Wishing children to grow up too quickly and not appreciating all the milestones and little steps it takes to development and teen hood. In the western world there's much emphasis on making our little ones become independent as soon as we can, our motto - “I can't wait until Charlie can feed himself” or “I can't wait until Susie is at school”- willing time away not valuing the little things until our lil ones are big ones and we begin to reminisce. It's dangerous to parenting because it means our children do not get to be children in the way they should and we put unnecessary pressure on them when in reality there is plenty of time- childhood is a much shorter period than adulthood. So before you start comparing your little ones development with your friends little one of the same age- appreciate everything he/she does as everything is an accomplishment because before you know it they will be adults. Look at it this way- there is a last time for everything…….a last time you will change their nappies, a last time you will wash their hair, a last time they will need you to cut their food into bite sized chunks- and you will not know when it will be the last time…..