within weeks, I swear she was talking in full sentences. It’s like the kids who go from crawling to running in no time!
I’ve also found as they’ve gotten older where one kid is slow, the other excelled. Jagger is a whiz at numbers, letters, reading (almost!), etc where B is incredibly independent- dressing herself & going to the potty independently all at 2 years old (B actually helps Jagger button his coat!)
Comparing is absolutely natural & normal- as long as it’s to appreciate the differences and not for deciding which one is “better.”

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