why do we refer to infants above a year in months?

Question

For example we refer to infants over a year as 13 months, 16 months, 24 months, etc. Is there a reason for this convention?

In: Biology

Answer 1

A 12 month old baby & a 23 month old baby could both be referred to as being 1 yr old, but they are waaaaay far apart development wise. A 12 month old might not be walking or talking, whereas a 23 month old will probably be doing both.