Although many other parents may want to argue with you, especially on the point of spoiling your baby, rest assured that he or she will be on the same level
as other children of the same age unless some other factor is going on.
gets really withdrawn, doesn't talk to others when spoken to, prefers to play on their own, and tends to show more withdrawn behaviours than
other children of the same age group, and
However, openly uncooperative and hostile behavior becomes a serious concern when it is so frequent and consistent that it stands out when compared
with other children of the same age and developmental level and when it affects the child's social, family and academic life.
Pay little or no attention to
other children of the same age.
Growth percentiles reveal your child's height and weight relative to
other children of the same age and sex.
Even so, you can use them as one of the yardsticks in determining how your child's development has progressed relative to
other children of the same age.
This will help determine if your baby is growing normally and show how his or her growth compares to
other children of the same age.
Criterion - referenced tests are designed to find out whether a child has a set of skills, rather than how a child compares to
other children of the same age (normed tests.)
They are normed in order to provide a scaled score that reflects not only mastery of the specific academic or cognitive abilities but how a child's performance compares to
other children of the same age: this is how the scores are «normed.»
Diagnosis of these disorders is only made when the behaviours occur far more frequently and are at a more severe level than for
other children of the same age, when they interfere seriously with relationships with other children of the same age, when they interfere seriously with relationships with others at home or at school, and when they cause ongoing disruption to learning and to the community around them.
your child seems to have more tantrums or difficult behaviour than other children of the same age
When investigating a difficulty, they consider the child's level of development compared to
other children of the same age.
Their emotions or behaviour seem to be different to
other children of the same age.
A child shows the above behaviours far more often than
other children of the same age.
Any child may show inattention, distractibility, impulsivity, or hyperactivity at times, but the child with ADHD shows these symptoms and behaviors more frequently and severely than
other children of the same age or developmental level.
However, openly uncooperative and hostile behavior becomes a serious concern when it is so frequent and consistent that it stands out when compared with
other children of the same age and developmental level and when it affects the child's social, family, and academic life.