The past two years has shown me that this is a completely bogus line. I think children in general will have their timeline of doing things - independent of gender. Some girls will delay, boys will delay, some delays are minor, and that all seems normal with the progression of a human. But this boys do developmental things late - complete bunk with my kid. He has only ever done one thing late. Talked - and that was because we catered to his every need, anticipating them instead of forcing the issue. Everything else is either ahead of schedule or on track.
So that expression kind of pisses me off. It's like a stigma that everyone buys into and then becomes a tag line.......oh well boys do things later. Ok, well if they do, then apparently my kid is einstein. But I don't know how much I buy into that theory. I think a lot of circumstances go in to why one child may do something on a different time schedule. And my kid has the only child syndrome. There is no other distraction. The schedule is built around him and for his comfort. So there isn't a million errands to run that would impede things like potty training.
What I have found is that if I catch Logan at the moment of cognition - then I can easily transition him into the next phase. Weaning off a bottle and onto a cup - no problem. No pacifier - no problem. Potty training - no problem. And then there is just a boatload of other things we have done to make certain situations not be a problem. All in all, he is a great little boy. Way proud momma. And I'm not going to buy into those boy myths anymore.....
