My toddler son is able to kneel up

Congratulations! I'm so happy to learn of your son's progress. Though I am a university student and have no babay yet, I KNOW that moms always have so tender feeling towards their kids that even tiny things related with their children can lead to great response. That's the maternal love, the greatest love of all. Best wishes to your boy and your family!

My kiddos are autistic, and my son is also very aggressive. To some this may seem like nothing; We were at the park the other day and this kid kept messing with my son. I honestly would have beated this kid he was so annoying! My son just stood there with this evil look until the kid left him alone! It was real progress for him. 6 months ago, that kid would have been hit the moment he went near my son. We obviously work on his aggression as a top bevavioral priority here, but that was the first time I didn't have to "save" another child from my son.

That is so sweet. And I'm glad your son is progressing. I always thought animals, especially dogs, help people. They are especially loving, most of them patient, and they just seem to inspire confidence in people who have health problems. I've read so many true stories to back that up. I love animals. And I love my little dog, Sherlock. : )

Wow that's amazing maximax8. Just like we always remind, "focus on what your kid can do." is a very empowering statement. I can see that your kid is doing good at this aspect and well your dog is a very good pal for him to be able to do this. Dogs are amazing when it comes to these types of situation. It appears that your dog has an amazing connection with your kid and both can work together pretty well. I do not have kids at this time but as I'm working with kids, I can compare that kids today are more advanced in growth and development (of course each kid is unique), this is also due to several factors such as "nutrition" and "environment". Keep it up! Your kid is doing great.

Maxi- This is wonderful news on the progress of your son. I can't recall how old you said he was in your last post, but this is truly an improvement!!! Our daughter is 6 months and her brother 2 1/2. I'm blessed with both of them and our pet cat Lightening takes her share of children. She's very loving with them both. She lets them pull at her tail (our daughter has taken to trying to eat it lol). She lets our son try to pick her up, cuddle with her, and practically maul her in playing. She really does put up with a lot. Our daughter just recently started pulling herself up to kneeling on our couch the other day. Practically scared me as I was afraid she'd tip right over but she just knelt there looking up at me. I think maybe she's going quickly because she's got an older brother and she's trying to do everything we do. She gives us these looks when we eat and try to feed her baby food, as if "Why can't I have what you're having" lol. Now, the best story is this one. My son and his father collect Star Wars stuff. I had his father's lightsaber tool bag up on top of a shelf in our living room. My son cleared off his play table, stood on top of it holding another lightsaber fully extended up and used it to knock the bag of light saber builder tools off the shelf. He's our cheeky monkey, that's for certain. Again, congratulations on the milestone!! Namaste-Anora