Decoded: The First Year | Episode 34 | Stop Asking ‘Is This Normal?’ | Dr SCL

One of the first questions parents are taught to ask is:“Is this normal?”And I understand why.Normal sounds safe.Normal sounds reassuring.But neurologically…normal is a very blunt tool.Because development doesn’t happen in neat categories.It happens in patterns.Two babies can look completely different —and both be developing appropriately.And two babies can look the same —while their nervous systems are doing very different things underneath.