Is My Son Late? 10 Months, Doesn't Use Pincer Grasp

When you take him to the pediatrician about this, if the pediatrician suspects anything, ask about having an appointment to get his eyesight checked as well as muscle tone and other fine motor activities. He may be just fine, but it is always better to know for sure.

Before going, take note about other small details. How do you think his muscle tone is? Does he seem strong? How are other milestones? What about his eyesight? Does he zero in on small details, looking at small things up close? Does he have plenty of opportunity with practicing manipulative skills? Anything and everything may be relevant. And perhaps he is simply on his own time line, and with more practice he'll be just fine.

I would not be concerned. 10 days is a long time and a lot can happen! One day they don't do things and the next day they do. My son is 15 months and he still doesn't do a lot of milestones....okay, maybe not a lot, but one or two seems like a lot when you're their mother!! ;) It's really hard but I would just keep watch on him and see what else he is and isn't doing. Yes, ask your pediatrician too, mine always makes me feel better! Also, if you haven't already, get in contact with your local Parents as Teachers. They will do free home visits and are pefect to help with questions such as these, as well as give you tips on how to help them learn it!

I do not mean to be an alarmist, but I am going to suggest that milestones are there for a reason, and you should be concerned, but not panic for sure. Speak to your pediatrician, but keep in mind that many pedicatricians miss important flags and down right ignore them very often, so if your gut is bothering you, call ECI and get an evaluation. It is free, and they come to you. If it is something simple that can be helped early, you want to know. Wating to see is a really bad thing for the children who need help. Wouldnt you rather get the evaluation and not need it, than to wait and see, and be the mother that should have found out? Never, never, never wait on developement, because you just cannot get time back once it is gone. I am not really thinking that your issue is a problem, but I see so many questions like this on this site, and the anwers scare me sometimes, because so many Moms have flags, and so many pediatricans are telling them to wait, and some of those Moms are going to be very sorry that they did. Please...know the milestones, and react. If your baby has more than one milestone that they missed, you really need to react. Evaluation is a win-win. You either walk out the door knowing that nothing is wrong, or you find out what to do to help a small issue before it becomes a big issue, our you find out what you are going to find out eventually, that you have a lot more to worry about. In any case, you need to know as soon as possilbe because early is always best.

M.