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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PT here.  Don't burn yourself out.  Parents feel so much pressure to get all this done by age 3 because of a misunderstanding about how the brain develops.  Pace yourself.  Have fun with your kid.  I know that's hard, but you're the parent and keeping yourself & your family sane, and loving your baby -- that's your #1 job.  I've seen many families completely ravaged by the time their kid is three because of all that pressure.  Take your time and it's okay to say no to therapy and yes to a trip to the park once in a while!      [/quote]

We found 3-5 the most critical time for therapies.  I would be concerned about walking and those issues, but agree to pace yourself.  Its very easy to get overwhelmed and burnt out.  Some kids do catch up on their own but for those of us whose kids need years of therapy, pacing is really important.  Early on our developmental ped put a lot of pressure on us to do 20+ hours of ABA (very few providers would even do this), preschool, an activity, speech and OT and it was really overwhelming.  We did it for months and said forget it and cut back.  [/quote]

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