waving bye bye

9 month old recently started waving bye bye, but she jsut flaps hand up and down. doesnt open and close hand. i know she can do that, i've seen her, bit when i say make bye bye, she jsut flaps the hadn. is htis considered waving?

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Sounds like waving to me. Just because all the mechanics might not be there doesn't make it not waving. My guy waves backwards, but I consider it waving.

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if your asking her to make bye bye and shes flapping her hand up and down, i think thats definitely considered waving.
My DS is 10.5 months and waves hi and bye and when i brought him to my doctors appt last week, she was shocked he was waving so appropriately (e.g she walked in and said hi to him and he waved hi back LOL). She said a lot of kids don't even do it till closer to a year. So it sounds like your DC is on the right track

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Posted by bayla

if your asking her to make bye bye and shes flapping her hand up and down, i think thats definitely considered waving.
My DS is 10.5 months and waves hi and bye and when i brought him to my doctors appt last week, she was shocked he was waving so appropriately (e.g she walked in and said hi to him and he waved hi back LOL). She said a lot of kids don't even do it till closer to a year. So it sounds like your DC is on the right track

Message edited 5/17/2008 11:51:32 PM.

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Posted by sal79

Posted by bayla

if your asking her to make bye bye and shes flapping her hand up and down, i think thats definitely considered waving.
My DS is 10.5 months and waves hi and bye and when i brought him to my doctors appt last week, she was shocked he was waving so appropriately (e.g she walked in and said hi to him and he waved hi back LOL). She said a lot of kids don't even do it till closer to a year. So it sounds like your DC is on the right track

my ped actually told me already that dd is ahead on her social skills- she smiled early, babbled early, started clapping at 7 months, and is already waving (if flapping counts) at 9 months. she also gives kisses to me and to pictures of babies. oh, and she started playing peek a boo- covering herself up- at about 6 motnhs. she is having whole conversations wiht her toys- babbles with tone already also and strings 2 consonants together, like ma-ba. HOWEVER, she is a little delayed with the physcial things, with her gross motor skills, but ped is not concerned, due ot her being ahead socially.

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Posted by bayla

Posted by sal79

Posted by bayla

if your asking her to make bye bye and shes flapping her hand up and down, i think thats definitely considered waving.
My DS is 10.5 months and waves hi and bye and when i brought him to my doctors appt last week, she was shocked he was waving so appropriately (e.g she walked in and said hi to him and he waved hi back LOL). She said a lot of kids don't even do it till closer to a year. So it sounds like your DC is on the right track

my ped actually told me already that dd is ahead on her social skills- she smiled early, babbled early, started clapping at 7 months, and is already waving (if flapping counts) at 9 months. she also gives kisses to me and to pictures of babies. oh, and she started playing peek a boo- covering herself up- at about 6 motnhs. she is having whole conversations wiht her toys- babbles with tone already also and strings 2 consonants together, like ma-ba. HOWEVER, she is a little delayed with the physcial things, with her gross motor skills, but ped is not concerned, due ot her being ahead socially.

I hope you weren't offended by my response (the tone i got from this last post). I was just answering the question you asked (and making a correlation b/t our DC that they both wave and its appropriate)

Re: waving bye bye

Posted by sal79

Posted by bayla

Posted by sal79

Posted by bayla

if your asking her to make bye bye and shes flapping her hand up and down, i think thats definitely considered waving.
My DS is 10.5 months and waves hi and bye and when i brought him to my doctors appt last week, she was shocked he was waving so appropriately (e.g she walked in and said hi to him and he waved hi back LOL). She said a lot of kids don't even do it till closer to a year. So it sounds like your DC is on the right track

my ped actually told me already that dd is ahead on her social skills- she smiled early, babbled early, started clapping at 7 months, and is already waving (if flapping counts) at
9 months. she also gives kisses to me and to pictures of babies. oh, and she started playing peek a boo- covering herself up- at about 6 motnhs. she is having whole conversations wiht her toys- babbles with tone already also and strings 2 consonants together, like ma-ba. HOWEVER, she is a little delayed with the physcial things, with her gross motor skills, but ped is not concerned, due ot her being ahead socially.

I hope you weren't offended by my response (the tone i got from this last post). I was just answering the question you asked (and making a correlation b/t our DC that they both wave and its appropriate)

totally not- I didnt mean to sound like that at all. I meant ot say i know its early. i think yours is early too. i was honestly jsut wondering if flapping = waving. i appreciate the response, totally didnt mean to sound liek i was offended

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Honestly - the communicative intent is there and she is responding socially to "bye bye" with the appropriate gesture. So yes, that is totally waving because the intent of waving and communicating bye bye is there!

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They don't need to open and close their hand - my ped said just waving arm up and down - it is the intent to wave.

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