I am 1 - Development and Milestones in your One Year Old

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Your One Year Olds Development

All children are unique and develop at their own speed - some may achieve certain milestones
early but may lack other age related skills - if you have any concerns please consult
your GP or your Health Visitor

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Learning to Walk - children have usually learned to walk by the age of, about, 15 months, although to go a few months longer than this is not unusual. This process started when your baby first rolled over and then graduated to sitting, rolling, crawling, standing up and finally walking. Some babies miss out some of these steps - going from rolling to standing up and walking in a very short time, other babies like to crawl and crawl. By 18 months, you may want to discuss your concerns with your doctor or health visitor, if your child is having difficulties.
More walking information here:
AskBaby.com - a step by step overview of your walking baby
BabyWorld.co.uk - buying first shoes

Learning to Talk - the first words Einstein spoke were 'I'll have a boiled egg, please' when he was 4. I don't know whether this is true or not but a friend took great comfort from it when her child was particularly slow in talking. A child's vocabulary is still very limited at one year old, although they understand a great deal of what we say to them. At one year old many babies can shout for their Mama or Dada and understand simple commands.
More talking information here:
Zerotothree.org - learning to talk
BBC.co.uk/parenting - listening and talking
Talktoyourbaby.org.uk - download 8 quick tip sheets, available in 10 languages, to help you and your baby communicate

Healthy Eating - introducing a healthy diet as early as possible will reap untold benefits in later life. Your child doesn't need additives, sugar, caffeine or e-numbers. Giving your child a diet full of all the wrong things can lead to childhood obesity, allergies and hyperactivity - giving your child a diet full of the good things can lead to happy kids.

OK that's a tad too simplistic but do think ahead when deciding what to feed your child.

Many children have adverse effects to e-numbers, additives, fizzy drinks, sugar, sweets and crisps - and it doesn't just make them hyper active and full of beans - but it does alter their personality - they become stubborn, wilful and argumentative - horrible kids - horrible teenagers - horrible adults - it's a tricky cycle to break.
Without these they revert back to their sunny, pleasant, cheeky personalities - they won't be angels all the time, but it's a lot easier to deal with an occasional bad mood or tantrum.

Think about how much food they eat - they certainly won't thank you if they become vastly overweight and the butt of their classmates jokes when they reach adolescence.
More healthy eating information here:
Allkids.co.uk - a whole page of links and advice on healthy eating, nutrition and easy family recipes.
Activity Village - family recipes

Potty and Toilet Training - this can be one of the most trying and stressful babyhood experiences - or it could be a breeze. For the lucky ones it can happen almost instantaneously - your child ditches his nappies practically overnight - brilliant. Or it could stretch on an on for months and become a true battle of wills. We've already created a full page of all the best advice on potty training, toilet training, potties, potty training ebooks and guides - click here

Common Behaviour Problems - a whole page devoted to the best sites on the internet - because raising kids isn't easy and everyone will come across some problem at some time. So whether it's to smack or not, sleeping, nightmares or bed wetting, aggression, bullying, clinging, problems with sibling rivalry or speech problems - you'll find reference to them on the Allkids Parents Problem Page - click here