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As a mum of three boys, I’ve learned that every child is different and they all learn differently. But sometimes, we can’t help but play the comparison game. I remember being so proud of my eldest boy’s vocabulary when he was just two years old, only to realise one of his friends wasn’t just saying "bird"; she was naming every kind of bird she could see.
Rather than losing sleep over comparing my children to others, my mantra became "they all get there eventually". This may be true of talking, walking and being able to feed themselves, but it is less straightforward when it comes to academic learning.
Now that all three of my children are at primary school, the differences between them have become increasingly obvious.
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