Your Pregnancy

TICKING OFF MILESTONES? WHEN TO WORRY (OR NOT)

Aaaaaargh, help! My baby didn’t lift her head by one month, roll over by three, only walked at 18 months, kicked aball at four, recited the Halleluja by five… and the chart says she should’ve done it earlier (not to mention all of my friend’s children who did)!

All parents worry about their child’s development –of course we do, we all want to see our children thrive, flourish, reach their potential…

So it’s very easy to get sucked into worry about if, and

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