3.6.1. Sub-Theme 6.1: The Children's Development

The participants mentioned various aspects pertaining to their child's physical development, such as hearing, movement, rolling, and crawling: "We wanted to see if she could hear correctly, if she could listen" (Participant 9). Some participants referred to their child's emotional needs, whilst some participants showed insight into their child's linguistic and cognitive development: "She wanted to know about everything. She was at that age where she walked, she experimented with things" (Participant 11).

Relating to their children's milestones, some participants indicated that their child reached some milestones early: "She did not crawl for long, then she started to stand up against things and began to walk. She developed quickly" (Participant 12). A few participants felt their child failed to meet some age-appropriate milestones or had developmental delays: "She does not catch or understand so well what I say. And the one eye is here while the other eye turns that side" (Participant 17).
